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marylannireads.bsky.social
@MaryLanniReads
@marylannireads.bsky.social
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I am a book reviewer with a focus on stories written for kids, tweens, and teens. I also host authors interviews, and I am a passionate advocate for youth literacy. Look for me at www.maryrlanni.com or on YouTube @MaryLanniReads!
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@MaryLanniReads @marylannireads.bsky.social · 6h
Today's featured #bookreview is a graphic novel version of the classic, award-winning One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia. Give it a listen!

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#middlegradereads #graphicnovel
Book Review: One Crazy Summer (Graphic Novel)
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@MaryLanniReads @marylannireads.bsky.social · 1d
Today's featured book is the sixth in a graphic novel series by @caleatkinson.bsky.social about a boy and his ghost best friend. It's sweet and just a bit spooky, just in time for the Halloween season.

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#bookreview #middlegradereads #graphicnovel #friendship #ghosts
Book Review: Simon and Chester Super Business!
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@MaryLanniReads @marylannireads.bsky.social · 2d
Today's featured #authorinterview is with Alda P. Dobbs, talking about her newest book, The Giving Flower. Give it a listen!

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#picturebook #kidlit
Author Interview: Alda P. Dobbs
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@MaryLanniReads @marylannireads.bsky.social · 3d
It's Baned Books Week - celebrate your right to read!

#bannedbooksweek #librarians #reading #teachers #readers
A banner saying "Free People Read Freely"
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@MaryLanniReads @marylannireads.bsky.social · 4d
Today's featured #authorinterview is with @jeffgottesfeld.bsky.social, author of Fight for the Right to Read and Twenty One Steps. Listen to it here!

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#ushistory #civilrights #libraries
Author Interview: Jeff Gottesfeld
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@MaryLanniReads @marylannireads.bsky.social · 5d
We are at a pivotal moment in time, when questions surrounding nursery rhymes abound in early education. So why are nursery rhymes important? Here are my thoughts. Do you agree?

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#nurseryrhymes #earlyliteracy #ece #librarians #storytime
Why are Nursery Rhymes so Important?
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@MaryLanniReads @marylannireads.bsky.social · 6d
Today's featured #bookreview is the third in an early middle grade mystery series featuring a savvy detective and her best friend who live in an iconic NYC apartment building. Check it out!

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#whodunnit #seriesfiction #middlegradereads
Book Review: Mystery at the Biltmore 3: A Recipe for Robbery
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@MaryLanniReads @marylannireads.bsky.social · 7d
Did you know you can find video book reviews on my YouTube channel? If you want to know more about a book that has caught your eye or to explore options based on your child's age, my aim is to help you find your child's next favorite read!

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#parents #bookreview #kidlit
@MaryLanniReads
Video reviews of books for kids, tweens, and teens. Find out more at my website: www.maryrlanni.com! You can also subscribe to my quarterly Substack newsletter here: https://marylannireads.substack.c...
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@MaryLanniReads @marylannireads.bsky.social · 8d
Today's featured #authorinterview is with Chris Baron, author of Spark, his newest middle grade novel in verse. Give it a listen, and then check out my review of Spark, as well!

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#middlegradereads #novelinverse
Author Interview: Chris Baron
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@MaryLanniReads @marylannireads.bsky.social · 9d
Today's featured #bookreview is a slightly spooky middle grade novel by @lauraparnum.bsky.social, just in time for the season! Find out if it might be a good fit for you or for someone you know:

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#middlegrade #slightlyspooky
Book Review: The Haunting of Bellington Cottage
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@MaryLanniReads @marylannireads.bsky.social · 10d
Today's featured #bookreview is a new middle grade whodunnit by @christynewrites.bsky.social! Give it a listen here:

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#middlegradereads #mystery
Book Review: The Case of the Scarlet Snakebite
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@MaryLanniReads @marylannireads.bsky.social · 11d
Today's featured #authorinterview is with @franwilde.bsky.social, whose newest book releases this week! Give it a listen here:

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#writersofbluesky #readersofbluesky
Author Interview: Fran Wilde
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@MaryLanniReads @marylannireads.bsky.social · 12d
Today's featured book is a YA fantasy adventure that transports readers to another world.

