Cordelia Jensen
@cordeliajensen.bsky.social
MG/YA verse novelist, author of LILAC AND THE SWITCHBACK, EVERY SHINY THING, SKYSCRAPING, THE WAY THE LIGHT BENDS. Creative writing teacher, freelance editor and certified book coach.
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Calling all 4th-7th grade educators! I’m so pleased to share this Discussion Guide of Lilac and the Switchback. Here are 4/16 pages of this truly amazing guide. You can find the rest on my website: www.cordeliajensen.com/classes #kidlit #middlegrade #versenovels #discussionguides #teachersofbluesky
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Take Five: Top 5 Books at My School This Fall
I'm curious what's moving the most at your libraries, especially if you're in Minnesota.
teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2025/11/21/t... @tltkaren.bsky.social
I'm curious what's moving the most at your libraries, especially if you're in Minnesota.
teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2025/11/21/t... @tltkaren.bsky.social
Take Five: Top 5 Books at My School This Fall
I'm curious what's moving the most at your libraries, especially if you're in Minnesota.
teenlibrariantoolbox.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Take Five: Top 5 Books at My School This Fall
I'm curious what's moving the most at your libraries, especially if you're in Minnesota.
teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2025/11/21/t... @tltkaren.bsky.social
I'm curious what's moving the most at your libraries, especially if you're in Minnesota.
teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2025/11/21/t... @tltkaren.bsky.social
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Starting to go through writing craft books for a novel story/structure/strategy MFA course I’m creating.
#academicsky
#academicsky
November 20, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Starting to go through writing craft books for a novel story/structure/strategy MFA course I’m creating.
#academicsky
#academicsky
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AI is now being used to “flag” school library books.
The new CLCD tool, Class-Shelf Plus v3, may speed up censorship under the guise of efficiency.
This development should alarm every librarian and educator. #TLSky #EduSkyAi #libraries #censorship open.substack.com/pub/aischool...
The new CLCD tool, Class-Shelf Plus v3, may speed up censorship under the guise of efficiency.
This development should alarm every librarian and educator. #TLSky #EduSkyAi #libraries #censorship open.substack.com/pub/aischool...
The Most Dangerous AI Tool for Libraries Yet
How Class-Shelf Plus v3 quietly turns censorship into an automated workflow and why every librarian should be alarmed.
open.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:34 PM
AI is now being used to “flag” school library books.
The new CLCD tool, Class-Shelf Plus v3, may speed up censorship under the guise of efficiency.
This development should alarm every librarian and educator. #TLSky #EduSkyAi #libraries #censorship open.substack.com/pub/aischool...
The new CLCD tool, Class-Shelf Plus v3, may speed up censorship under the guise of efficiency.
This development should alarm every librarian and educator. #TLSky #EduSkyAi #libraries #censorship open.substack.com/pub/aischool...
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Excited for the Granby Children’s Book Festival this weekend!! #middlegrade #kidlit #freeevent #mgbooks
November 12, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Excited for the Granby Children’s Book Festival this weekend!! #middlegrade #kidlit #freeevent #mgbooks
Excited for the Granby Children’s Book Festival this weekend!! #middlegrade #kidlit #freeevent #mgbooks
November 12, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Excited for the Granby Children’s Book Festival this weekend!! #middlegrade #kidlit #freeevent #mgbooks
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#kidlit crowd! Need a good read for a 9-13 year old? Called a “winning tale” by School Library Journal, a “tender story” in a starred review from Booklist and “well paced” by Horn Book. Check out this #versenovel today!
November 4, 2025 at 2:58 PM
#kidlit crowd! Need a good read for a 9-13 year old? Called a “winning tale” by School Library Journal, a “tender story” in a starred review from Booklist and “well paced” by Horn Book. Check out this #versenovel today!
#kidlit crowd! Need a good read for a 9-13 year old? Called a “winning tale” by School Library Journal, a “tender story” in a starred review from Booklist and “well paced” by Horn Book. Check out this #versenovel today!
