📚 Goodreads Giveaway! Enter to win a copy of GHOST BOYS: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...

For today’s young readers, 9/11 can feel like distant history. TOWERS FALLING bridges that gap, helping them understand not only what happened, but how it continues to shape families and communities today. #kidlit #towersfallingbook #september11th #diversebooks

Learn about Black history through historical fiction; look for these to win some awards! @duttonbooks.bsky.social @jewellparkerrhodes.bsky.social @littlebrownyr.bsky.social kidsbookaday.com/2025/08/01/l...

If you're sharing THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES with students this fall, consider pairing it with TOWERS FALLING by @jewellparkerrhodes.bsky.social - it's one of my favorite MG novels about the aftermath of 9/11 and the scars that remain, even now.

Worlds on Fire: Can Hope Spark Healing? Books about wildfire, the changing climate, and the courage to make a difference, a guest post by Chris Baron bit.ly/44zO4g6 @tltkaren.bsky.social @baronchrisbaron.bsky.social @jewellparkerrhodes.bsky.social @shanayoungdahl.bsky.social

Excited to share a sneak peek inside GHOST BOYS: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL. Preorder at @barnesandnoble.com now through July 11th and receive 25% off! www.barnesandnoble.com/w/ghost-boys...

Yippee! Congratulations to the LBYR Audio Team! open.spotify.com/show/38t5veG...

It’s @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social week! 📖📚📖 It’s been so fun to see WILL’S RACE FOR HOME in your neighborhood libraries!

Thrilled to share that GHOST BOYS: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL is available for preorder! @barnesandnoble.com Rewards and Premium Members get 25% off now through April 25th. #bnpreorder www.barnesandnoble.com/w/ghost-boys...

Nearly two decades after Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans and its survivors continue to grapple with its effect on mental health. With my novel NINTH WARD, I set out to explore the emotional and psychological toll on both children and animals, while also capturing their resilience and courage.

Announcing the 2025 Buckeye Children's Book Award nominees! For grades 6-8: Will's Race For Home by Jewell Parker Rhodes @lbschool.bsky.social @jewellparkerrhodes.bsky.social

I'm honored! Thank you so much!

I'm honored! Thank you!

Visit LBYR at Booth 1232 and check out the schedule of panels and signings—featuring authors like @authorgracelin.bsky.social, @jewellparkerrhodes.bsky.social, @novarensuma.bsky.social, @donnajanellbowman.bsky.social, and many more—at txla.org/annual-confe...

We’re terunning your “Ghost Boys” episode on the Book Club for Kids podcast this week! @bookclubforkids.bsky.social

In their interview with @jewellparkerrhodes.bsky.social, @timeforkids.bsky.social said about WILL'S RACE FOR HOME: "You’ll learn a lot by reading this book—but you’ll also enjoy a great read, full of adventure and dramatic twists and turns." Read the interview: www.timeforkids.com/g34/a-thrill...

Thrilled to be among this group of amazing of writers! @aalbc.bsky.social aalbc.com/books/bestse...

Knowledge is power and a banned book is an attempt to render someone else powerless. When you lose the voice of the African American literature, you lose the voice of African American people. #bannedbooks #FreedomtoRead www.today.com/today/amp/rc...

Happy #MMGM! Check out @jewellparkerrhodes.bsky.social @littlebrownyr.bsky.social WILL'S RACE TO HOME and Fleming's @scholastic.bsky.social IS IT REAL? THE LOCK NESS MONSTER! msyinglingreads.blogspot.com/2025/03/mmgm...

Thank you @jewellparkerrhodes.bsky.social for this copy of Will’s Race for Home! I can’t wait to share it with my students! #bookposse

Thrilled to have WILL'S RACE FOR HOME chosen as a Common Sense Selection for Families and given a 5-star review. ⭐ www.commonsensemedia.org/book-reviews...

📚 Looking for new authors to read in 2025? We recommend trying books from a Pennsylvania author, including: 📘 Eric Smith 📘 Jewell Parker Rhodes 📘 Lorene Cary #BookSky #Libraries #PennsylvaniaReads #BookRecommendations

Thank you so much, @fuse8.bsky.social!

