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Karlin Gray

@karlingray.bsky.social

Born on this day: Hedy Lamarr 🎥 🛜
Read: Hedy Lamarr's Double Life: Hollywood Legend and Brilliant Inventor by @lauriewallmark.bsky.social & Katy Wu
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#truestory #kidlit #pbbios #bornonthisday #hedylamarr

November 9, 2025 at 1:49 PM

Karlin Gray

@karlingray.bsky.social

Happy Birthday Joni Mitchell 🍦 🏰 ☁️
Read: Joni—The Lyrical Life of Joni by Selina Alko
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#truestory #kidlit #pbbios #bornonthisday #jonimitchell

November 7, 2025 at 7:13 PM

Karlin Gray

@karlingray.bsky.social

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It’s #NationalPictureBookMonth so pick a book to match a child’s interest at the #TrueStoryBookshop.
📕 Activism
📕 Animals
📕 Art
📕 Books
📕 Dance
📕 Fashion
📕 Food
📕 Gardening
📕 Music
📕 Science
📕 Space
📕 Sports
📕 Stage & Screen
bookshop.org/shop/KarlinG...

November 1, 2025 at 2:54 PM

Karlin Gray

@karlingray.bsky.social

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True Stories for #Halloween:
📕 Mary’s Monster
📕 John Ronald’s Dragons
📕 She Made a Monster
📕 Nonsense! the Curious Story of Edward Gorey
📕 Along Came a Radioactive Spider
Find these books & more at True Story Bookshop: bookshop.org/lists/true-s...

October 28, 2025 at 6:07 PM

Karlin Gray

@karlingray.bsky.social

Born on this day: Pelé ⚽️
Read: King of Soccer by Monica Brown & Rudy Gutierrez
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#truestory #kidlit #pbbios #bornonthisday

October 23, 2025 at 8:44 PM

Karlin Gray

@karlingray.bsky.social

Last night #MistyCopeland took her final bow with the American Ballet Theatre. But young readers can return to #Firebird again and again. 🩰
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#truestory #kidlit #pbbios

October 23, 2025 at 1:18 PM

Karlin Gray

@karlingray.bsky.social

Happy birthday #MaeJemison 🌟
Young readers can celebrate with MAE AMONG THE STARS by Roda Ahmed & @stasiab.bsky.social
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#truestory #kidlit #pbbios #bornonthisday
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October 17, 2025 at 3:48 PM

Karlin Gray

@karlingray.bsky.social

It’s #BannedBooksWeek but a week isn’t enough! So here’s a month’s worth of #truestories for October. Be a warrior and fight book bans!
Learn more these books: bookshop.org/lists/true-s...
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#kidlit #pbbios

October 6, 2025 at 4:54 PM

Karlin Gray

@karlingray.bsky.social

Jane Goodall lives on through her extraordinary work and legacy. There are so many wonderful books about this trailblazing conservationist. Here is one of my favorites if you want to share her story with little ones.
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October 2, 2025 at 11:23 AM

Karlin Gray

@karlingray.bsky.social

Happy birthday #JulieAndrews
🎂 🏔️ 🎶 ☂️ 👑
Song After Song: The Musical Life of Julie Andrews
by @juliefhedlund.bsky.social & #IlariaUrbinati
bookshop.org/a/17044/9781...
#kidlit #biographyaday #pbbio #truestory #bornonthisday

October 1, 2025 at 7:51 PM

Karlin Gray

@karlingray.bsky.social

Gifts for kids who love #baseball ⚾️
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bookshop.org/lists/true-s...
#kidlit #giftguide #truestory #readlikeachamp

October 1, 2025 at 11:42 AM

Karlin Gray

@karlingray.bsky.social

What can you give a kid who loves tennis?
A #TrueStory about #tennis 🎾
bookshop.org/lists/true-s...
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September 25, 2025 at 5:48 PM

Karlin Gray

@karlingray.bsky.social

Sep. 15-Oct. 15 is #HispanicHeritageMonth — celebrating generations from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean, & Central & South America. But these #truestories of leaders, artists, athletes, scientists, makers & activists will inspire kids any time of the year.
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bookshop.org/lists/true-s...

September 15, 2025 at 2:13 PM

Karlin Gray

@karlingray.bsky.social

For the kid who dreams of flying:
bookshop.org/lists/true-s...
#kidlit #narrativenonfiction #truestory #pbbio
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September 9, 2025 at 12:09 PM

Karlin Gray

@karlingray.bsky.social

Do you know young readers who love sports, space, or singing? Animals, art, or activism? Food or fashion? Find book recommendations at my True Story Bookshop.
bookshop.org/shop/KarlinGray
#kidlit #narrativenonfiction #truestory
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September 1, 2025 at 2:49 PM

Karlin Gray

@karlingray.bsky.social

#TheLifeOfAShowgirl in picture book biographies!
#KidLit💙📚 #BookSky 💡📚 #Nonfiction #TrueStory
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August 16, 2025 at 11:52 AM

Karlin Gray

@karlingray.bsky.social

10 True Stories for August— #PbBios about Terrific #Teachers
#KidLit 💙📚 #BookSky 💡📚 #Nonfiction
www.karlingray.com/blog/posts/4...

August 1, 2025 at 6:58 PM

Karlin Gray

@karlingray.bsky.social

10 #TrueStories for August—Terrific #Teachers !!
💙📚 #BookSky 💡📚 #Nonfiction
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July 27, 2025 at 10:01 PM

Karlin Gray

@karlingray.bsky.social

#OnThisDay in 1976: Nadia Comaneci earned the first #Olympic 10!
💙📚 #BookSky 💡📚 #Nonfiction #ReadLikeAChamp
www.amazon.com/Nadia-Girl-W...

July 18, 2025 at 1:15 PM

Karlin Gray

@karlingray.bsky.social

#TrueStories for #DisabilityPrideMonth
💙📚 #BookSky 💡📚 #Nonfiction 👍📚
bookshop.org/lists/true-s...

July 9, 2025 at 12:58 PM

Karlin Gray

@karlingray.bsky.social

💙📚 #BookSky 💡📚 #Nonfiction
Thank you @crtxla.bsky.social for adding #graphicnovel MIA AND FRIENDS to your #readinglist 📕

Children's Round Table @crtxla.bsky.social · Jul 2

🔖Themed Tuesday - Expand your worldview with Non-Fiction narratives!

"MIA and Friends: Mia Hamm and the Soccer Sisterhood That Changed History" by @karlingray.bsky.social, illustrated by Micheline Hess. Grades 3-5. Genre: Biography/memoir, sports

Follow the link in our Bio for the full 2025 list.

July 2, 2025 at 7:21 AM

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Children's Round Table

@crtxla.bsky.social

🔖Themed Tuesday - Expand your worldview with Non-Fiction narratives!

"MIA and Friends: Mia Hamm and the Soccer Sisterhood That Changed History" by @karlingray.bsky.social, illustrated by Micheline Hess. Grades 3-5. Genre: Biography/memoir, sports

Follow the link in our Bio for the full 2025 list.

July 2, 2025 at 12:10 AM

Karlin Gray

@karlingray.bsky.social

💙📚 #BookSky 💡📚 #Nonfiction
From 6/19-7/10, 1999, @uswnt.ussoccer.com wowed #soccer fans at the Women’s World Cup. This summer, party like it’s 1999 & #read MIA & FRIENDS: MIA HAMM AND THE SOCCER SISTERHOOD THAT CHANGED HISTORY.
#kidlit #summerreading #scholasticbookclub
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