On September 21st, Lisa Stringfellow (@EngageReaders) will be @FrugalBookstore reading from her latest book, "Kingdom of Dust", in conversation with Susan Tan (@SusanSMTan). Audience Q&A and book signing to follow.
And on Saturday, the legendary 90 Second Newbery Film Festival returns to @BPLBoston! Last year our kid filmmakers brought us a battle-ready Frog and Toad and The Chronicles of Prydan as a D&D campaign - Iâm so excited to see whatâs next! 90secondnewbery.ticketleap.câŚ
Asian Americans allowing themselves to be used to scapegoat Black people & end Affirmative Action is particularly tragic given Asians were only able to immigrate to the United States b/c Black civil rights leaders passed immigration reform & demanded Asians receive equal accessđ
FWIW
Black rep in Ivy Leagues:
â˘Harvard 6.6%
â˘Yale 6.5%
â˘Brown 7.0%
â˘Princeton 4.7%
â˘Columbia 5.1%
â˘Cornell 5.0%
White rep in HBCUs:
â˘11.4%
Despite AA, Ivy Leagues are worse at accepting Black students than HBCUs are at accepting white studentsâand now even AA is goneđ
It was so amazing to be back on @ABookishHome and to talk all things middle grade and ghosts! You can listen to our talk at the link below! Thank you so much for having me Laura!!
Itâs such a treat to have @SusanSMTan back on the podcast today to discuss Ghosts, Toasts, and Other Hazards, her middle-grade novel about a girl who must overcome her worries to find the truth behind her townâs urban legend: buff.ly/3qRayI3#middlegrade#summerreading
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It was such a joy and honor to get to kick off summer reading at the @WatertownPubLib library! We discussed writing and favorite summer activities (ice cream and swimming ranked high). Thank you so much for having me!!
It was a joy to watch young readers meet a literary celebrity at the Library last night. 𤊠Thanks, @SusanSMTan!
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This wonderful collection of new middle grade novels feature leading characters you & your young readers are sure to fall in love with! Tune in Saturday, May 27th at 4pm to hear @SusanSMTan, @ConfusedNarwhal, and @MaisieWrites chat about their books. RSVP: crowdcast.io/c/mg-reads-0527âŚ
This wonderful collection of new middle grade novels feature leading characters you & your young readers are sure to fall in love with! Tune in Saturday, May 27th at 4pm to hear @SusanSMTan, @ConfusedNarwhal, and @MaisieWrites chat about their books. RSVP: crowdcast.io/c/mg-reads-0527âŚ
PETS RULE #3: KITTENS ARE MONSTERS! by @SusanSMTan â With humor, engaging artwork, and nonstop action, this early chapter book series about a Chihuahua who wants to rule the world is just right for any emerging reader. đś
Hello @cafecliche is the best. So you should come see her and me tonight at @PorterSqBooks! We will talk about our love of ghosts and stories! Our outfits have been coordinated! You don't want to miss this!!
This is TOMORROW!! I am desperately trying to be normal about the fact that I get to interview one of my favorite humans about this unbelievably special book, and I am FAILING. Boston area folks, please come and join us at @PorterSqBooks!