Here are some cool links I shared on my Twitter, Pinterest, and Tumblr accounts in the last week:

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

50 Books for Super Summer Reading http://bit.ly/2IDL9qi  via @BCBooksAuthors

Book About Transgender Girl Breaks Ground — And Stirs Controversy — In Oregon Schools https://buff.ly/2s3NcN3  #lgbtq #kidlit

“Book talking and individualized book recommendations are key to sustaining a classroom where every student is a reader. ” –@KateMessner http://www.scholastic.com/bookfairs/readerleader/sharingstories-090816 …

LIBRARIES

Librarians Cannot Self-Censor or Capitulate To “George” Complaints http://ow.ly/uQUc30k46z0 

Nationwide, schools have lost 20 percent of their librarians and media specialists in the past 15 years. Here’s why that could hamstring district literacy efforts: http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2018/05/16/schools-see-steep-drop-in-librarians-new.html?cmp=soc-edit-tw …

TEEN READS

Gentrification, Friendship, & Disappearing Black Girls in Tiffany D. Jackson’s “Monday’s Not Coming” https://buff.ly/2ILpoVe  #yalit

Get ready to see THE HATE U GIVE in a theater near you this fall!! The official release date is October 19th  http://bit.ly/THUGMovie 

Mark Does YA: The Prolific Critic and Creator Talks About “Anger Is a Gift” https://buff.ly/2IJhQ5B  #yalit

Maurene Goo Dishes on Food Trucks, Frenemies, and The Way You Make Me Feel | Bookish https://buff.ly/2xchaEG  #yalit