BookBreak
@bookbreak4schools.bsky.social
We make hearing from inspiring authors a part of the school day by bringing 2-3 bestselling children’s authors to schools each month via live stream.
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What an amazing talk with Jennifer Nielsen today! She shared the fascinating story of the origin of A Night Divided as well as some inspirational words of encouragement. We got a sneak peek at her next book too! What was your favorite part?
November 25, 2025 at 11:32 PM
What an amazing talk with Jennifer Nielsen today! She shared the fascinating story of the origin of A Night Divided as well as some inspirational words of encouragement. We got a sneak peek at her next book too! What was your favorite part?
We are so excited to talk with Jennifer Nielsen about her incredible historical fiction! This middle school talk is available to elementary schools as well. Are you off the whole week? No worries! The recording will be waiting for you when you return.
November 23, 2025 at 8:17 PM
We are so excited to talk with Jennifer Nielsen about her incredible historical fiction! This middle school talk is available to elementary schools as well. Are you off the whole week? No worries! The recording will be waiting for you when you return.
Congratulations to Dr. Christiana Succar for a fantastic poster presentation at NCTE in Denver this afternoon! She will be presenting a session Sunday morning as well.
#ncteconference2025 #NCTE
#ncteconference2025 #NCTE
November 22, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Congratulations to Dr. Christiana Succar for a fantastic poster presentation at NCTE in Denver this afternoon! She will be presenting a session Sunday morning as well.
#ncteconference2025 #NCTE
#ncteconference2025 #NCTE
We had a great time talking with Zetta Elliott yesterday. Did you know that she does, in fact, have dragons in her bag?
November 21, 2025 at 4:56 PM
We had a great time talking with Zetta Elliott yesterday. Did you know that she does, in fact, have dragons in her bag?
We are so excited to go on a magical mission with Zetta Elliott this week! We are looking forward to talking about adventure, magic, and baby dragons! Will we see you there?
November 17, 2025 at 2:25 AM
We are so excited to go on a magical mission with Zetta Elliott this week! We are looking forward to talking about adventure, magic, and baby dragons! Will we see you there?
We had a great conversation with Angeline Boulley today! She shared about the real people who inspired her story as well as some super interesting research she did while writing and more. Have you watched it yet?
November 13, 2025 at 11:49 PM
We had a great conversation with Angeline Boulley today! She shared about the real people who inspired her story as well as some super interesting research she did while writing and more. Have you watched it yet?
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2nd graders enjoyed today's @bookbreak4schools.bsky.social virtual author visit with Saadia Faruqi. They had so much playing along with the Yasmin book cover game & they were so excited that they checked out pretty much all of the library's Yasmin books after the visit! #kidlit #SchoolLibrary #TLSky
November 13, 2025 at 2:59 AM
2nd graders enjoyed today's @bookbreak4schools.bsky.social virtual author visit with Saadia Faruqi. They had so much playing along with the Yasmin book cover game & they were so excited that they checked out pretty much all of the library's Yasmin books after the visit! #kidlit #SchoolLibrary #TLSky
We loved talking to Saadia Faruqi today! She told us Yasmin's origin story, taught us some words in Urdu, played a fun guessing game, and shared about her other series! What was your favorite part?
November 12, 2025 at 6:44 PM
We loved talking to Saadia Faruqi today! She told us Yasmin's origin story, taught us some words in Urdu, played a fun guessing game, and shared about her other series! What was your favorite part?
Happy book birthday to:
📚 Vida: The Mice, the Cat, and the Alebrije by Duncan Tonatiuh
📚 A Matter of Murder by @tirzahprice.bsky.social
We can’t wait to read them! Thank you for being part of BookBreak!
📚 Vida: The Mice, the Cat, and the Alebrije by Duncan Tonatiuh
📚 A Matter of Murder by @tirzahprice.bsky.social
We can’t wait to read them! Thank you for being part of BookBreak!
