Cynthia Platt
@cynthiaplatt.bsky.social
Author of #kidlit -- board books, picture books, middle grade, and YA. Reader, baker, easily hyperfixated. Proudly represented by @casahasegawa of @the_t2_agency. For queries, contact [email protected].
www.cynthiaplattbooks.com
www.cynthiaplattbooks.com
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Turkeys in Disguise
Check out Turkeys in Disguise - <p><strong>A hilariously fun read-aloud picture book where children think quickly and creatively to disguise a group of turkeys and save them from becoming Thanksgiving...
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An advance copy of Turkeys in Disguise has arrived and it's as quirky and fun as @joshcleland.bsky.social and I could make it! It's out in September but you can pre-order here if you're interested: bookshop.org/p/books/turk... 🙂
#kidlit #clarionbooks #picturebooks #thanksgiving #turkeys
#kidlit #clarionbooks #picturebooks #thanksgiving #turkeys
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Looking for an afterschool curriculum that helps middle school aged kids understand and advocate for their own social-emotional needs, and gain skills in navigating social situations? Visit www.4leaflearning.org to learn about Clover for Youth!
#edusky #afterschool #resilience #21stcenturyskills
#edusky #afterschool #resilience #21stcenturyskills
November 18, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Looking for an afterschool curriculum that helps middle school aged kids understand and advocate for their own social-emotional needs, and gain skills in navigating social situations? Visit www.4leaflearning.org to learn about Clover for Youth!
#edusky #afterschool #resilience #21stcenturyskills
#edusky #afterschool #resilience #21stcenturyskills
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In August, S.2328 the freedom to read bill moved to the Senate Committee for Ways and Means where it's been sitting for a hot second. If you're state Senator is on the committee reach out to urge them to move the bill forward
Senate Committee on Ways and Means
Use MyLegislature to follow bills, hearings, and legislators that interest you.
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October 22, 2025 at 4:39 PM
In August, S.2328 the freedom to read bill moved to the Senate Committee for Ways and Means where it's been sitting for a hot second. If you're state Senator is on the committee reach out to urge them to move the bill forward
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Hey, Massachusetts! Help tell our legislators they should pass An Act Regarding Free Expression to protect libraries, schools, and authors from book bans by sending them a postcard! Instructions on how to do this and where to get postcards here: www.massfreedomtoread.org/act @massaabb.bsky.social
Take Action — Mass Freedom To Read
www.massfreedomtoread.org
October 9, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Hey, Massachusetts! Help tell our legislators they should pass An Act Regarding Free Expression to protect libraries, schools, and authors from book bans by sending them a postcard! Instructions on how to do this and where to get postcards here: www.massfreedomtoread.org/act @massaabb.bsky.social
Happy book birthday, lisaljrogers.bsky.social and Susan Reagan!
September 9, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Happy book birthday, lisaljrogers.bsky.social and Susan Reagan!
Coming on September 23rd!
@joshcleland.bsky.social @clarionbooks.bsky.social
#picturebooks #kidlit #Thanksgiving
@joshcleland.bsky.social @clarionbooks.bsky.social
#picturebooks #kidlit #Thanksgiving
September 3, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Coming on September 23rd!
@joshcleland.bsky.social @clarionbooks.bsky.social
#picturebooks #kidlit #Thanksgiving
@joshcleland.bsky.social @clarionbooks.bsky.social
#picturebooks #kidlit #Thanksgiving
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Tumblehome, in collaboration with The Concord Consortium, refined a free data sonification plugin, "Sonify." Developed as part of the NSF-funded COVID-Inspired Data Science Education through Epidemiology (CIDSEE) project, to help middle schoolers better understand data on infectious diseases. #STEM
Listening to Data — TH
As part of the National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded COVID-Inspired Data Science Education through Epidemiology (CIDSEE) project , Tumblehome has been collaborating with the Concord Consortium f...
www.tumblehome.org
September 3, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Tumblehome, in collaboration with The Concord Consortium, refined a free data sonification plugin, "Sonify." Developed as part of the NSF-funded COVID-Inspired Data Science Education through Epidemiology (CIDSEE) project, to help middle schoolers better understand data on infectious diseases. #STEM
Turkeys in Disguise hits the shelves one month from today but you can pre-order a copy now. Use the Bookshop site to help out your local indie bookstore (or one of mine: Saltwater Books, @copperdogbooks.bsky.social @whitelambooks.bsky.social, and @silverunicornbooks.bsky.social )!
