Crystal Brunelle
@librarygrl2.bsky.social
I’m an elementary teacher librarian, avid reader, tea drinker, and co-founder/YA blogger at Rich in Color http://richincolor.com/. I also post on a personal blog readingtl.blogspot.com & Storygraph at crystalreading. (she/her)
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I’m reading Wandering Stars. Heavy stuff, but as expected, excellent storytelling by Tommy Orange. #booksky
I’m reading Wandering Stars. Heavy stuff, but as expected, excellent storytelling by Tommy Orange. #booksky
Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange
The Pulitzer Prize-finalist and author of the breakout bestseller There There (“Pure soaring beau...
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November 11, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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I’m reading Wandering Stars. Heavy stuff, but as expected, excellent storytelling by Tommy Orange. #booksky
I’m reading Wandering Stars. Heavy stuff, but as expected, excellent storytelling by Tommy Orange. #booksky
I’m finally watching the K-drama My Dearest. Due to real life at the moment, I have to intersperse episodes with rewatching episodes from a favorite rom-com that give happy vibes. I need some balance or I would just be crying non-stop.
November 10, 2025 at 3:06 AM
I’m finally watching the K-drama My Dearest. Due to real life at the moment, I have to intersperse episodes with rewatching episodes from a favorite rom-com that give happy vibes. I need some balance or I would just be crying non-stop.
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Literally every dem should be shouting from the rooftops that republicans are giving Americans two choices: die from starvation or from a lack of affordable healthcare.
USDA orders states to stop paying full SNAP benefits and "immediately undo" steps taken to issue them for November. Follow live updates.
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November 9, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Literally every dem should be shouting from the rooftops that republicans are giving Americans two choices: die from starvation or from a lack of affordable healthcare.
I cannot understand why it is so immensely satisfying to parallel park within the lines in one try, but that is my win for today. 😏
November 6, 2025 at 12:40 AM
I cannot understand why it is so immensely satisfying to parallel park within the lines in one try, but that is my win for today. 😏
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Just because you personally don't have kids doesn't mean you don't benefit from public education exisiting.
November 3, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Just because you personally don't have kids doesn't mean you don't benefit from public education exisiting.
Yesterday I ate my feelings with a bag of shrimp chips. Today, chocolate truffles and cranberry almond scones. 🤷♀️
November 3, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Yesterday I ate my feelings with a bag of shrimp chips. Today, chocolate truffles and cranberry almond scones. 🤷♀️
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Get it soon—Fall of the Fireflies is another beautiful family story full of adventure and suspense from Guadalupe García McCall richincolor.com/2025/11/revi... #booksky #bookreview
Review: Fall of the Fireflies – Rich in Color
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November 1, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Get it soon—Fall of the Fireflies is another beautiful family story full of adventure and suspense from Guadalupe García McCall richincolor.com/2025/11/revi... #booksky #bookreview
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Fall of the Fireflies by Guadalupe García McCall - youtube.com/watch?v=Ajl0... #booksky
Author Guadalupe García McCall Introduces Fall of the Fireflies (Seasons of Sisterhood #1)
YouTube video by Lee & Low Books
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November 1, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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🎉Happy book birthday to FALL OF THE FIREFLIES and EL OTOÑO DE LAS LUCIÉRNAGAS by award-winning author Guadalupe García McCall!
✨Head to our website to learn more and and use code FALL25 for 40% off this exciting new young adult release!: www.leeandlow.com/books/fall-o...
✨Head to our website to learn more and and use code FALL25 for 40% off this exciting new young adult release!: www.leeandlow.com/books/fall-o...
October 21, 2025 at 1:52 PM
🎉Happy book birthday to FALL OF THE FIREFLIES and EL OTOÑO DE LAS LUCIÉRNAGAS by award-winning author Guadalupe García McCall!
✨Head to our website to learn more and and use code FALL25 for 40% off this exciting new young adult release!: www.leeandlow.com/books/fall-o...
✨Head to our website to learn more and and use code FALL25 for 40% off this exciting new young adult release!: www.leeandlow.com/books/fall-o...
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🚨GIVEAWAY ALERT!🚨
Enter for a chance to win a finished copy of Fall of the Fireflies (Seasons of Sisterhood #1) by Guadalupe Garcia McCall: www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...
Enter for a chance to win a finished copy of Fall of the Fireflies (Seasons of Sisterhood #1) by Guadalupe Garcia McCall: www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...
October 28, 2025 at 6:42 PM
🚨GIVEAWAY ALERT!🚨
Enter for a chance to win a finished copy of Fall of the Fireflies (Seasons of Sisterhood #1) by Guadalupe Garcia McCall: www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...
Enter for a chance to win a finished copy of Fall of the Fireflies (Seasons of Sisterhood #1) by Guadalupe Garcia McCall: www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...
Fall of the Fireflies was rhe correct Halloween read. www.leeandlow.com/books/fall-o... #booksky #yalit
Fall of the Fireflies (Seasons of Sisterhood #1)
From bestselling author Guadalupe García McCall comes the first book in the Seasons of Sisterhood trilogy, in which twins Velia and Delia take on a divine assignment to be monster-hunting warrior wome...
