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Heidi EY Stemple
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#KidLit Author & Poet. JANIE WRITES A PLAY (Charlesbridge). Debut MG verse novel THE POETRY OF CAR MECHANICS 4/15 (Astra). Birder/Owler. HeidiEYStemple.com.
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Happy Book Birthday!
April 15, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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Today is my book birthday! THE POETRY OF CAR MECHANICS is published!! Here is my last poem-a-day called "Vulture." The real Tom is our raptor guy here in western MA. #kidlit #versenovel #middlegrade #booksky #poetryofcarmechanics #poetrymonth #nationalpoetrymonth
THE POETRY OF CAR MECHANICS "Vulture"
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April 15, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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Tomorrow! #poetryofcarmechanics comes out tomorrow! Today's #poem for #poetrymonth is appropriately called "poetry." Last day for preorder with custom sticker. Link in comments. #nationalpoetrymonth #kidlit #booksky #versenovel #middlegrade
THE POETRY OF CAR MECHANICS, "Poetry"
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April 14, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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SOON!! Tuesday my #versenovel #poetryofcarmechanics publishes and I am so excited! Here is today's poem for #poetrymonth called "I Am No Waxwing." #nationalpoetrymonth #kidlit #booksky #middlegrade
THE POETRY OF CAR MECHANICS, "I Am No Waxwing"
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April 13, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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Today for #poetrymonth is the silliest of my videos, a poem called "Pops." This is the first video I made while learning to make videos--before I realized I'm not a bells and whistles kind of video maker :) #nationalpoetrymonth #versenovel #kidlit #booksky #middlegrade #poetryofcarmechanics
THE POETRY OF CAR MECHANICS, "Pops"
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April 12, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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Day 11 of #nationalpoetrymonth and just days away from #poetryofcarmechanics publishing. Today's poem is "What's In a Name." Preorder links in the comments. #versenovel #poetrymonth #kidlit #booksky #middlegrade
THE POETRY OF CAR MECHANICS, "What's In a Name"
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April 11, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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Today's poem is called "Words" from my #versenovel #poetryofcarmechanics Celebrating #poetrymonth by posting a poem a day until my April 15 release! #kidlit #booksky #nationalpoetrymonth #middlegrade
THE POETRY OF CAR MECHANICS, "Words"
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April 10, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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Day 9 of #PoetryMonth is the poem "Morning Thoughts" from my #versenovel #PoetryOfCarMechanics and it a good introduction to one of the central metaphors of the book! Coming April 15! #booksky #NationalPoetryMonth #kidlit
THE POETRY OF CAR MECHANICS, "Morning Thoughts"
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April 9, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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#NationalPoetryMonth means another poem from my book #PoetryOfCarMechanics This one is called Driving With My Mother. Book is out April 15. Preoder links in the comments #PoetryMonth #versenovel #kidlit #booksky #middlegrade
THE POETRY OF CAR MECHANICS, "Driving With My Mother"
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April 8, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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Of course, owls... For National Poetry Month I am sharing a poem each day from the book. Today's poem is called "Who Cooks For You." Enjoy! Share! Like! Purchase wherever books are sold. #ThePoetryOfCarMechanics #kidlit #versenovel #booksky #middlegrade #poetrymonth #nationalpoetrymonth
THE POETRY OF CAR MECHANICS "Who Cooks For You"
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April 7, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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Today is a double! Two poems for National Poetry Month from my new #versenovel #ThePoetryofCarMechanics Enjoy, like, share! Preorder details in comments #NationalPoetryMonth #poetrymonth #kidlit #booksky #middlegrade
THE POETRY OF CAR MECHANICS, "Cacophony"
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April 6, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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Day 5 of Poetry Month and Day 5 of Covid, so the poem "The Most Alone" seemed appropriate (worry not--I am being taken care of and spoiled by care packages from friends). Preorder campaign in comments. #ThePoetryOfCarMechanics #kidlit #booksky #versenovel #poetrymonth #nationalpoetrymonth
THE POETRY OF CAR MECHANICS, "The Most Alone"
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April 5, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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Happy National School Librarian Day! We ❤️ school librarians! Sending heartfelt thanks today and every day for inspiring kiddos to be readers, thinkers, and dreamers!