November 4, 2025 at 2:58 PM
#kidlit crowd! Need a good read for a 9-13 year old? Called a “winning tale” by School Library Journal, a “tender story” in a starred review from Booklist and “well paced” by Horn Book. Check out this #versenovel today!
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Heads up #VerseNovel enthusiasts. I recently enjoyed reading and recommend #VerseNovels SPARK by @baronchrisbaron.bsky.social & LILAC AND THE SWITCHBACK by @cordeliajensen.bsky.social
October 27, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Heads up #VerseNovel enthusiasts. I recently enjoyed reading and recommend #VerseNovels SPARK by @baronchrisbaron.bsky.social & LILAC AND THE SWITCHBACK by @cordeliajensen.bsky.social
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Behind every great cat character there’s a real cat?? Certainly true with Lilac and the Switchback! This is Lyle, the inspiration behind Lilac’s cat London. Want to read more about London? Interested in coming of age middle grade NIV? Check out Lilac and the Switchback!
October 24, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Behind every great cat character there’s a real cat?? Certainly true with Lilac and the Switchback! This is Lyle, the inspiration behind Lilac’s cat London. Want to read more about London? Interested in coming of age middle grade NIV? Check out Lilac and the Switchback!
Behind every great cat character there’s a real cat?? Certainly true with Lilac and the Switchback! This is Lyle, the inspiration behind Lilac’s cat London. Want to read more about London? Interested in coming of age middle grade NIV? Check out Lilac and the Switchback!
October 24, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Behind every great cat character there’s a real cat?? Certainly true with Lilac and the Switchback! This is Lyle, the inspiration behind Lilac’s cat London. Want to read more about London? Interested in coming of age middle grade NIV? Check out Lilac and the Switchback!
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Oh hey, it's another cover reveal! This middle grade novel in verse comes out on 5-26, with gorgeous cover design by Greg Stadnyk and art by Suzie Mason! (Don’t miss Kestrel’s shadow!) Available for pre-order now!
October 22, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Oh hey, it's another cover reveal! This middle grade novel in verse comes out on 5-26, with gorgeous cover design by Greg Stadnyk and art by Suzie Mason! (Don’t miss Kestrel’s shadow!) Available for pre-order now!
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Thrilled for Aarzu All Around to be included in this brilliant round up of NIV! And I have so many to add to my TBR list and many I’ve ticked off😍
🌼 42 2025 Middle Grade and Young Adult Novels-In-Verse 🌼
popgoesthereader.com/42-2025-midd... #BookSky #KidLit #YALit #MGLit
popgoesthereader.com/42-2025-midd... #BookSky #KidLit #YALit #MGLit
October 19, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Thrilled for Aarzu All Around to be included in this brilliant round up of NIV! And I have so many to add to my TBR list and many I’ve ticked off😍
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Interested in reading the most recent YA/MG #versenovels ? Check out this comprehensive post!! #kidlit
🌼 42 2025 Middle Grade and Young Adult Novels-In-Verse 🌼
popgoesthereader.com/42-2025-midd... #BookSky #KidLit #YALit #MGLit
popgoesthereader.com/42-2025-midd... #BookSky #KidLit #YALit #MGLit
October 17, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Interested in reading the most recent YA/MG #versenovels ? Check out this comprehensive post!! #kidlit
Interested in reading the most recent YA/MG #versenovels ? Check out this comprehensive post!! #kidlit
🌼 42 2025 Middle Grade and Young Adult Novels-In-Verse 🌼
popgoesthereader.com/42-2025-midd... #BookSky #KidLit #YALit #MGLit
popgoesthereader.com/42-2025-midd... #BookSky #KidLit #YALit #MGLit
October 17, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Interested in reading the most recent YA/MG #versenovels ? Check out this comprehensive post!! #kidlit
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🌼 42 2025 Middle Grade and Young Adult Novels-In-Verse 🌼
popgoesthereader.com/42-2025-midd... #BookSky #KidLit #YALit #MGLit
popgoesthereader.com/42-2025-midd... #BookSky #KidLit #YALit #MGLit
October 17, 2025 at 2:47 PM
🌼 42 2025 Middle Grade and Young Adult Novels-In-Verse 🌼
popgoesthereader.com/42-2025-midd... #BookSky #KidLit #YALit #MGLit
popgoesthereader.com/42-2025-midd... #BookSky #KidLit #YALit #MGLit
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Some recent praise for Lilac and the Switchback!