November 11, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Happy book birthday to:
📚 Vida: The Mice, the Cat, and the Alebrije by Duncan Tonatiuh
📚 A Matter of Murder by @tirzahprice.bsky.social
We can’t wait to read them! Thank you for being part of BookBreak!
📚 Vida: The Mice, the Cat, and the Alebrije by Duncan Tonatiuh
📚 A Matter of Murder by @tirzahprice.bsky.social
We can’t wait to read them! Thank you for being part of BookBreak!
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Looking forward to tomorrow’s @bookbreak4schools.bsky.social visit with Saadia Faruqi! Her Yasmin & Marya Khan books are loved by our school’s readers. #kidlit #SchoolLibrary #TLSky #EduSky
November 11, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Looking forward to tomorrow’s @bookbreak4schools.bsky.social visit with Saadia Faruqi! Her Yasmin & Marya Khan books are loved by our school’s readers. #kidlit #SchoolLibrary #TLSky #EduSky
Does BookBreak have two more amazing authors joining us this week? You know we do! Saadia Faruqi will be talking to elementary students on Wednesday and Angeline Boulley will join high school students on Thursday. Which one will you be watching?
November 9, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Does BookBreak have two more amazing authors joining us this week? You know we do! Saadia Faruqi will be talking to elementary students on Wednesday and Angeline Boulley will join high school students on Thursday. Which one will you be watching?
Randall Munroe @xkcd.com took us on an amazing journey today, from Nasa Roboticist to Web Cartoonist to having an asteroid named after him. He included so many great life lessons along the way! What was your favorite part?
November 6, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Randall Munroe @xkcd.com took us on an amazing journey today, from Nasa Roboticist to Web Cartoonist to having an asteroid named after him. He included so many great life lessons along the way! What was your favorite part?
Family, identity, heritage, and self-discovery. What an amazing talk with @juanamartinezn.bsky.social! Plus she read part of Alma to us and taught us to draw a cute little bird. Did you watch the English version or the Spanish version?
November 4, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Family, identity, heritage, and self-discovery. What an amazing talk with @juanamartinezn.bsky.social! Plus she read part of Alma to us and taught us to draw a cute little bird. Did you watch the English version or the Spanish version?
Happy book birthday to:
📚 Forests by @nellcrossbeckerman.bsky.social
📚 We Fell Apart by @elockhartbooks.bsky.social
We can’t wait to read them! Thank you for being part of BookBreak!
📚 Forests by @nellcrossbeckerman.bsky.social
📚 We Fell Apart by @elockhartbooks.bsky.social
We can’t wait to read them! Thank you for being part of BookBreak!
November 4, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Happy book birthday to:
📚 Forests by @nellcrossbeckerman.bsky.social
📚 We Fell Apart by @elockhartbooks.bsky.social
We can’t wait to read them! Thank you for being part of BookBreak!
📚 Forests by @nellcrossbeckerman.bsky.social
📚 We Fell Apart by @elockhartbooks.bsky.social
We can’t wait to read them! Thank you for being part of BookBreak!
So excited for this week! Juana Martinez-Neal @juanamartinezn.bsky.social will be talking to our elementary subscribers in both English and Spanish. Randall Munroe @xkcd.com will be sharing his scientific questions with our middle & high school subscribers. Which one will you be watching?
November 2, 2025 at 6:25 PM
So excited for this week! Juana Martinez-Neal @juanamartinezn.bsky.social will be talking to our elementary subscribers in both English and Spanish. Randall Munroe @xkcd.com will be sharing his scientific questions with our middle & high school subscribers. Which one will you be watching?
Happy November! We are grateful for librarians and teachers, authors and illustrators, this month and every month! We are super excited for these six amazing talks coming up. Which one are you looking forward to most?
November 1, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Happy November! We are grateful for librarians and teachers, authors and illustrators, this month and every month! We are super excited for these six amazing talks coming up. Which one are you looking forward to most?
