Because they were called “hyper active,” “sp***ic,” and other such names (I won’t even bring up the words applied to kids who most likely would have been diagnosed with Autism). Mine? “Social Butterfly,” and “dreamy.” He’s playing semantics.

*they’re 🤦🏼‍♀️

I love these so, so much. Maybe some aren’t astounding when by themselves, but as a whole, their fantastic. And lucky you to have these!!!!

“I can’t accept anger as an endpoint anymore. You have to do something with it.…”
YES! I picked Liars bc I have to wear cat sweaters for a mos if I lose & was sure the light of Margo would fail to beat the lit merit of dark –but I forgot TOB picks *people* judges. Dead-on writing and again, yes.

And look at that, I LOVED Liars!
The relentless repetition of deceit and disappointment was brilliant, and I don’t know what this says about me but I laughed. Bitterly maybe, but I laughed.

"…no woman I knew was any better off, so I determined to carry on."

Aww, damnit. I’ve successfully put off reading Liars since its release –I felt like the NYT front page was/is painful-reading enough – but with two bracket wins, now I’ve got to. BTW, the texting-your-friends reason is why I (unsuccessfully) put my money on All Fours!

This bookseller salutes you –your former-bookseller self and the current one who wrote such an unarguable (according to our bookstore) decision!

Fill, fill, fill and wishing for an uneventful surgery.

MA Educators, I read A LOT of non fiction picture books and I enthusiastically endorse @mstewartscience.bsky.social 's incredible Meet the Mini Mammals. Your kids are gonna love it!
#kidlit #authorvisits

Sounds perfect! FWIW, I started a PB mss during the pandemic in which one character is in an RV passing through New Mexico. I so desperately wanted it to be me.

Oooh! This is new to me!