October 17, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Some recent praise for Lilac and the Switchback!
Some recent praise for Lilac and the Switchback!
October 17, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Some recent praise for Lilac and the Switchback!
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Wonderful to interview @cordeliajensen.bsky.social about her new book Lilac and the Switchback for Cynsations...Read more at this link: cynthialeitichsmith.com/2025/09/auth...
@cynleitichsmith.bsky.social @holidayhouse.bsky.social
@cynleitichsmith.bsky.social @holidayhouse.bsky.social
October 16, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Wonderful to interview @cordeliajensen.bsky.social about her new book Lilac and the Switchback for Cynsations...Read more at this link: cynthialeitichsmith.com/2025/09/auth...
@cynleitichsmith.bsky.social @holidayhouse.bsky.social
@cynleitichsmith.bsky.social @holidayhouse.bsky.social
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ICYMI, @mitumalhotra.bsky.social provided me with such a special opportunity on the Cynsations blog. Read her interview of me here: cynthialeitichsmith.com/2025/09/auth... #kidlit #versenovels
October 15, 2025 at 5:49 PM
ICYMI, @mitumalhotra.bsky.social provided me with such a special opportunity on the Cynsations blog. Read her interview of me here: cynthialeitichsmith.com/2025/09/auth... #kidlit #versenovels
ICYMI, @mitumalhotra.bsky.social provided me with such a special opportunity on the Cynsations blog. Read her interview of me here: cynthialeitichsmith.com/2025/09/auth... #kidlit #versenovels
October 15, 2025 at 5:49 PM
ICYMI, @mitumalhotra.bsky.social provided me with such a special opportunity on the Cynsations blog. Read her interview of me here: cynthialeitichsmith.com/2025/09/auth... #kidlit #versenovels
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ICYMI, #LilacandtheSwitchback is a poetry.org 2025 Featured Fall Book for Young Readers!! #kidlit #middlegrade #poetry #versenovels
October 11, 2025 at 1:28 PM
ICYMI, #LilacandtheSwitchback is a poetry.org 2025 Featured Fall Book for Young Readers!! #kidlit #middlegrade #poetry #versenovels
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Grateful for this lovely review of Lilac and the Switchback in @thehornbook.bsky.social! Review is not final or published yet and will be excited to share all soon but here’s a glimpse! #kidlit #versenovels #middlegrade @holiday-house.bsky.social
October 12, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Grateful for this lovely review of Lilac and the Switchback in @thehornbook.bsky.social! Review is not final or published yet and will be excited to share all soon but here’s a glimpse! #kidlit #versenovels #middlegrade @holiday-house.bsky.social
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October 13, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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@sarahnfisk.bsky.social has a great podcast for people who want to see Kid Lit queries that have worked. There's a whole youtube playlist, too! youtu.be/nngGutSWBqU...
#KidLitChat
#KidLitChat
Queries, Qualms, & Quirks podcast trailer
YouTube video by Sarah Nicolas
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October 8, 2025 at 1:26 AM
@sarahnfisk.bsky.social has a great podcast for people who want to see Kid Lit queries that have worked. There's a whole youtube playlist, too! youtu.be/nngGutSWBqU...
#KidLitChat
#KidLitChat
Grateful for this lovely review of Lilac and the Switchback in @thehornbook.bsky.social! Review is not final or published yet and will be excited to share all soon but here’s a glimpse! #kidlit #versenovels #middlegrade @holiday-house.bsky.social
October 12, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Grateful for this lovely review of Lilac and the Switchback in @thehornbook.bsky.social! Review is not final or published yet and will be excited to share all soon but here’s a glimpse! #kidlit #versenovels #middlegrade @holiday-house.bsky.social