Susan Hood
@susanhood.bsky.social
Award-winning children's book author of LIFEBOAT 12, ADA'S VIOLIN, ALIAS ANNA, HARBORING HOPE, THE LAST STRAW, SHAKING THINGS UP, and more. Rep: Brenda Bowen, The Book Group. susanhoodbooks.com New: LIFEBOAT 5!
Thank you! This is a book that changed my life as an author and I’m forever grateful to Ada, Favio and the amazing Recycled Orchestra!
“Ada’s Violin” by @susanhood.bsky.social
and #SallyWernComport
is a fantastic true story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay. It is full of dreams. It celebrate a community that put its children first and gave them hope. The vibrant collage art makes the book sing #PicturebookPage
and #SallyWernComport
is a fantastic true story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay. It is full of dreams. It celebrate a community that put its children first and gave them hope. The vibrant collage art makes the book sing #PicturebookPage
April 28, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Thank you! This is a book that changed my life as an author and I’m forever grateful to Ada, Favio and the amazing Recycled Orchestra!
Looking forward to seeing so many friends tomorrow at #nErDcampCT!
Can’t wait to see @susanhood.bsky.social at #nErDcampCT happening Saturday, March 1st! @aaslala.bsky.social #nerdcamp @jluss.bsky.social
More info at nerdcampct.org 😍📚
More info at nerdcampct.org 😍📚
February 28, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Looking forward to seeing so many friends tomorrow at #nErDcampCT!
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Nice thing about being a teacher is you get a front row seat to witness the obvious fact that the world keeps churning out good, curious, ethical people.
February 19, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Nice thing about being a teacher is you get a front row seat to witness the obvious fact that the world keeps churning out good, curious, ethical people.
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How much Elon Musk makes from the government a day: $8 million.
How much a senior on Social Security gets a day: $65
Guess which budget Musk and Trump want to cut?
How much a senior on Social Security gets a day: $65
Guess which budget Musk and Trump want to cut?
February 12, 2025 at 6:07 PM
How much Elon Musk makes from the government a day: $8 million.
How much a senior on Social Security gets a day: $65
Guess which budget Musk and Trump want to cut?
How much a senior on Social Security gets a day: $65
Guess which budget Musk and Trump want to cut?
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If I decide one day that speed limits don't apply to me and break them at will, I will get a ticket. If I ignore tax laws, I will go to jail for breaking tax laws. These people are breaking the law and we should use that language to describe their actions
February 9, 2025 at 3:17 PM
If I decide one day that speed limits don't apply to me and break them at will, I will get a ticket. If I ignore tax laws, I will go to jail for breaking tax laws. These people are breaking the law and we should use that language to describe their actions
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
How Americans and the world handle Donald Trump "will determine much about the next four years, and it will ask much from all of us," the New York Times editorial board writes. "We must meet the moment."
Read more here: nyti.ms/4hrd4Kd
How Americans and the world handle Donald Trump "will determine much about the next four years, and it will ask much from all of us," the New York Times editorial board writes. "We must meet the moment."
Read more here: nyti.ms/4hrd4Kd
Opinion | Now Is Not the Time to Tune Out
Trump’s presidency demands your attention.
nyti.ms
February 8, 2025 at 2:03 PM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
How Americans and the world handle Donald Trump "will determine much about the next four years, and it will ask much from all of us," the New York Times editorial board writes. "We must meet the moment."
Read more here: nyti.ms/4hrd4Kd
How Americans and the world handle Donald Trump "will determine much about the next four years, and it will ask much from all of us," the New York Times editorial board writes. "We must meet the moment."
Read more here: nyti.ms/4hrd4Kd
Thank you @librarykirkl.bsky.social for this incredible review of #Lifeboat5! @simonkids.bsky.social
Book talking the exciting new novel in verse from @susanhood.bsky.social youtu.be/fp2lDd7ROUc
Lifeboat 5 by Susan Hood | Book Talk
YouTube video by Storytime with Mr. L.
youtu.be
January 29, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Thank you @librarykirkl.bsky.social for this incredible review of #Lifeboat5! @simonkids.bsky.social
Congrats @mrschureads.bsky.social for your Schneider Family Book Honor for Louder Than Hunger! So happy for you!
