Jeanne Becijos
jeannebecijos.bsky.social
Jeanne Becijos
@jeannebecijos.bsky.social
MG middle grade fiction writer and ESL/Reading teacher background;
Author of CHRISTOPHER HAWKINS AND HIS DARING ESCAPES, ESL workbooks and plays; major fan of movies, the theater, and book clubs. #SCBWI
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Looking to get an early start on your holiday shopping for the middle grade reader on your list? This post exploring 46 new MG books being published in November 2025 on Pop! Goes The Reader's Patreon might be a great place to start!
www.patreon.com/posts/hot-of... #BookSky #KidLit #MGLit
November 5, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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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
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A third star for SPARK! Thank you SLJ!
September 15, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Happy Book Birthday!!!!!!
Q&A with Cordelia Jensen about her new middle grade novel in verse, LILAC AND THE SWITCHBACK.
tinyurl.com/3emmj8hd
@cordeliajensen.bsky.social
August 20, 2025 at 5:33 AM
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If you love a book, write a nice review. It gives the author encouragement for bad days when they want to take up scorpion petting. - @lianabrooks.bsky.social

#WriterSky #BookSky #KidLit
August 17, 2025 at 2:28 AM
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So many parents, librarians, authors, and publishers worked to make this happen. Thank you to all of you who refused to back down and who are fighting for intellectual freedom.

“Censorship is the child of fear and the father of ignorance.” – Laurie Halse Anderson

www.wuwf.org/florida-news...
August 14, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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We're back to school and here's my first book review of the school year. I can't WAIT to share this one with my students! @stephaniegibeault.bsky.social is such a powerful nonfiction writer, and this true story brings so much heart as well. My review is here:

www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
August 14, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Great combo of writer/artist!!
COVER REVEAL!!!
It's happening! The Misfits #3 A Sea Monster Conundrum - out in January!!! OOF!!!!

You can read about the book here ... www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/773545...

@dansantat.bsky.social @randomhousekids.bsky.social #KidLit #Misfits #seaMonsters #Ghosts #books #reading #middlegrade
August 16, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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This amazing graphic novel just published last week! #bookposse is passing around this copy! @hottsnewreads.bsky.social is our first reader! Thank you so much
@amarshahism.bsky.social
for sharing with us!!🏀
August 11, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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Just a few middle grade mystery recommendations for this week's Top Ten Tuesday.

yabooknerd.blogspot.com/2025/08/top-...
Top Ten Tuesday: Book Recommendations: Middle Grade Mysteries
This week's topic is book recommendations. I'm picking middle grade mysteries/thrillers.      Have you read any of these?
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August 12, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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Novels-in-Verse: The Power of Poetic Narrative
Sept 15, 7 p.m. CT
Free: middlegradewritersgroup.eventbrite.com

Panelists: Meg Eden Kuyatt, Doan Phuong Nguyen, Shifa Saltagi Safadi, Padma Venkatraman

Authors discuss the creation of novels-in-verse using examples from their work.
#novels-in-verse
July 20, 2025 at 3:39 AM
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📣⚡️Schedule has dropped !!📣
Calling all educators, librarians and Latinx kid-lit fans to check out our full schedule of events. Plan ahead! The schedule is packed with learning opportunities and talks from your favorite industry professionals.
2025 Festival Schedule — Latinx Kidlit Book Festival
LKBF Latinx Storytellers Conference - September 13-14, 2024
latinxkidlitbookfestival.org
August 15, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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Happy birthday, @lbontigao.bsky.social!
August 15, 2025 at 1:25 AM
The San Diego Book Festival is always a delight! ComiCon is over, so time to visit San Diego for this event.
August 13, 2025 at 6:23 PM
A fun event!
WOW, I've just started go thru all the handouts & vid replays of sessions from #scbwisummer25 - what a treasure trove of info about craft & biz of #KidLit. Includes the Illustrators Intensive, FUNNY DRAWERS: The Serious Art Of Visual Humor; I was a speaker along with Cece Bell & Zachariah OHora.
August 13, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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I'm in this bundle with a bunch of great-looking books covering a bunch of different genres! Check 'em out! 📚

itch.io/b/3211/back-...
August 12, 2025 at 1:41 AM
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✨NEW✨ journals are here!

Our full journal collection: chroniclebooks.com/collections/journals-notebooks
August 13, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Have a great #bookbirthday! What a fun photo.
What the Sea Brings is HERE! It’s my #bookbirthday!

You can now buy (and read!!) my cozy fantasy with colorful nuns, kids with huge hearts, and a dash of mermaids.

Available now where all books are sold 🥳

books2read.com/whattheseabrings
August 12, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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✨ Now Available!
The wait is over—What the Sea Brings by Beverly Twomey is here!
A lyrical, mysterious coastal tale full of heart, hope, and haunting truths.
Grab your copy today! www.snowywingspublis...

#WhatTheSeaBrings #NewRelease #SnowyWingsPub #SnowyWingsBooks #SnowyWingsAuthor #BeverlyTwomey
August 12, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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📚✨ Teaching Latinx History Year-Round ✨📚
Join us Sept. 2, 7–8 PM ET, for a $20 Educator PD event on how to amplify Latinx history beyond heritage month.
Register: latinxkidlitbookfestival.org/events/2025/...
August 11, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Start summer off, right! Here are some diverse selections. Enjoy!📚
@parentclub
@lesliegentile
@carolmatas.bsky.social
@jessicavitalis.bsky.social
@jlbaileybooks.bsky.social
@karenkrossing.bsky.social
@mbleatherdale
@oksanna.bsky.social
@mahtabnarsimhan.bsky.social
@franbwrites
@jtorrescomics
August 4, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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#KidLitChat @cordeliajensen.bsky.social’s Lilac and the Switchback comes out August 2025. But you want this verse novel on your TBR.

I loved her trail image system, and a family navigate a really difficult pregnancy with older children connect so much with me (my mom’s last loss was when I was 12)
December 18, 2024 at 2:23 AM
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Teachers & librarians! I've put together some low-cost virtual author visits for you & your kids this fall, starting with THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES (grades 4-8) and OVER & UNDER THE CORAL REEF (K-5) on 9/15.

Details: katemessner.com/low-cost-vir... (Please tag friends who might be interested, too!)
August 7, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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Hey, MG readers! Don't miss these 92 exciting new middle grade books being published in August 2025!

Join us on Patreon for $5 and get immediate access to 200+ exclusive posts and rewards! Right now you can save 15% on an annual membership!
www.patreon.com/posts/hot-of... #BookSky #MGLit #KidLit
August 6, 2025 at 2:44 PM