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Malinda Lo @malindalo.bsky.social · 1d

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

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Cynthia Platt @cynthiaplatt.bsky.social · Sep 9

Happy book birthday, lisaljrogers.bsky.social and Susan Reagan!

Cynthia Platt @cynthiaplatt.bsky.social · Sep 5

Thanks so much!

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Cynthia Platt @cynthiaplatt.bsky.social · Sep 5

Thank you!

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Cynthia Platt @cynthiaplatt.bsky.social · Sep 3

Coming on September 23rd!

@joshcleland.bsky.social @clarionbooks.bsky.social

#picturebooks #kidlit #Thanksgiving

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Tumblehome Inc @tumblehomeinc.bsky.social · Sep 3

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...

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Cynthia Platt @cynthiaplatt.bsky.social · Aug 23

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

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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Tumblehome Inc @tumblehomeinc.bsky.social · Aug 20

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

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Tumblehome Inc @tumblehomeinc.bsky.social · Aug 4

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

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Cynthia Platt @cynthiaplatt.bsky.social · Jul 8

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

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

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Cynthia Platt @cynthiaplatt.bsky.social · Jun 23

You're going to love it!

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Cynthia Platt @cynthiaplatt.bsky.social · Jun 17

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

Sabrina Fedel @writeawhile.bsky.social · Jun 17

Release day for my little croissant! This is her in NY living her best life😘

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Cynthia Platt @cynthiaplatt.bsky.social · Jun 3

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?

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Cynthia Platt @cynthiaplatt.bsky.social · Apr 24

That's so wonderful to hear--I appreciate the kind words about Easter Starring Egg and the @khanacademy.org Kids stories! Thank you for letting me know!

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Cynthia Platt @cynthiaplatt.bsky.social · Apr 12

Thanks for sharing, Cathy!

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Cynthia Platt @cynthiaplatt.bsky.social · Apr 12

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

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60 Minutes @60minutes.bsky.social · Apr 7

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.

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Cynthia Platt @cynthiaplatt.bsky.social · Mar 27

@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.

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Cynthia Platt @cynthiaplatt.bsky.social · Mar 19

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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Tumblehome Inc @tumblehomeinc.bsky.social · Mar 17

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