#kidlit
#kidlit
Turkeys in Disguise
Check out Turkeys in Disguise - <p><strong>A hilariously fun read-aloud picture book where children think quickly and creatively to disguise a group of turkeys and save them from becoming Thanksgiving...
bookshop.org
August 23, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Turkeys in Disguise hits the shelves one month from today but you can pre-order a copy now. Use the Bookshop site to help out your local indie bookstore (or one of mine: Saltwater Books, @copperdogbooks.bsky.social @whitelambooks.bsky.social, and @silverunicornbooks.bsky.social )!
#kidlit
#kidlit
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Interested in teaching kids more about epidemiology and data science? Check out the article "Data Stores About Disesase: Data-Centered Epidemiology in Secondary Schools"!
#edusky #teachersky #afterschool #STEMSky #STEM #middleschool #middleschoolSTEM #MiddleSchoolEducators #data #epidemiology
#edusky #teachersky #afterschool #STEMSky #STEM #middleschool #middleschoolSTEM #MiddleSchoolEducators #data #epidemiology
General 2 — TH
www.tumblehome.org
August 20, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Interested in teaching kids more about epidemiology and data science? Check out the article "Data Stores About Disesase: Data-Centered Epidemiology in Secondary Schools"!
#edusky #teachersky #afterschool #STEMSky #STEM #middleschool #middleschoolSTEM #MiddleSchoolEducators #data #epidemiology
#edusky #teachersky #afterschool #STEMSky #STEM #middleschool #middleschoolSTEM #MiddleSchoolEducators #data #epidemiology
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We’re looking for afterschool educators to pilot our EDGE (Environmental Design & Green Engineering) program. FREE training & curriculum. More info and sign up below!
#edusky #teachersky #engineering #environment #afterschool #STEMSky #STEM #middleschool #middleschoolSTEM #MiddleSchoolEducators
#edusky #teachersky #engineering #environment #afterschool #STEMSky #STEM #middleschool #middleschoolSTEM #MiddleSchoolEducators
August 4, 2025 at 6:59 PM
We’re looking for afterschool educators to pilot our EDGE (Environmental Design & Green Engineering) program. FREE training & curriculum. More info and sign up below!
#edusky #teachersky #engineering #environment #afterschool #STEMSky #STEM #middleschool #middleschoolSTEM #MiddleSchoolEducators
#edusky #teachersky #engineering #environment #afterschool #STEMSky #STEM #middleschool #middleschoolSTEM #MiddleSchoolEducators
An advance copy of Turkeys in Disguise has arrived and it's as quirky and fun as @joshcleland.bsky.social and I could make it! It's out in September but you can pre-order here if you're interested: bookshop.org/p/books/turk... 🙂
#kidlit #clarionbooks #picturebooks #thanksgiving #turkeys
#kidlit #clarionbooks #picturebooks #thanksgiving #turkeys
Turkeys in Disguise
Check out Turkeys in Disguise - <p><strong>A hilariously fun read-aloud picture book where children think quickly and creatively to disguise a group of turkeys and save them from becoming Thanksgiving...
bookshop.org
July 8, 2025 at 4:28 PM
An advance copy of Turkeys in Disguise has arrived and it's as quirky and fun as @joshcleland.bsky.social and I could make it! It's out in September but you can pre-order here if you're interested: bookshop.org/p/books/turk... 🙂
#kidlit #clarionbooks #picturebooks #thanksgiving #turkeys
#kidlit #clarionbooks #picturebooks #thanksgiving #turkeys
Happy book birthday to @writeawhile.bsky.social and All Paths Lead to Paris! I've already read and loved this book--you will too!
