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A Text Set to See Themselves In – Providing the Mirror or Window to get to the Sliding Door
Breathe, Annie, Breathe by Miranda Kenneally
Happy Book Birthday, EXILE by Kevin Emerson!
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BRIGHT BEFORE SUNRISE by Tiffany Schmidt
TWO BOYS KISSING by David Levithan
CRASH INTO YOU by Katie McGarry
Student Recommendation: PERFECT CHEMISTRY by Simone Elkeles
JUST LIKE FATE by Cat Patrick & Suzanne Young
Summer Releases Not to be Missed
THE DISTANCE BETWEEN US by Kasie West
INVISIBILITY by Andrea Cremer & David Levithan
WHEN YOU WERE HERE by Daisy Whitney
IF I LIE by Corrine Jackson
REVENGE OF THE GIRL WITH THE GREAT PERSONALITY by Elizabeth Eulberg
Student Recommendation: OUT OF MY MIND by Sharon Draper
ENDANGERED by Eliot Schrefer
DAIRY QUEEN by Catherine Gilbert Murdock
MMGM: AUDITION & SUBTRACTION by Amy Dominy Fellner
CHAIN REACTION by Simone Elkeles
THE WAITING SKY by Lara Zielin
MMGM: WONDER by R.J. Palacio
SEND by Patty Blount
MMGM: GOLD MEDAL SUMMER by Donna Freitas

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I have been posting a month’s worth of picture boo

I have been posting a month’s worth of picture book read aloud recommendations for #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth since 2021. Swipe for the last four years — 120 titles you could choose from — for sharing with children in your life that honor Native American cultures, peoples, and traditions. And remember: It’s not just for November. Native representation should be included in the books we highlight, recommend, read aloud, and share throughout the year.
🪶What are your favorites titles to share in November that honor Native Nations?
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Although I would love to highlight many of the new Native American picture books published this year, that will have to wait a few months yet since I’m on the Caldecott Committee for the 2026 award. I am not able to post about eligible 2025 picture books until after the awards are announced on January 26th, and since every book published in the U.S. with an illustrator who is an American citizen or resident is eligible for award consideration, it’s better to just avoid all of them for a little bit longer. But I don’t want us to forget about all of the wonderful picture books we’ve discovered in previous years we could still be sharing this month!
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Library Tee of the Week 👻 #HappyHalloween edition

Library Tee of the Week 👻 #HappyHalloween edition 🎃
Quite literally my life at the moment with so many to be read bookstacks surrounding me. 🫠
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Appreciating the seasonal vibes at @bassbaybrew to

Appreciating the seasonal vibes at @bassbaybrew tonight. Because when a chicken parm sandwich is the weekly special, you go.

Library Tee of the Week 👻 Spooky season has arriv

Library Tee of the Week 👻
Spooky season has arrived! Great time to cozy up & read more boooooooooks.
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When seeking peace, sometimes it helps to look up.

When seeking peace, sometimes it helps to look up. 🌥️
I feel like a large percentage of my outdoors photos is capturing moments of just right light with sunrises, sunsets, & clouds. There's something about the sky, & the show it can put on, that is soothing to the soul.

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