Deborah Lakritz
@deblak1.bsky.social
Author of Sydney Taylor Notable award-winning middle grade novel, THINGS THAT SHIMMER, plus PBs and YAs. Midwestern. I travel for Bruuuuce.
Thank you, Erica Lyons, for the lovely article about my mg novel, Things that Shimmer
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Things that Shimmer
A touching and thoughtful historical fiction about the pressure to fit in and the complexity of middle grade friendship
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March 14, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Thank you, Erica Lyons, for the lovely article about my mg novel, Things that Shimmer
open.substack.com/pub/judithma...
open.substack.com/pub/judithma...
Hurray! I'm thrilled to have this amazing opportunity!
March 6, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Hurray! I'm thrilled to have this amazing opportunity!
Thank you @matthewcwinner.bsky.social for the opportunity to talk about THINGS THAT SHIMMER!
Sydney Taylor Book Award winners, honors, and notables recognized by @jewishlibraries.bsky.social join me on the Children’s Book Podcast to talk about their stories and their readers 💕📚✡️🌈 www.matthewcwinner.com/post/the-202...
The 2025 Sydney Taylor Book Award Winners, Honors, and Notable Books
Introducing the winners and honors of the Sydney Taylor Book Award (2025), presented annually by the Association of Jewish Libraries.
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February 14, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Thank you @matthewcwinner.bsky.social for the opportunity to talk about THINGS THAT SHIMMER!
Thank you @jewishlibraries.bsky.social for interviewing me and highlighting Things That Shimmer!
The 2025 Sydney Taylor blog tour continues with @adamgidwitz.bsky.social, @dekemoulton.bsky.social, and @deblak1.bsky.social, authors of the Notable Books in the Middle Grade category
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Full schedule jewishlibraries.org/2025-blog-to...
#STBA
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2025 Blog Tour: Sydney Taylor Book Awards
The Sydney Taylor Book Award will be showcasing its 2025 gold, silver, and bronze medalists with a blog tour, February 10–14, 2025! Interviews with winning authors and illustrators will appear on a va...
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February 13, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Thank you @jewishlibraries.bsky.social for interviewing me and highlighting Things That Shimmer!
Happy Birthday Judy Blume! This is the book that started it all for me way back when I was 11 ❤️❤️
February 12, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Happy Birthday Judy Blume! This is the book that started it all for me way back when I was 11 ❤️❤️
My middle grade novel THINGS THAT SHIMMER, a friendship story set in 1973-74 against the backdrop of Watergate, got some serious love today!
January 27, 2025 at 10:29 PM
My middle grade novel THINGS THAT SHIMMER, a friendship story set in 1973-74 against the backdrop of Watergate, got some serious love today!
Thank you Association of Jewish Libraries and Sydney Taylor Book Awards for this beautiful honor!
January 27, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Thank you Association of Jewish Libraries and Sydney Taylor Book Awards for this beautiful honor!
Reposted by Deborah Lakritz
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Thank you libraries & library workers… for everything ✨💚
Thank you libraries & library workers… for everything ✨💚
January 11, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Do me a kindness! Share this if you love and support your local library & librarians (and remember: that includes your school library & school librarian) 😊📚
Thank you libraries & library workers… for everything ✨💚
Thank you libraries & library workers… for everything ✨💚
I’m honored to see my MG novel, THINGS THAT SHIMMER, on your list! Friendship, Watergate, family trauma, Elton John!
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
December 24, 2024 at 2:51 AM
I’m honored to see my MG novel, THINGS THAT SHIMMER, on your list! Friendship, Watergate, family trauma, Elton John!
Check out this excellent list of best mental health books for kids. This former school social worker (turned children’s author) loves it!
I'm pleased and honored to see my book Breaking into Sunlight on this list of the year's best kids' books on mental health from @childmindinstitute.bsky.social And in such great company. This list is a great resource for librarians, teachers, and booksellers. childmind.org/article/the-...
The Best Kids’ Books on Mental Health of 2024 - Child Mind Institute
Explore our favorite 2024 children's books on mental health. Our list covers a variety of topics from ADHD to autism to eating disorders.
childmind.org
December 17, 2024 at 7:30 PM
Check out this excellent list of best mental health books for kids. This former school social worker (turned children’s author) loves it!
Thank you Tablet Magazine for naming my middle grade novel THINGS THAT SHIMMER one of the best of 2024. I’m so honored!
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The Best Jewish Children’s Books of 2024
This year’s top picks focus on some familiar themes—holidays, antisemitism, the Holocaust—but also delve into Sephardic and Mizrahi culture, diverse families, and illuminating stories about everyone f...
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December 9, 2024 at 3:57 PM
Thank you Tablet Magazine for naming my middle grade novel THINGS THAT SHIMMER one of the best of 2024. I’m so honored!
www.tabletmag.com/sections/com...
www.tabletmag.com/sections/com...
Going to NCTE? Come see me on Friday at 1:30. I’ll be signing my MG novel, THINGS THAT SHIMMER, a friendship story set in 1973-74 against the backdrop of Watergate.
November 19, 2024 at 3:08 AM
Going to NCTE? Come see me on Friday at 1:30. I’ll be signing my MG novel, THINGS THAT SHIMMER, a friendship story set in 1973-74 against the backdrop of Watergate.
Any of my Springsteen peeps here? Just returned from 2 soulful shows in Toronto!
November 15, 2024 at 7:43 PM
Any of my Springsteen peeps here? Just returned from 2 soulful shows in Toronto!
Hello Bluesky! Are any of my fellow kidlit writers here? Picture books? Middle grade?
November 12, 2024 at 11:46 PM
Hello Bluesky! Are any of my fellow kidlit writers here? Picture books? Middle grade?