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Penguin School & Library @penguinschoollib.bsky.social · 21d

It's #HispanicHeritageMonth! Celebrate Latine voices and stories in your class or library this month and all year long! Discover books for readers of all ages! #EduSky #TLsky

PYR Latine & Hispanic Voices & Stories - Penguin Random House

Celebrate Latine and Hispanic authors, illustrators, and culture. Explore our booklist!

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Penguin School & Library @penguinschoollib.bsky.social · 15h

Who's ready for @slj.com's Fall Day of Dialog! Join these authors and many more to hear about new books, get advanced copies, and all sorts of other goodies! Find out more at link below.

SLJ Fall Day of Dialog 2025 - Penguin Classroom Portal

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Lynn Plourde @lynnplourde.bsky.social · 1d

BOOKSIGNINGS for THE BIONIC BOY-Hope to see you at one! A few more signings to finalize, but wanted to post these. By all means, share (the more the merrier)!
#TheBionicBoyBook @penguinschoollib.bsky.social

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Little Free Library @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social · 1d

The Eleanor Roosevelt Center in partnership with PEN America, presents the 2025 Banned Book Awards! ervk.org/banned-books

The ceremony will celebrate authors and activists who are bravely fighting for the right to have their incredible stories heard.

Poster for The Eleanor Roosevelt Banned Book Awards event on October 11 at The Bardavon, featuring authors and speakers like Margaret Atwood.

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Penguin School & Library @penguinschoollib.bsky.social · 1d

This bestselling, laugh-out-loud chapter book series is celebrating a #BookBirthday! In DORY FANTASMAGORY: CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE by Abby Hanlon our favorite imaginative little rascal joins her first soccer team. You won't want to miss this new book or the rest of the series!

DORY FANTASMAGORY: CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE by Abby Hanlon book cover and description designed image

Penguin School & Library @penguinschoollib.bsky.social · 1d

Congratulations @kylelukoff.bsky.social 🎉🎉🎉! #NBAwards

Kyle Lukoff @kylelukoff.bsky.social · 1d

I'm beyond thrilled to have been shortlisted for the National Book Award (again), alongside Amber McBride, Daniel Nayeri, Hannah V. Sawyerr, and Ibi Zoboi!!

Penguin School & Library @penguinschoollib.bsky.social · 2d

The Global Read Aloud starts today! If you're sharing KAREEM BETWEEN with your class as part of the #GRA25, get free resources to help bring this book to life for your readers! #EduSky #TLSky

Kareem Between - Penguin Classroom Portal

**WINNER of the NATIONAL BOOK AWARD for Young People’s Literature** This heartfelt coming-of-age novel in verse tells the powerful story of a seventh-grade Syrian American boy and his struggles, big a...

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American Association of School Librarians (AASL) @aaslala.bsky.social · 3d

It’s Banned Books Week! A time to honor books that challenge ideas and fight censorship. These stories make us think and unite us. What’s your favorite banned book? Tell us below! #BannedBooksWeek #ReadFreely #FreedomToRead #BooksNotBans #aasl https://bit.ly/3XXdrFi

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That Librarian: Amanda Jones @librarianjones.com · 3d

Need resources for Banned Books Week? Check out our @la-cac.org resources curated by the fabulous Lynette Mejia! It includes this “The Attacks on Our Libraries” graphic and ways to help combat censorship. www.la-cac.org/resources

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That Librarian: Amanda Jones @librarianjones.com · 3d

Take at least ONE action to help defend books from censorship and speak up for those who make them available. Find resources/tools + actions you can take in just 5 mins: uniteagainstbookbans.org/let-freedom-read-day #BannedBooksWeek #UniteAgainstBookBans @la-cac.org @aaslala.bsky.social

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Fully Automated @fullyautomatedluxury.com · 5d

Have been reading some heavy and dense stuff recently so i'm currently reading this as a treat.
it's very entertaining. If you enjoy funny teen romantic comedies, why not read this one?

Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · Sep 4

my book PAYAL MEHTA'S ROMANCE REVENGE PLOT comes out in paperback in just a few short weeks, so I'm re-upping a newsletter I wrote last year about using humor to write through tough subjects, and how laughter is a weapon we can use when we don't have any others

Humor, Writing, and Catharsis

How I think humor can help us work through difficult topics (& the catharsis of laughing when we don’t have any other weapons at our disposal)

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Penguin School & Library @penguinschoollib.bsky.social · 5d

Bring Derrick Barnes's new, critically acclaimed novel, THE INCREDIBLY HUMAN HENSON BLAZYE into your class or library. Download the discussion guide and get other resources to bring this engaging and discussion worthy read to your readers. #EduSky #TLsky

The Incredibly Human Henson Blayze - Penguin Classroom Portal

LONGISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD • Newbery Honoree Derrick Barnes tackles timely issues of race and prejudice in this powerful, nuanced novel about an accomplished Black boy who strives to be see...