We had an amazing time talking with @dhonielle.bsky.social today! She spoke about the importance of friendship and the joys of collaboration. We got a little insight into each of the co-authors of Blackout and we learned about the upcoming third novel in the series! What was your favorite part?
October 23, 2025 at 10:12 PM
We had an amazing time talking with @dhonielle.bsky.social today! She spoke about the importance of friendship and the joys of collaboration. We got a little insight into each of the co-authors of Blackout and we learned about the upcoming third novel in the series! What was your favorite part?
Happy 25th anniversary to Because of Winn-Dixie! 🎂 🎈 We had the pleasure of talking to Kate DiCamillo today as she reflected on the power of “writing herself home” and left us all feeling cozy, connected, and inspired. Which of the characters would YOU invite to dinner?
October 21, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Happy 25th anniversary to Because of Winn-Dixie! 🎂 🎈 We had the pleasure of talking to Kate DiCamillo today as she reflected on the power of “writing herself home” and left us all feeling cozy, connected, and inspired. Which of the characters would YOU invite to dinner?
It's going to be a great week at BookBreak! We are excited to welcome Kate DiCamillo back to our elementary program on Tuesday. The incredible @dhonielle.bsky.social will be speaking to students on our high school program on Thursday. It will be a week of friendship and families. We can't wait!
October 19, 2025 at 9:47 PM
It's going to be a great week at BookBreak! We are excited to welcome Kate DiCamillo back to our elementary program on Tuesday. The incredible @dhonielle.bsky.social will be speaking to students on our high school program on Thursday. It will be a week of friendship and families. We can't wait!
Today's talk with Aaron Reynolds was a little bit rowdy, a little bit creepy, and a lot of laughs. We learned how he turned into a reader, what things he finds creepy, and even heard him read from his newest book! What was your favorite part?
October 16, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Today's talk with Aaron Reynolds was a little bit rowdy, a little bit creepy, and a lot of laughs. We learned how he turned into a reader, what things he finds creepy, and even heard him read from his newest book! What was your favorite part?
Such a powerful talk with Linda Sue Park today! She shared behind the scenes information about A Long Walk to Water, then inspired us with what students have been doing to help. There was even a quick water quiz with some shocking facts. Have you and your students watched yet?
October 16, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Such a powerful talk with Linda Sue Park today! She shared behind the scenes information about A Long Walk to Water, then inspired us with what students have been doing to help. There was even a quick water quiz with some shocking facts. Have you and your students watched yet?
We are so excited to talk with Aaron Reynolds and Linda Sue Park this week! Both of these books are favorites of students, teachers, and librarians. Are you tuning in live or will you be watching on demand afterward? Don't forget, we always provide ready to use activities for each talk.
October 12, 2025 at 1:12 PM
We are so excited to talk with Aaron Reynolds and Linda Sue Park this week! Both of these books are favorites of students, teachers, and librarians. Are you tuning in live or will you be watching on demand afterward? Don't forget, we always provide ready to use activities for each talk.
What a fabulous time with Kait Kerrigan, our first BookBreak talk featuring a playwright! Kait pulled back the curtain to reveal how she adapted The Great Gatsby into a critically acclaimed Broadway musical, including the process of writing and casting. Share this one with your theater kids!
October 1, 2025 at 8:32 PM
What a fabulous time with Kait Kerrigan, our first BookBreak talk featuring a playwright! Kait pulled back the curtain to reveal how she adapted The Great Gatsby into a critically acclaimed Broadway musical, including the process of writing and casting. Share this one with your theater kids!
We had so much fun talking to @lisayee.bsky.social today! She showed us interesting non-book items that she has written, played a fun acronym game, and got a sneak peek of the cover of Misfits Book 3 coming in January! What was your favorite part?
September 30, 2025 at 9:03 PM
We had so much fun talking to @lisayee.bsky.social today! She showed us interesting non-book items that she has written, played a fun acronym game, and got a sneak peek of the cover of Misfits Book 3 coming in January! What was your favorite part?