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Crystal Brunelle
@librarygrl2.bsky.social
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I’m an elementary teacher librarian, avid reader, tea drinker, and co-founder/YA blogger at Rich in Color http://richincolor.com/. I also post on a personal blog readingtl.blogspot.com & Storygraph at crystalreading. (she/her) #kidlit #ethnicstudies
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Crystal Brunelle @librarygrl2.bsky.social · 1d
YouTube gives me a mix of Spanish, Korean, and English ads at this point. I guess they are not sure which ones are most useful or they are trying to help me practice. 😏
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Crystal Brunelle @librarygrl2.bsky.social · 2d
I read Fledgling by S.K. Ali back in March and that started my love for cinnamon rose tea. #booksky
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Jenna Lee-Yun @jennaleeyun.bsky.social · 2d
WOW What an huge honor!! Thank you so much to @theignyteawards.bsky.social, everyone who voted, and the readers and writers supporting BIPOC speculative stories ❤️
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The Ignyte Awards @theignyteawards.bsky.social · 2d
The winner of the #2025IgnyteAwards for Outstanding Middle Grade is THE LAST RHEE WITCH by Jenna Lee-Yun
2025 Winner Outstanding Middle Grade: THE LAST RHEE WITCH by Jenna Lee-Yun
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Adib Khorram @adibkhorram.bsky.social · 2d
OMG
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The Ignyte Awards @theignyteawards.bsky.social · 2d
And the Community Award for Outstanding Efforts in Service of Inclusion and Equitable Practice in Genre goes to @authorsabb.bsky.social
#2025IgnyteAwards
2025 Winner of the Community Award: Authors Against Book Bans
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The Ignyte Awards @theignyteawards.bsky.social · 2d
The #2025IgnyteAwards for Outstanding Comics Team: Jes and Cin Wibowo for LUNAR BOY
2025 Winner Outstanding Comics Team: LUNAR BOY by Jes and Cin Wibowo
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Crystal Brunelle @librarygrl2.bsky.social · 2d
Wow! 😬
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skellyton bones jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 6d
Goddamn right.
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Library Girl @jenniferlagarde.bsky.social · 6d
It’s me. Your favorite #bannedbooksweek curmudgeon. Just popping in to rain all over your caution tape.

#tlsky #tlskychat #librarians #skybrarians #edusky
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PEN America @penamerica.bsky.social · 6d
Photo of Sarah Jessica Parker and a quote from her that reads: "To censor a book is to limit imagination, curiosity, connection, empathy, and inspiration." PEN America logo appears at bottom.
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Crystal Brunelle @librarygrl2.bsky.social · 6d
At a moon festival celebration over the weekend I was introduced to butter mochi. Since I had the ingredients at home, I tried making it tonight. It is incredibly delicious. So glad someone brought it and shared how to make it.
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Rich in Color @richincolor.bsky.social · 6d
More books for #bannedbooksweek richincolor.com/2025/10/bann... #booksky
Banned Books Week Day 2 – Rich in Color
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Rich in Color @richincolor.bsky.social · 6d
And yet more books that have been banned - richincolor.com/2025/10/bann... #bannedbolksweek #booksky
Banned Books Week Day 3 – Rich in Color
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Ryan Estrada @ryanestrada.com · 8d
"Good Old-Fashioned Korean Spirit works because it makes these long-ago events and the struggle for democracy feel personal — maybe that's why the contents have been so disturbing to book banners in the U.S."
-Jon Dunbar, The Korea Times.
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Ryan Estrada @ryanestrada.com · 7d
It's our book birthday!!!

Good Old Fashioned Korean Spirit is finally out there in the world! Hyun Sook and I are so proud and excited to share this book with you! Get it at your local bookstore, local library, or wherever you get books!
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Rich in Color @richincolor.bsky.social · 7d
It’s an exciting release week! We’ve got a dozen titles on our radar, so there are plenty of options for all readers:

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New Releases – Rich in Color
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Rich in Color @richincolor.bsky.social · 8d
We’ll be highlighting banned books this week. Here are a few we’ve reviewed over the years — richincolor.com #booksky
Rich in Color – Reading & Reviewing Diverse YA Books
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Crystal Brunelle @librarygrl2.bsky.social · 11d
I will check it out. Thanks.
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Crystal Brunelle @librarygrl2.bsky.social · 11d
It seems like it will go well with our research project looking at the history of our school, the land it is on, and who has been there over time.
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Crystal Brunelle @librarygrl2.bsky.social · 12d
Just replied there. I’m excited to read your book.
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Crystal Brunelle @librarygrl2.bsky.social · 12d
How exciting! Thanks so much.
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Tasslyn - AKA Dr. Sasslyn @tasslyn.bsky.social · 13d
Proud to work on this with some great folks fighting for the freedom to read. Of note - SO MANY ALLIES. @heykellyjensen.bsky.social @flfreedomread.bsky.social and @txfreedomread.bsky.social!!!! pen.org/report/the-n...
The Normalization of Book Banning
This report offers a window into the complex and extensive climate of censorship between July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025.
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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 15d
EVERYONE STOP EVERYTHING Mychal the Librarian is hosting the Reading Rainbow revival!!!

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Reading Rainbow Is Back, With Mychal the Librarian Hosting! - Reactor
The butterfly is back in the sky; can’t wait to fly twice as high.
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Daniel Kibblesmith @kibblesmith.com · 16d
For the life of me, I can’t figure out why the wealthiest and most powerful companies are hemorrhaging money to invest in a technology whose only logical endgame is to get us to unlearn problem solving and working together.
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Crystal Brunelle @librarygrl2.bsky.social · 16d
So cool. I was just out back listening to two owls in different trees just beyond our yard. One in the yard to the west and one in a yard to the north. Then they each flew over our backyard one at a time. One to the south and one southeast so I got to see them from below. 😊 🦉
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Crystal Brunelle @librarygrl2.bsky.social · 16d
I made the chicken along with the ginger rice and a coleslaw with the Japanese sesame dressing for a full yummy meal tonight! The local Korean market even had the tonkatsu sauce so we had the full experience. 😊 I did the breading process out of order 🤦‍♀️, but luckily it still worked. 🤣
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Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · 22d
To book creators: Don't get discouraged by poor reviews. 1st review I rec'd for 1st #KidLit book I illustrated, written by the brilliant @michaelianblack.bsky.social, ended with "Ironically, boring."

It still sells well & I'm still getting royalty checks 13 yrs later.

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Alt text: Book cover with light blue background showing a girl leaning on large blue text that reads "I'M BORED."
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