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#yalit #fantasy #bookreview
Book Review: Heir of Storms
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@MaryLanniReads @marylannireads.bsky.social · 13d
Today's featured #bookreview recounts two true stories from World War II. Once you hear about the book, check out my interview with author Frank W. Baker for more insight into the making of this powerful novel.

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#wwiihistory #holocausthistory #yalit
Book Review: Risk, Resilience, and Redemption: A Miraculous Holocaust Survival Story
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@MaryLanniReads @marylannireads.bsky.social · 14d
Today's featured #picturebook is one that connects emotions to nature, helping children to recognize that their feelings are valid and changeable, just like the natural world.

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#bookreview #feelings
Book Review: Some Days I'm the Wind
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@MaryLanniReads @marylannireads.bsky.social · 15d
Today's featured #picturebook is all about the struggles of moving, especially when a treasured friend gets misplaced. Give it a watch here!

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#bookreview #moving #bears
Book Review: A Moving Story
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@MaryLanniReads @marylannireads.bsky.social · 16d
I'm looking forward to moderating an author panel at this fall's SLJ Day of Dialog! The event is free to attend, and if you can't be there live, register anyway and you'll get the recordings to enjoy on your own time.

#SLJDOD

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School Library Journal Day of Dialog Fall 2025
Join us October 9th for SLJ Day of Dialog—fully virtual and free to attend! Our daylong program of author panels, in-depth conversations, and keynote talks will leave you informed, inspired, and enter...
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@MaryLanniReads @marylannireads.bsky.social · 17d
Today's featured #authorinterview is with Taylor Lahey, author of the fable-style picture book Câmbio. Give it a listen here!

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#picturebook #community
Author Interview: Taylor Lahey
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@MaryLanniReads @marylannireads.bsky.social · 18d
Today's featured book is an early middle grade series novel about an intrepid girl and her best friend who solve mysteries in their New York high rise. Find out more in the video here! youtu.be/OBOCVdZEYvg?...

#seriesfiction #bookreview #middlegrade
Book Review: Mystery at the Biltmore 3: A Recipe for Robbery
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@MaryLanniReads @marylannireads.bsky.social · 19d
Today's featured #bookreview is a biography in poems of the life and legacy of Harriet Tubman. Check it out here!

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#picturebook #biography #poetry
Book Review: Harrier Tubman: Force of Nature
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@MaryLanniReads @marylannireads.bsky.social · 20d
Today's featured story is a beginner graphic novel about embracing your unique personality.

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#bookreview #graphicnovel #fairytaleretelling #selflove #dragon
Book Review: The Fire-Breathing Duckling
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@MaryLanniReads @marylannireads.bsky.social · 21d
Today's featured picture book is a sweet story about what one child needs when sadness comes calling.

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#bookreview #picturebook #grief #friendship
Book Review: The Rabbit Listened
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@MaryLanniReads @marylannireads.bsky.social · 22d
I'm looking forward to moderating an author panel at this fall's SLJ Day of Dialog! The event is free to attend, and if you can't be there live, register anyway and you'll get the recordings to enjoy on your own time.

#SLJDOD

www.slj.com/event/school...
School Library Journal Day of Dialog Fall 2025
Join us October 9th for SLJ Day of Dialog—fully virtual and free to attend! Our daylong program of author panels, in-depth conversations, and keynote talks will leave you informed, inspired, and enter...
www.slj.com
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@MaryLanniReads @marylannireads.bsky.social · 23d
Today's featured #authorinterview is with Angela Hsieh, author of Lu and Ren's Guide to Geozoology. Listen to our conversation here, and then be sure to check out this magical middle grade graphic novel for yourself!

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#middlegrade #graphicnovel #axolotls
Author/Illustrator Interview: Angela Hsieh
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@MaryLanniReads @marylannireads.bsky.social · 24d
Today's featured book is When You Love a Book by @kazwindness.bsky.social and @heatherbrockmanlee.bsky.social! Check out the review below, and if you want more, our interview (and presentation of Ima) are on my YouTube channel, too. 🥰

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#picturebook #bookreview
Book Review: When You Love a Book
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