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BookBreak @bookbreak4schools.bsky.social · 20h

Happy book birthday to:

📚 Vida: The Mice, the Cat, and the Alebrije by Duncan Tonatiuh
📚 A Matter of Murder by @tirzahprice.bsky.social

We can’t wait to read them! Thank you for being part of BookBreak!

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Lori Tecler @loritecler.bsky.social · 21h

Looking forward to tomorrow’s @bookbreak4schools.bsky.social visit with Saadia Faruqi! Her Yasmin & Marya Khan books are loved by our school’s readers. #kidlit #SchoolLibrary #TLSky #EduSky

Sign promoting virtual author visit with Saadia Faruqi next to a display of books from her Yasmin series.

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BookBreak @bookbreak4schools.bsky.social · 2d

Does BookBreak have two more amazing authors joining us this week? You know we do! Saadia Faruqi will be talking to elementary students on Wednesday and Angeline Boulley will join high school students on Thursday. Which one will you be watching?

BookBreak @bookbreak4schools.bsky.social · 6d

Randall Munroe @xkcd.com took us on an amazing journey today, from Nasa Roboticist to Web Cartoonist to having an asteroid named after him. He included so many great life lessons along the way! What was your favorite part?

BookBreak @bookbreak4schools.bsky.social · 7d

Family, identity, heritage, and self-discovery. What an amazing talk with @juanamartinezn.bsky.social! Plus she read part of Alma to us and taught us to draw a cute little bird. Did you watch the English version or the Spanish version?

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BookBreak @bookbreak4schools.bsky.social · 7d

Happy book birthday to:

📚 Forests by @nellcrossbeckerman.bsky.social
📚 We Fell Apart by @elockhartbooks.bsky.social

We can’t wait to read them! Thank you for being part of BookBreak!

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BookBreak @bookbreak4schools.bsky.social · 9d

So excited for this week! Juana Martinez-Neal @juanamartinezn.bsky.social will be talking to our elementary subscribers in both English and Spanish. Randall Munroe @xkcd.com will be sharing his scientific questions with our middle & high school subscribers. Which one will you be watching?

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BookBreak @bookbreak4schools.bsky.social · 10d

Happy November! We are grateful for librarians and teachers, authors and illustrators, this month and every month! We are super excited for these six amazing talks coming up. Which one are you looking forward to most?

BookBreak @bookbreak4schools.bsky.social · 19d

We had an amazing time talking with @dhonielle.bsky.social today! She spoke about the importance of friendship and the joys of collaboration. We got a little insight into each of the co-authors of Blackout and we learned about the upcoming third novel in the series! What was your favorite part?

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BookBreak @bookbreak4schools.bsky.social · 21d

Happy 25th anniversary to Because of Winn-Dixie! 🎂 🎈 We had the pleasure of talking to Kate DiCamillo today as she reflected on the power of “writing herself home” and left us all feeling cozy, connected, and inspired. Which of the characters would YOU invite to dinner?

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BookBreak @bookbreak4schools.bsky.social · 23d

It's going to be a great week at BookBreak! We are excited to welcome Kate DiCamillo back to our elementary program on Tuesday. The incredible @dhonielle.bsky.social will be speaking to students on our high school program on Thursday. It will be a week of friendship and families. We can't wait!

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BookBreak @bookbreak4schools.bsky.social · 26d

Today's talk with Aaron Reynolds was a little bit rowdy, a little bit creepy, and a lot of laughs. We learned how he turned into a reader, what things he finds creepy, and even heard him read from his newest book! What was your favorite part?

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BookBreak @bookbreak4schools.bsky.social · 27d

Such a powerful talk with Linda Sue Park today! She shared behind the scenes information about A Long Walk to Water, then inspired us with what students have been doing to help. There was even a quick water quiz with some shocking facts. Have you and your students watched yet?

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BookBreak @bookbreak4schools.bsky.social · Oct 12

We are so excited to talk with Aaron Reynolds and Linda Sue Park this week! Both of these books are favorites of students, teachers, and librarians. Are you tuning in live or will you be watching on demand afterward? Don't forget, we always provide ready to use activities for each talk.