📚 #NationalSchoolLibrarianDay #kidlit #EduSky #Skybrarian
April 4, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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April 4 means poem #4 from my debut verse novel THE POETRY OF CAR MECHANICS due to hit shelves April 15! Today's poem "Longing for the Good Old Days" introduces Pops. #thepoetryofcarmechanics #kidlit #booksky #middlegrade #versenovel #poetrymonth #nationalpoetrymonth
THE POETRY OF CAR MECHANICS, "Longing For The Good Old Days"
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April 4, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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Day 3/Poem 3 for National Poetry Month. My new verse novel THE POETRY OF CAR MECHANICS hits shelves April 15 and I'm reading a poem a day until then. Today's poem "Birds." IYKYK #poetryofcarmechanics #kidlit #middlegrade #versenovel #nationalpoetrymonth #poetrymonth comments for preorder details.
THE POETRY OF CAR MECHANICS, "Birds"
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April 3, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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April is National Poetry Month! My new verse novel will hit the shelves April 15th, so, until then I am going to share a poem a day. Preorder spots in comments. www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0SS...
#nationalpoetrymonth #poetrymonth #poetryofcarmechanics #kidlit #middlegradenovel #novelinverse
THE POETRY OF CAR MECHANICS, "Awe"
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April 2, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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April 1 is not only April Fools Day but also the beginning of National Poetry Month! So, here goes! Every day until my verse novel hits bookshelves on April 1, I will be reading a poem a day. Here is day one:
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#kidlit #middlgrade #versenovel #nationalpoetrymonth
THE POETRY OF CAR MECHANICS, "Path of Broken Parts"
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April 1, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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Hi Book Friends! My new verse novel THE POETRY OF CAR MECHANICS comes out April 15. So in honor of Nat Poetry Month, I am going to read a poem each day until the book hits shelves! Here is my preview: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgeO... #kidlit #nationalpoetrymonth #poetrymonth #poetry
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March 31, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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What Kate said...
And I'll emphasize that novels in verse can be a gentle way in to tough topics—like a few I've read recently, by @susanhood.bsky.social, @mrschureads.bsky.social, @heidieys.bsky.social—
THE POETRY OF CAR MECHANICS, novel in verse by Heidi Stemple; cover, with a silhouette that looks like both a face and a bird, and an old car with open hood LOUDER THAN HUNGER, novel in verse by John Schu; cover with hand-drawn title and doodles ALIAS ANNA, novel in verse by Susan Hood; cover, with girl running with a keyboard scarf tied around and floating off her neck
March 27, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Preorders of my new book from my local indies will get this amazing sticker! High Five Books, Odyssey Books, the Carle Museum Gift Shop and the Silver Unicorn #kidlit #swag
March 13, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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Please stop using the planet destroying slop machine that is generative AI.

No, it's not okay to use it for leftist or progressive causes. You don't stand with the working class or marginalized people by stealing their art without compensation.
March 6, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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Learn more about these amazing stories from the authors themselves on Thursday, 3/6 from
1:30 – 2:15 PM ET (panel: Turning Points)

Register here: www.schoollibraryjournal.com/event/middle...

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A grey-beige square with two book cover images at the top, a light gray banner across the bottom with "LATEST READS" centered in it, and a logo of an S-shaped hair style, a pair of pink lips, and a blue open book with "SHHH YEAH" centered over the book's cover, back, and spine. Book 1: Kaya Morgan's Crowning Achievement by Jill Tew (features a Black tween girl sitting on a bench with a Ren Faire in the background) Book 2: The Extraordinary Orbit of Alex Ramirez by Jasminne Paulino (features a young Latinx boy wearing a NASA shirt, reading a book, looking off to the side) A light gray square with two book cover images at the top, a chartreuse green banner across the bottom with "LATEST READS" centered in it, and a logo of an S-shaped hair style, a pair of gray lips, and a gray open book with "SHHH YEAH" centered over the book's cover, back, and spine. Book 1: The Poetry of Car Mechanics by Heidi E.Y. Stemple (features a green filter over a conjoined black silhouette of a boy's head and a bird's upper body above a car with its hood open) Book 2: Holding on for Dear Life by Dusti Bowling (features a white boy riding a bull, with a two-toned sandy orange background)
March 2, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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What are you reading? I’m loving Libba Bray’s new novel UNDER THE SAME STARS which I am trying to savor slowly because it’s that good. Also, the book, itself, is stunning. #kidlit
February 28, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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We LOVED hosting @heidieys.bsky.social as she read JANIE WRITES A PLAY and shared how her mother inspired this sweet story. Here Heidi shares the advice she gives ALL writers.

Join 12 x 12 now:
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February 27, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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February 28, 2025 at 12:56 PM