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November 1, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Fall of the Fireflies was rhe correct Halloween read. www.leeandlow.com/books/fall-o... #booksky #yalit
Here are some picture books and middle grade novels for use at the elementary school level and above that deal with #censorship in multiple forms including literacy and language bans. readingtl.blogspot.com/2025/10/cens... #booksky #literacy
Censorship and Literacy Bans
Back in 2017, I wrote a post including books that addressed censorship when I was preparing lessons for Banned Book Week in my elementary s...
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October 27, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Here are some picture books and middle grade novels for use at the elementary school level and above that deal with #censorship in multiple forms including literacy and language bans. readingtl.blogspot.com/2025/10/cens... #booksky #literacy
So excited to get an early copy of The Blue House I Loved by @kaokaliayang.bsky.social Her books always touch my heart and make me think. This one is no exception. Beautiful. www.upress.umn.edu/978151790797... I'll post a review later. #booksky
The Blue House I Loved
A Hmong girl tells the story of her beloved aunt and uncle’s first home in America—long gone, but still alive in the family’s memories The Blue Hous...
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October 27, 2025 at 12:16 AM
So excited to get an early copy of The Blue House I Loved by @kaokaliayang.bsky.social Her books always touch my heart and make me think. This one is no exception. Beautiful. www.upress.umn.edu/978151790797... I'll post a review later. #booksky
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Looking for a timely exploration of teens pushing back against book banning? Check out our review of THE STORY OF MY ANGER: richincolor.com/2025/10/revi...
October 17, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Looking for a timely exploration of teens pushing back against book banning? Check out our review of THE STORY OF MY ANGER: richincolor.com/2025/10/revi...
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Lydia Kang's K-Jane is a charming YA contemporary about culture and identity. Makes for a good readalike for KPop Demon Hunters as well. Out today from Quill Tree Books.
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Review: “K-Jane” by Lydia Kang
Release Date: October 21, 2025Publisher: Quill Tree BooksGenre: Young adult Description From acclaimed author Lydia Kang comes a funny, moving YA novel following a third-generation Korean American …
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October 21, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Lydia Kang's K-Jane is a charming YA contemporary about culture and identity. Makes for a good readalike for KPop Demon Hunters as well. Out today from Quill Tree Books.
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Happy Book Birthday to THE DEMON AND THE LIGHT by @axieoh.bsky.social, the second and final book in a duology about an amnesiac sword-for-hire and a village girl with a strange magical power who become entangled in worlds-altering events. And it has one starred review! ⭐ bit.ly/463VNni
#edusky
#edusky
October 21, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Happy Book Birthday to THE DEMON AND THE LIGHT by @axieoh.bsky.social, the second and final book in a duology about an amnesiac sword-for-hire and a village girl with a strange magical power who become entangled in worlds-altering events. And it has one starred review! ⭐ bit.ly/463VNni
#edusky
#edusky
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Rescue the future. Confront the past. THE LAST ORDER is in stores everywhere today!
October 21, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Rescue the future. Confront the past. THE LAST ORDER is in stores everywhere today!
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Quite a few new releases today to be excited about — richincolor.com/2025/10/new-... #booksky #yalit
New Releases – Rich in Color
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October 22, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Quite a few new releases today to be excited about — richincolor.com/2025/10/new-... #booksky #yalit
So I have watched a fair few k-dramas and have a playlist that is more than 8 hours of favorite songs from dramas and a few from movies.
October 20, 2025 at 6:49 AM
So I have watched a fair few k-dramas and have a playlist that is more than 8 hours of favorite songs from dramas and a few from movies.
sweet night time song open.spotify.com/track/1UBKXA... #kdrama
Good Night
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October 20, 2025 at 6:42 AM
sweet night time song open.spotify.com/track/1UBKXA... #kdrama
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A Texas school district has closed its middle school libraries.
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A Texas District Has Just Banned Students from Secondary School Libraries
In order to ban books from its libraries, New Braunfels Independent School District has just closed its libraries to middle and high schoolers.
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October 19, 2025 at 3:14 PM
A Texas school district has closed its middle school libraries.
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Want some books about censorship? Here are a few that are about censorship and/or anti-literacy laws that include picture books through adult titles. It's not complete and I appreciate recommendations. #booksky
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October 20, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Want some books about censorship? Here are a few that are about censorship and/or anti-literacy laws that include picture books through adult titles. It's not complete and I appreciate recommendations. #booksky
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Hey, hey you, that feeling you got when you were marching and rallying alongside millions of other Americans. That glee you're getting from liking every damn post even if you couldn't make it out. That's hope. And may it spur you to more action.
We're stronger together. Always.
We're stronger together. Always.
October 19, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Hey, hey you, that feeling you got when you were marching and rallying alongside millions of other Americans. That glee you're getting from liking every damn post even if you couldn't make it out. That's hope. And may it spur you to more action.
We're stronger together. Always.
We're stronger together. Always.
I’m really enjoying Soil: The Story of a Black Mother’s Garden by Camille T. Dungy app.thestorygraph.com/books/3d9e89... #booksky
Soil: The Story of a Black Mother's Garden by Camille T. Dungy
A seminal work that expands how we talk about the natural world and the environment as National B...
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October 19, 2025 at 3:25 AM
I’m really enjoying Soil: The Story of a Black Mother’s Garden by Camille T. Dungy app.thestorygraph.com/books/3d9e89... #booksky