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BookBreak @bookbreak4schools.bsky.social · Oct 1

What a fabulous time with Kait Kerrigan, our first BookBreak talk featuring a playwright! Kait pulled back the curtain to reveal how she adapted The Great Gatsby into a critically acclaimed Broadway musical, including the process of writing and casting. Share this one with your theater kids!

BookBreak @bookbreak4schools.bsky.social · Oct 1

Happy October! We have more impactful author talks this month. From classics to new favorites, heart-warming to spooky, BookBreak has something for everyone. Which will you be sharing with your students?

#TLSky #EduSky

BookBreak @bookbreak4schools.bsky.social · Sep 30

We had so much fun talking to @lisayee.bsky.social today! She showed us interesting non-book items that she has written, played a fun acronym game, and got a sneak peek of the cover of Misfits Book 3 coming in January! What was your favorite part?

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Lisa Yee . . . is confused about social media @lisayee.bsky.social · Sep 30

@bookbreak4schools.bsky.social - woohoo!!!! Had THE BEST time talking to schools today about The Misfits! Thank you for hosting me. ❤️

@randomhousekids.bsky.social #Misfits #KidLit #booksbooksbooks #Teachers #Library

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BookBreak @bookbreak4schools.bsky.social · Sep 30

We are so excited for Alice Faye Duncan to join us as the BookBreak Author in Residence this year!

Betsy Bird @fuse8.bsky.social · Sep 30

An icon gets his picture book bio day in the sun. @alicefayeduncan.bsky.social joins us today to talk about her latest creation and to reveal its cover too. #kidlit 📚👍 afuse8production.slj.com/2025/09/30/t...

“Trying times like these require good music and dancing.” A Blues Boy Cover Reveal and Q&A with Alice Faye Duncan

An icon gets his picture book bio day in the sun. Alice Faye Duncan joins us today to talk about her latest creation and to reveal its cover too.

afuse8production.slj.com

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BookBreak @bookbreak4schools.bsky.social · Sep 30

Happy book birthday to:

❄ Dasher and the Polar Bear by Matt Tavares @tavaresbooks.bsky.social

🐤 Detective Duck: The Mystery at Emerald Pond illustrated by @dansantat.bsky.social

We can’t wait to read them! Thank you for being part of BookBreak!

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BookBreak @bookbreak4schools.bsky.social · Sep 30

Happy book birthday to:

🦚 The Family Tree by @lizgardensalad.bsky.social and @audrey-vernick.bsky.social

Check out the short author interview here: bookbreakimprovesliteracy.com/tree

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BookBreak @bookbreak4schools.bsky.social · Sep 28

It's going to be another great week at BookBreak! Lisa Yee will be talking to Elementary and Middle Schools on Tuesday and Kait Kerrigan (playwright of The Great Gatsby musical) will be talking to High Schools on Wednesday. Will we see you there?

#kidlit #schoollibrary #TLsky

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Lori Tecler @loritecler.bsky.social · Sep 26

3rd graders had lots of fun during today's @bookbreak4schools.bsky.social virtual visit with author/illustrator Ben Clanton! We played a Narwhal or Jelly guessing game, got a sneak peek of book #10 in the series & learned how to draw Narwhal & Jelly. #kidlit #SchoolLibrary #TLSky

BookBreak virtual author visit with author/illustrator Ben Clanton and host Jazmin Castillo shown on a large screen in a school library

BookBreak virtual author visit with author/illustrator Ben Clanton and host Jazmin Castillo. Large screen shows images of covers from 9 of Clanton's Narwhal and Jelly book series.

BookBreak virtual author visit with author/illustrator Ben Clanton and host Jazmin Castillo shown on a large screen in a school library. Screen says "Narwhal or Jelly"

Student drawings of the Narwhal and Jelly characters created by author/illustrator Ben Clanton that were made during a BookBreak virtual author visit

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BookBreak @bookbreak4schools.bsky.social · Sep 25

Ahoy! What a great time chatting with Ben Clanton today! He shared the origins of his famous Narwhal & Jelly, taught us how to draw them, and even gave us a sneak peek of the upcoming book 10 in the series! What was your favorite part?

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BookBreak @bookbreak4schools.bsky.social · Sep 24

We had the best time talking with @torreymaldonado.bsky.social today on the first Middle School talk of the year! He shared how he is able to keep his work so authentic and how important it is for books to be both windows and mirrors. He challenged students to write their own endings to Tight.