January 27, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Congrats @mrschureads.bsky.social for your Schneider Family Book Honor for Louder Than Hunger! So happy for you!
Thank you, Jessica!
I can see why readers rave about Lifeboat 12 by @susanhood.bsky.social! Excited to add it to next month’s Novels in Verse unit with 7th graders! #204Reads
January 8, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Thank you, Jessica!
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Massachusetts readers - Please join me and 60 other great authors this Saturday, December 14th in Newton for the first Newton Children's Book Festival! Signed books make GREAT gifts! newtonchildrensbookfest.com
December 12, 2024 at 2:24 AM
Massachusetts readers - Please join me and 60 other great authors this Saturday, December 14th in Newton for the first Newton Children's Book Festival! Signed books make GREAT gifts! newtonchildrensbookfest.com
Me too. Will you have tape? Haha!
December 10, 2024 at 9:36 PM
Me too. Will you have tape? Haha!
Thank you, Kristin! Glad you could join us at #NCTE!
Just finished Lifeboat 5 by @susanhood.bsky.social! Heard her speak at #ncte24 on books to celebrate forgiveness and I’m so glad I picked it up! WWII TRUE STORY of 2 girls who attempted to flee England & travel to 🇨🇦 but their ship was struck by a German torpedo. Perfect for 4th-8th. #kidlit
December 3, 2024 at 3:03 PM
Thank you, Kristin! Glad you could join us at #NCTE!
Hello to all my new followers! I’m excited to see many friends I knew on that old site that we x-ed out of our lives.Glad you’re here!
November 19, 2024 at 5:01 PM
Hello to all my new followers! I’m excited to see many friends I knew on that old site that we x-ed out of our lives.Glad you’re here!
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And Wired story here: www.wired.com/story/press-...
Senate Democrats Are Running Out of Time to Pass a Shield Law to Protect Journalism
The PRESS Act, which would protect journalists from government spying, enjoys broad bipartisan support and has passed the House—but it’s unclear whether the Senate will take it up.
www.wired.com
November 15, 2024 at 5:19 AM
And Wired story here: www.wired.com/story/press-...
Helpful wise words. Thanks, Kate!
Writer friends! If you're having a tough time focusing on your novel right now, try doing some writing off-draft, in a separate document. Here are three Small Assignments you can try to keep working, even when it's hard to focus: 1/4
November 15, 2024 at 3:29 PM
Helpful wise words. Thanks, Kate!
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I created this starter pack for #VerseNovel authors yesterday while waiting in car line to pick up my daughter.
If you see authors who are here who I’ve missed, could you tag them so I can add them? ❤️
go.bsky.app/HJUWbCY
If you see authors who are here who I’ve missed, could you tag them so I can add them? ❤️
go.bsky.app/HJUWbCY
November 13, 2024 at 1:28 PM
I created this starter pack for #VerseNovel authors yesterday while waiting in car line to pick up my daughter.
If you see authors who are here who I’ve missed, could you tag them so I can add them? ❤️
go.bsky.app/HJUWbCY
If you see authors who are here who I’ve missed, could you tag them so I can add them? ❤️
go.bsky.app/HJUWbCY
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*New* on my blog: I'm excited to host the official #PBRisingStars Mentors Announcement: debbieohi.com/2024/02/pb-r...
This 3mo picture bk mentorship program pairs authors, illus, & author-illus w/ experienced mentors for one-on-one development. Organized by @ebonylynnmudd.bsky.social & Kailei Pew.
This 3mo picture bk mentorship program pairs authors, illus, & author-illus w/ experienced mentors for one-on-one development. Organized by @ebonylynnmudd.bsky.social & Kailei Pew.
February 16, 2024 at 1:59 PM
*New* on my blog: I'm excited to host the official #PBRisingStars Mentors Announcement: debbieohi.com/2024/02/pb-r...
