New: USING FICTION TO BUILD CROSS-CONTENT KNOWLEDGE. Fiction is a powerful tool to build foundational knowledge across subject areas –deepening understanding and sparking curiosity, says teacher leader Kasey Short. #edusky @shortissweet.bsky.social #iteachEnglish www.middleweb.com/52811/using-...

At our local No Kings demonstration, I chatted with a woman who’d brought her cute dog. A few minutes later she and her brother were introduced to the crowd of 1500 as Woody Guthrie’s grandkids, and they led us all in a heartfelt rendition of This Land is Your Land.

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

This Saturday!

Next week’s New Yorker cover

Excited to be part of this Right to Read Rally—organized by KIDS!!

Somehow I missed that Tuesday, August 26 was Women’s Equality Day—but The Center for Children’s Books didn’t. Here are 4 books they recommend for the occasion. Honored that TEAR THIS DOWN is one of them.

Hope to see you there on Sept 27!

Great to see MAYBE HE JUST LIKES YOU here! Love the audiobook performance. www.audible.com/blog/article...

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After seeing all the wrong info on Google about my age (including the charming fact that I passed in 2023), I asked it a few more questions. All these answers were bizarrely off—but I’d sure like to meet this crocheting, kayaking Floridian who spent 10 years in Costa Rica!

When a reader’s mom told me her kid looked up my age online—and was way off the mark—I checked out what Google was saying. Wrong wrong wrong wrong.

Big happy day for our rescue Junie! She finally completed heartworm treatment and has been cleared to go on walks (but gradually). Two months of house arrest are over!

Such big news I'm RT'ing again to say this is huge news.

Future banned book for @velshibbc.bsky.social. Really good book about seventh-grader Freya who wants the statue removed of Benjamin Wellington and replaced with suffragette Olivia Padgett instead after some shocking truths come to light while doing a research project. Very timely!

TEAR THIS DOWN is one of ten #kidlit books recommended for summer reading by the National Trust for Historic Preservation !! savingplaces.org/stories/summ...

Public pressure works! Keep it going.

Some random Virgil for you: "Be warned; learn ye to be just and not to slight the gods! This one sold his country for gold & fastened on her a tyrant lord; he made and unmade laws for a bribe. Had I a hundred tongues, a hundred mouths, and voice of iron, I could not sum up all the forms of crime.’"

Worth signing up to be notified when the library gets a book you want to read. Thrilled to see the New York Public Library now has copies of @barbaradee.bsky.social’s latest and can’t wait to read.

Books open the door to important conversations. When kids read about tough topics—like identity, injustice, or mental health—talking with them builds trust, empathy, and critical thinking. Don't shy away; lean in. Your support helps them understand the world and their place in it. #FreedomToRead

This one pulled me in right from the first page, @barbaradee.bsky.social! So relatable for middle school students!

Late-breaking review from BCCB‼️ Let’s hear it for loud, opinionated girls‼️

Spring sale! Recordedbooks.com is offering the UNSTUCK audiobook at 50% off—but only through 5/11‼️https://www.audiobooks.com/promotions/promotedBook/745427/unstuck?refId=188302

This week is our final installment of the Middle School Author in Residence program with @barbaradee.bsky.social. Join us as she shares helpful tips for revising, editing, and critiquing your writing. Missed one of the early talks? They are all available on demand!

Tear This Down / Barbara Dee @barbaradee.bsky.social Middle grade, which isn’t my usual pick, but I enjoyed it and Freya is going to end up changing the world. Also a purchase rec for the library. Recommended if you like young activists getting shit done

Rock on, Westport Library. #welovelibraries ilovelibraries.org/article/the-...

We’ve decided on Saffron—Saffy for short. And we are completely smitten with this little imp.

After grieving the loss of two beloved pets, today we adopted this spunky, mischievous, very sweet 5 month old kitten. Taking suggestions for her name.

It’s a pleasure to be interviewed when the questions are as thoughtful as these. Thank you, @bookstr.bsky.social !

ONE parent. And in Florida, ONE man is responsible for 40% of all book challenges in the state. The book banners are a tiny minority. Make that clear by speaking up in favor of the freedom to read. (Email your school board!)

Moms For Liberty is shutting down their BookLooks review site this month. But…why? A look at what’s going on: bookriot.com/booklooks-sh...

Fascism is here. The list of words Trump is banning from government is the most stunning document of our time. Click the image below to see how many words Trump and Musk have canceled as part of their new Reich. 🔗: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Are you ready for Part 2 of the Middle School Author in Residence program with @barbaradee.bsky.social ? She'll be sharing tips for finding your writer's voice. Didn't have time to watch Part 1 yet? No worries! It's available under Past Recordings. See you on Writing Wednesday!

“Women are too emotional to vote”—Benjamin Wellstone, whose statue Freya wants to tear down. #tearthisdown

Gearing up for Part 2!

How many of these new Would You Read It? videos have your middle schoolers watched? And how long is the holds list for each book? What an amazing bunch!! @barbaradee.bsky.social @cynleitichsmith.bsky.social @tracichee.bsky.social

On this episode of the KidLit Love podcast, I’m talking with Barbara Dee about her newest middle grade novel: Tear This Down. @barbaradee.bsky.social www.alitlife.com/2025/02/27/s...

What’s your least favorite word or expression? I reveal mine in this interview with @yabookscentral.bsky.social ! yabookscentral.com/interview-wi...

How do you write a book that feels timely when it’s not going to publish for 2 years? teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2025/02/25/h...

Happy Book Birthday to Tear This Down by @barbaradee.bsky.social 🎈🎁🎈🎁🎈 @simonkids.bsky.social #bookposse