In BAYOU MAGIC, I write about Black mermaids who accompanied Africans to America. I want young readers to know there are many diverse, global mermaid tales! There are mermaids, like Mama Wata, who use their voice (rather than sacrificing it) to protect their communities. #BlackHistoryMonth #kidlit

Members of the military are fighting for our freedoms abroad, yet those same freedoms are being eroded in their children's schools at home. Please sign the petition action.everylibrary.org/students_of_... via @everylibrary.bsky.social

And! @jewellparkerrhodes.bsky.social will be our author event guest for Bookelicious Presents on February 25th! Check it out! www.bookelicious.com/bookelicious...

Teachers, I am excited to share an educator’s guide for WILL’S RACE FOR HOME. There are so many activities, discussion questions, and writing prompts be shared in the classroom! #kidlit Many thanks to @lesleyroessing.bsky.social for her preparing this guide! jewellparkerrhodes.com/children/wp-...

My grandmother continues to be my greatest inspiration. As a child I would sit on the porch listening to Grandma Ernestine tell me stories...about her southern childhood, family, slavery, love & death. It is this African American oral tradition that has influenced my writing. Here I am on the right!

I once came across a reference to Marie Laveau in a Creole cookbook. I was struck by this larger-than-life voodoo queen, this Black woman of power. She inspired my first novel, VOODOO DREAMS, published 34 years ago. #BlackHistoryMonth #BHM

Can't wait!

I was a junior at @carnegiemellon.bsky.social when I first discovered Black women wrote books. I saw a copy of Gayl Jones’s Corregidora on the library shelf. It was a revelation! Her writing continues to inspire me. #BHM #BlackHistoryMonth

“For every child that thinks something is wrong with them, my books are saying, ‘be you, even if others can’t see you.’” — @jewellparkerrhodes.bsky.social on the Reading Culture Podcast Listen to the full episode: www.thereadingculturepod.com/jewell-parke...

Saddle up and join the adventure! #WillsRaceforHome

Anderson's Bookshop's Children's Literature Breakfast is on February 22! www.eventcombo.com/e/Andersons-... @jewellparkerrhodes.bsky.social @carolelindstrom.bsky.social @galegalligan.bsky.social

It's February! So here's a 🧵 of books publishing in the UK this month that I'm excited about... First up, on the 6th Feb, is Will's Race for Home written by the brilliant @jewellparkerrhodes.bsky.social and illustrated by Olga & Aleksey Ivanov...

Teachers: you can receive a free book when you share how you you have used any of the lessons posted at @zinnedproject.bsky.social website. www.zinnedproject.org/news/free-bo...

WILL’S RACE FOR HOME is extraordinary. @jewellparkerrhodes.bsky.social does it again. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Review on @thestorygraph.com ~ app.thestorygraph.com/books/a0242b...

WILL'S RACE FOR HOME is a New York Times bestseller! Thank you all for sharing Will's story!

Thank you for your comments. The artists who make covers are extraordinary. The last cover of Will riding Midnight with urgency is my favorite!

We can't wait to host @jewellparkerrhodes.bsky.social for Bookelicious Presents on February 25th! Schools across the nation will be joining us! Register/Info: www.bookelicious.com/bookelicious... Pre-order: www.bookelicious.com/book/101257/... Thanks @lbschool.bsky.social! ❤️ 📚

An easy 5⭐️ #MG #historicalfiction #book about the OK land rush & Black cowboys by @jewellparkerrhodes.bsky.social Out yesterday: amzn.to/4jiNBUU #library #books #librarian #bookrecommendation @librofm.bsky.social #librarians

Happy release week to @jewellparkerrhodes.bsky.social's WILL'S RACE FOR HOME! 🎉

Today is the day! WILL'S RACE FOR HOME is out on shelves. Join Will on his quest for land during the Oklahoma Land Rush. www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/jewel...

🎧 An excerpt from the WILL’S RACE FOR HOME audiobook! #willsraceforhome @hachetteaudio.bsky.social

Completely unorganized and unscientific list of my favorite reads of 2024! @choldenko.bsky.social HANK HOOPERMAN, Philbrick's WILD WAVE, Hashimoto's OFF THE MAP, @deborahhopkinson.bsky.social THEY SAVED THE STALLIONS, Lakritz's THIGNS THAT SHIMMER, @jewellparkerrhodes.bsky.social WILL'S RACE TO HOME

What better way to start out the new year than with a peek at Jewell Parker Rhodes's thrilling new middle grade novel? WILL'S RACE FOR HOME comes out on January 14!

Can't wait!

Kicking off the new year on a book tour! #willsraceforhome @littlebrownyr.bsky.social @lbschool.bsky.social