This 3mo picture bk mentorship program pairs authors, illus, & author-illus w/ experienced mentors for one-on-one development. Organized by @ebonylynnmudd.bsky.social & Kailei Pew.
This 3mo picture bk mentorship program pairs authors, illus, & author-illus w/ experienced mentors for one-on-one development. Organized by @ebonylynnmudd.bsky.social & Kailei Pew.
Can't wait to talk to kids in Illinois, Maine, New Jersey, New York, South Carolina, Texas, and Wisconsin
this Wednesday for World Read Aloud Day! #WRAD #WorldReadAloudDay
this Wednesday for World Read Aloud Day! #WRAD #WorldReadAloudDay
February 5, 2024 at 2:14 AM
Can't wait to talk to kids in Illinois, Maine, New Jersey, New York, South Carolina, Texas, and Wisconsin
this Wednesday for World Read Aloud Day! #WRAD #WorldReadAloudDay
this Wednesday for World Read Aloud Day! #WRAD #WorldReadAloudDay
Happy to see #Wojtek, my favorite bear, mentioned in this article about heroic wartime animals. There's a book in each one of these brave critters! #BrothersinArms #HarperCollins historyfacts.com/world-histor...
January 16, 2024 at 10:04 PM
Happy to see #Wojtek, my favorite bear, mentioned in this article about heroic wartime animals. There's a book in each one of these brave critters! #BrothersinArms #HarperCollins historyfacts.com/world-histor...
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Congratulations to Dhonielle Clayton. What a feature in today’s New York Times!
www.nytimes.com/2023/12/10/b...
www.nytimes.com/2023/12/10/b...
The Book World Still Isn’t Diverse. Dhonielle Clayton Is Trying to Change That.
Her solution? A packaging business that sells ideas for commercial genre fiction featuring characters from broadly diverse backgrounds.
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2023 at 12:41 PM
Congratulations to Dhonielle Clayton. What a feature in today’s New York Times!
www.nytimes.com/2023/12/10/b...
www.nytimes.com/2023/12/10/b...
Axolotls forever!
In hopes of preventing the annihilation of a species with mystifying traits, ecologists at Mexico’s National Autonomous University are giving the public the chance to virtually adopt an axolotl. wapo.st/3R2Q3kP
December 1, 2023 at 9:08 PM
Axolotls forever!
I look forward to this all year. Why have just a Top Ten when you can have 31 Days and 31 Lists? afuse8production.slj.com/2023/11/30/t...
November 30, 2023 at 9:09 PM
I look forward to this all year. Why have just a Top Ten when you can have 31 Days and 31 Lists? afuse8production.slj.com/2023/11/30/t...
Can't wait for WRAD! (Thanks, Kate!)
Teachers & librarians! Hundreds of authors have signed up to offer free virtual read-alouds for LitWorld's World Read Aloud Day in February! If you'd like the full list & authors' contact info, it'll be in my email newsletter next week! Sign up here: katemessner.us20.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...
November 25, 2023 at 8:12 PM
Can't wait for WRAD! (Thanks, Kate!)
Thanks to Fresh Bookology www.bookologymagazine.com for highlighting @fuse8.bsky.social's list of #kidlit statues in the US: tinyurl.com/yacck98u Know others? Let Betsy know!
November 24, 2023 at 2:26 PM
Thanks to Fresh Bookology www.bookologymagazine.com for highlighting @fuse8.bsky.social's list of #kidlit statues in the US: tinyurl.com/yacck98u Know others? Let Betsy know!
I always love reading Travis Jonker's Most Astonishingly Unconventional Children's Books of the Year. Here's to books that push the limits, that flex our imaginations! 100scopenotes.com/2023/11/21/t...
November 21, 2023 at 3:58 PM
I always love reading Travis Jonker's Most Astonishingly Unconventional Children's Books of the Year. Here's to books that push the limits, that flex our imaginations! 100scopenotes.com/2023/11/21/t...