#YA #YAromance
#YA #YAromance
Release day for my little croissant! This is her in NY living her best life😘
June 17, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Happy book birthday to @writeawhile.bsky.social and All Paths Lead to Paris! I've already read and loved this book--you will too!
#YA #YAromance
#YA #YAromance
Put together a little list of YA stories told in multiple voices / POVs on #shepherd, which helps promote books in a reader-driven way! shepherd.com/best-books/y...
The best YA books told in multiple points of view
Cynthia Platt shares the 5 best books on YA told in multiple points of view. Have you read Clap When You Land?
shepherd.com
June 3, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Put together a little list of YA stories told in multiple voices / POVs on #shepherd, which helps promote books in a reader-driven way! shepherd.com/best-books/y...
Coming this fall to a bookstore near you, and illustrated by the deeply funny @joshcleland.bsky.social (seriously--I crack up every time I look at the illustrations)!
Pre-order here: bookshop.org/beta-search?...
#clarionbooks #picturebook #kidlit #thanksgiving #turkeys
Pre-order here: bookshop.org/beta-search?...
#clarionbooks #picturebook #kidlit #thanksgiving #turkeys
April 12, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Coming this fall to a bookstore near you, and illustrated by the deeply funny @joshcleland.bsky.social (seriously--I crack up every time I look at the illustrations)!
Pre-order here: bookshop.org/beta-search?...
#clarionbooks #picturebook #kidlit #thanksgiving #turkeys
Pre-order here: bookshop.org/beta-search?...
#clarionbooks #picturebook #kidlit #thanksgiving #turkeys
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60 Minutes could find no criminal records for 75% of the Venezuelans the U.S. sent to a notorious mega-prison in El Salvador. https://cbsn.ws/4clubLP
Trump administration deports gay makeup artist to prison in El Salvador
A gay man with no known criminal record sought asylum in the U.S. He's since become one of 238 Venezuelan migrants deported to a notorious prison in El Salvador by the Trump administration.
cbsn.ws
April 7, 2025 at 12:34 AM
60 Minutes could find no criminal records for 75% of the Venezuelans the U.S. sent to a notorious mega-prison in El Salvador. https://cbsn.ws/4clubLP
@bostonglobe.com, "detention" doesn't really capture what happened during Rumeysa Ozturk's kidnapping by ICE.
Tufts graduate student detained by federal authorities sent to Louisiana - The Boston Globe
Masked plainclothes officers arrested Rumeysa Ozturk outside a Somerville home Tuesday evening.
www.bostonglobe.com
March 27, 2025 at 12:25 PM
@bostonglobe.com, "detention" doesn't really capture what happened during Rumeysa Ozturk's kidnapping by ICE.
Had a wonderful time celebrating Kate Fussner's new book 13 Ways to Say Goodbye at @portersqbooks.bsky.social last night!
March 19, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Had a wonderful time celebrating Kate Fussner's new book 13 Ways to Say Goodbye at @portersqbooks.bsky.social last night!
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Four leaf clovers aren't just good luck--they're also the form of the pearinc.org Clover Model for Youth Development. Learn more about the Clover for Youth summer curriculum here: bit.ly/3Rgbj7c and sign up to be part of the learning and fun here: forms.gle/ZKzzXUbW2M7e... 🍀
#summer2025 #resilience
#summer2025 #resilience
Clover for Youth application
Clover for Youth is a 6-session curriculum designed to help middle school aged students understand and advocate for their own social-emotional needs and gain skills in navigating social situations usi...
forms.gle
March 17, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Four leaf clovers aren't just good luck--they're also the form of the pearinc.org Clover Model for Youth Development. Learn more about the Clover for Youth summer curriculum here: bit.ly/3Rgbj7c and sign up to be part of the learning and fun here: forms.gle/ZKzzXUbW2M7e... 🍀
#summer2025 #resilience
#summer2025 #resilience
Bring back one cancelled TV show.