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PEN America @penamerica.bsky.social · 7d

🧵 In 2025, book censorship in the United States is rampant and common. Never before in the life of any living American have so many books been systematically removed from school libraries across the country.

Read our new report "The Normalization of Book Banning" at: pen.org/report/the-n...

Graphic for PEN America report titled 'Banned in the USA: The Normalization of Book Bans'. Features a stack of colorful books in front of a blackboard with '22,810 books banned in U.S. public schools, 2021-2025' written in chalk.

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cottonquiltsedi.bsky.social @cottonquiltsedi.bsky.social · 8d

@adibkhorram.bsky.social explains how tea is his memory on the blog today @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social #picturebooks #tea #librarians #libraries

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Adib Khorram Spills the Tea

At its heart, the practice of drinking tea is a joyful one. Tea enervates us and calms us. Tea asks us for patience and invites reflection.

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Penguin School & Library @penguinschoollib.bsky.social · 6d

#BannedBooksWeek is next week. Use this moment to get active in your community in the fight against censorship. Get actionable ideas and resources at bannedbooksweek.org.

Banned Books Week Graphic. Oct 5-11, 2025

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Amanda MacGregor @amandamacgregor.bsky.social · 6d

Penguin Young Readers Showcase: October 2025 Books

20 books out this month just waiting to go on your TBR!

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Penguin Young Readers Showcase: October 2025 Books

20 books out this month just waiting to go on your TBR!

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Penguin School & Library @penguinschoollib.bsky.social · 7d

October is #BullyingPreventionMonth. Discover books for readers of all ages to share in your class or library to build empathy and community! #EduSky #TLSky

PYR Antibullying - Penguin Random House

Explore books to build empathy and community.

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Penguin School & Library @penguinschoollib.bsky.social · 7d

FREE EVENT ALERT! Join us next week for @slj.com's Fall Day of Dialog! A day long virtual event filled with books, authors, and more! Learn more at link below. #EduSky #TLSky

SLJ Fall Day of Dialog 2025 - Penguin Classroom Portal

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Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 9d

Banned Books Week starts on Sunday, October 5—there are a ton of ways to support!

Find ways to get involved here: www.ala.org/bbooks/banne...

(If you're overwhelmed, even just checking out, buying, or elevating a banned book is helpful! Talking about them w/ the ppl in your life is an action!)

A graphic that reads BANNED BOOKS WEEK, Oct 5 - 11, 2025.

Censorship is so 1984. Read for your rights. ala.org/bbooks

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Penguin School & Library @penguinschoollib.bsky.social · 8d

WHEN THE WORLD TIPS OVER by Jandy Nelson is celebrating it's #paperback #bookbirthday! This instant New York Times bestseller comes from the award-winning author of I'LL GIVE YOU THE SUN and is sprinkled with magic and all the feels🪄🧡

WHEN THE WORLD TIPS OVER by Jandy Nelson book cover on a blurred park background

Penguin School & Library @penguinschoollib.bsky.social · 8d

CONGRATULATIONS! So well deserved! Thank you for all your work and advocacy.

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Penguin School & Library @penguinschoollib.bsky.social · 8d

Thanks so much for your work in this area and for sharing our booklist.

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It's Time for Young Teen Lit @youngteenlit.bsky.social · 18d

Thank you for recognizing the gap and offering suggested books for young teens. We welcome younger YA books, especially murder mysteries, horror &humor! sites.prh.com/pyrmiddlesch... @penguinschoollib.bsky.social @penguinteen.bsky.social #youngteenlit #yalit #tlsky @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social

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Penguin School & Library @penguinschoollib.bsky.social · 8d

It's finally here! Fall in love all over again with Oliver’s story in the hotly-anticipated companion to bestselling sensation You’ve Reached Sam, YOU'VE FOUND OLIVER by Dustin Thao. Wish a happy #bookbirthday to this incredible new young adult novel you and your readers won't want to put down 🌸 📖

YOU'VE FOUND OLIVER by Dustin Thao book cover and tree background

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Penguin School & Library @penguinschoollib.bsky.social · 8d

Jack’s over-the-top creativity and infectious enthusiasm will inspire budding young inventors. It’s a storytime romp that you and your students or patrons want to return to again and again. Happy #BookBirthday to IF I BUILT A TOWN by Chris Van Dusen!

Penguin School & Library @penguinschoollib.bsky.social · 8d

Thanks for sharing, Tim!