Here are some cool links I shared on my Twitter, Pinterest, and Tumblr accounts in the last week:
CHILDREN’S BOOKS
#KidLitWomen: An Open Letter to Well-Meaning White Women http://booktoss.blog/2018/03/30/kidlitwomen-an-open-letter-to-well-meaning-white-women/ …
50 Years Later: Books for Kids and Teens about Martin Luther King, Jr., Apollo 8 and More – https://www.slj.com/2018/04/collection-development/focus-on-collection-development/50-years-later-books-for-kids-and-teens-about-martin-luther-king-jr-apollo-8-and-more/
And the Winners Are…Global Read Aloud Choices 2018 #GRA18 http://theglobalreadaloud.com/2018/03/30/and-the-winners-are-global-read-aloud-choices-2018-gra18/ …
‘Real Friends,’ ‘Spill Zone’ Among Inaugural Graphic Literature Award Nominees http://ow.ly/sFBJ30jeXvJ
Today in ShelfTalker: Reader reactions to the new cover for ‘Gertie’s Leap to Greatness’ https://pwne.ws/2q84bwY
TEEN LIT
3 on a YA Theme: YA for Your April Library Holds List – https://bookriot.com/2018/04/04/3-on-a-ya-theme-ya-for-your-april-library-holds-list-4-4/
Affirming trans books in honor of Trans Visibility Day: http://bit.ly/2J3A9my
Reading without Walls: Henry Lien’s Recommendations for Books That Break Down Walls – https://www.bookish.com/articles/reading-without-walls-book-recommendations/
Riverdale Star KJ Apa Recast for Kian Lawley in The Hate U Give Movie – https://bookriot.com/2018/04/04/k-j-apa-the-hate-u-give/
The What If It’s Us Cover Dropped and Twitter Pretty Much Lost Its Mind – http://www.epicreads.com/blog/what-if-its-us-cover/