March 5, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Bring back one cancelled TV show.
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Tumblehome recently attended and presented at the inaugural Data Science Education K–12: Research to Practice Conference in San Antonio, Texas. We left feeling energized to continue our work as part of this broader K–12 data science education community/movement. Learn more here! #STEMEd
Tumblehome at the Data Science Education K–12: Research to Practice Conference — TH
From February 17th to 19th, Penny Noyce and I attended and presented at the inaugural Data Science Education K–12: Research to Practice Conference in San Antonio, Texas. We learned a lot from 200+ o...
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March 3, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Tumblehome recently attended and presented at the inaugural Data Science Education K–12: Research to Practice Conference in San Antonio, Texas. We left feeling energized to continue our work as part of this broader K–12 data science education community/movement. Learn more here! #STEMEd
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Incredibly important, that passport gender marker f**kery violated the APA. They quietly opened a 30 day window (15 days ago) for public comment to "create" legal author for it - comments do carry weight in court #lgbtqia+ #transrights #passports
defcon.social/@deviantolla...
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Deviant Ollam (@[email protected])
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Many of you know that the administration is trying a lot of fuckery with US Passports and gender markers right now. They violated the Administrative Procedure Act by doing this wit...
defcon.social
March 1, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Incredibly important, that passport gender marker f**kery violated the APA. They quietly opened a 30 day window (15 days ago) for public comment to "create" legal author for it - comments do carry weight in court #lgbtqia+ #transrights #passports
defcon.social/@deviantolla...
defcon.social/@deviantolla...
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Take the first step in joining the campaign against book bans!
Sign and share the petition today.
www.bookbanpetition.us
Sign and share the petition today.
www.bookbanpetition.us
PETITION: Don't Ban Books in the United States
Proposed censorship measures in several states could deny your right to read some books in our Nation's libraries and lead to librarians facing criminal charges for the books on the shelves.
www.bookbanpetition.us
February 16, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Take the first step in joining the campaign against book bans!
Sign and share the petition today.
www.bookbanpetition.us
Sign and share the petition today.
www.bookbanpetition.us
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The 2025 #PBParty contest entry window is officially open... until 8 pm Eastern. 🎉
The judges and I are sending tons of good luck wishes your way and can't wait to read your submissions. ✨✨✨✨
How many entries do you think we'll have this year?
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The judges and I are sending tons of good luck wishes your way and can't wait to read your submissions. ✨✨✨✨
How many entries do you think we'll have this year?
mindyalyseweiss.com/...
February 3, 2025 at 5:00 AM
The 2025 #PBParty contest entry window is officially open... until 8 pm Eastern. 🎉
The judges and I are sending tons of good luck wishes your way and can't wait to read your submissions. ✨✨✨✨
How many entries do you think we'll have this year?
mindyalyseweiss.com/...
The judges and I are sending tons of good luck wishes your way and can't wait to read your submissions. ✨✨✨✨
How many entries do you think we'll have this year?
mindyalyseweiss.com/...
The lovely couple we share a yard with--we've become quite good friends.
January 23, 2025 at 1:57 PM
The lovely couple we share a yard with--we've become quite good friends.
Having already been lucky to read @writeawhile.bsky.social's All Paths Lead to Paris--it's worth every bit of the hype!
www.forbes.com/sites/entert...
All Paths Lead to Paris has gotten a special mention under romance books for teens!!
All Paths Lead to Paris has gotten a special mention under romance books for teens!!
The 40 Most-Anticipated Young Adult Books Of 2025
Explore some of the best young adult books publishing in 2025, including mysteries, romances, thrillers and more.
www.forbes.com
January 10, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Having already been lucky to read @writeawhile.bsky.social's All Paths Lead to Paris--it's worth every bit of the hype!