Links I Shared on Twitter this Week: October 31
October 31, 2014
Here are highlights from the links that I shared on Twitter this week @JensBookPage. Please note that I expanded upon most of the Growing Bookworms tweets that I shared this week in a separate post, and so have not re-shared them here. But I do have links related to book lists, the Cybils awards, diversity, gender, events, kidlitcon, the kidlitosphere, schools, and reading.
Books and Book Lists
Ten #kidlit titles from @TesseractViews in which a witch is a character with impact on the story http://ow.ly/Dxegt
This review @SunlitPages made me certain that we'll need a copy of Blizzard by John Rocco when it comes out http://ow.ly/DwWbm
Board Book Roundup: Fall 2014 Edition from Kitty Flynn @HornBook http://ow.ly/DAzTj #kidlit
Beyond the 'Problem Novel': Anti-Bullying Books 2014, by Alexis Burling in @PublishersWkly http://ow.ly/DuqIw
26 Perfect Read Alouds for Kindergarten selected by @PragmaticMom http://ow.ly/DpkvZ #BookList #kidlit
Top Ten Children’s and Young Adult Books About Trees, Woods, or Forests by @muellerholly @NerdyBookClub http://ow.ly/Dm8p6
Gallery: The New York Times 10 Best Illustrated Children’s Books of 2014 — @100scopenotes http://ow.ly/DAzJ5 #kidlit
The 2014 Kirkus Prize(s) have been announced, reports @bkshelvesofdoom http://ow.ly/DjdDv
Inspiring the Next Architects: Children’s Books About Design, Building, and Architecture @LEEandLOW @cynleitichsmith http://ow.ly/Djdx0
This is neat. An Infographic w/ timeline of YA historical fiction (starting in BC) by Epic Reads @bkshelvesofdoomhttp://ow.ly/DAAZI
Top Ten YA Books that Tackle Love and Abuse by @mathangisub @NerdyBookClubhttp://ow.ly/DABeK #YALit
Cybils
Today's #Cybils Review #1 | How I Became a Pirate book app, reviewed by @cppotter http://ow.ly/Dpzgh
Today's #Cybils review #2: El Deafo by Cece Bell, reviewed by Alysa @Everead http://ow.ly/DpzBE #GraphicNovel
Today's #Cybils Review: Kinda Like Brothers by Coe Booth, reviewed by Mark at Buxton's Blog O' Books http://ow.ly/Djccs
Diversity + Gender
The scoop on the IndieGoGo campaign for #WeNeedDiverseBooks from @bkshelvesofdoom http://ow.ly/DjbHw
Blended and Bold: @dos_twinjas Top Ten List of Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial Main Characters in Spec Fic #BSFM http://ow.ly/Dxfe7
Never Too Young To Be a Hero: @dos_twinjas Top Ten List of YA Black main characters in Speculative Ficition #BSFM http://ow.ly/Dxfm6
Characters From The Motherland: @dos_twinjas Top Ten List of African Main Characters in Spec Fic #BSFMhttp://ow.ly/DABLJ
Disability in recent Middle Grade and YA Speculative Fiction: a (short) list from @charlotteslib http://ow.ly/DAADs #diversity
Have you seen the @realjohngreen video on why #WeNeedDiverseBooks ? http://ow.ly/Durfk
#WeNeedDiverseBooks Indiegogo Campaign Aims to Raise $100K | @sljournal http://ow.ly/DtTWQ
Has #WeNeedDiverseBooks changed you? @haleshannon asks writers, agents, librarians, bloggers, etc. http://ow.ly/DtEQT
Guys Lit Wire: On the fine art (& frustration) of crafting a #diverse book list for teenagers from @chasingray http://ow.ly/Djd8L
Trinity syndrome and failed parody in The Lego Movie, on wasting potentially strong female characts @haleshannon http://ow.ly/DpyDq
Helping Readers Find Strong Girls on the Road to Katniss by Kate Hannigan @NerdyBookClub http://ow.ly/DjdXo
Events + Programs
Guys Lit Wire: Sale books still left on the Ballou Sr HS library book fair wish list. Good books + cause http://ow.ly/Dpnr4 @chasingray
Press Release Fun from @FuseEight | Nominate a Literary Landmark http://ow.ly/Dm9kq
Growing Bookworms
7 Ways to Get Your Kid to Read, guest post by F.T. Bradley @PragmaticMom http://ow.ly/DjdRs
7 Tips for Reading Aloud to Kids | @PreKPages http://ow.ly/DfInB #literacy
Kidlitosphere
Nice surprise to find myself on this list: Where to Find a Good Children's Book from @SunlitPages http://ow.ly/DtFUB #kidlit
Oh yes, I can relate to these thoughts from Tanita Davis on accepting one's (introverted) limitations http://ow.ly/DxeUp
A Roundup of #KidLitCon 2014 posts from Finding Wonderland (Tanita Davis + @aquafortis) http://ow.ly/Dq6PI
#KidLitCon 2014: A Retrospective, Part II from Tanita Davis - Reflections on Floating Heads + #diverse book covers http://ow.ly/DjbwX
Lots of interesting tidbits in Fusenews: Bemoaning, Lamenting, and Generally Carrying On — @fuseeight http://ow.ly/DtFrp
On Reading, Writing, and Publishing
11 Reasons Why Young Adult Fiction Is Even Better When You Read It As An Adult | Emma Lord @Bustle http://ow.ly/DutZe @PWKidsBookshelf
Kids Should Feel Free to Read Kids' Books, Because That's What Kids Do | Emma Cueto in @Bustle http://ow.ly/DusXe @PWKidsBookshelf
Young Adult Fiction Doesn't Need to Be a 'Gateway' to the Classics by Noah Berlatsky in @TheAtlantic http://ow.ly/DusLW @PWKidsBookshelf
Rebecca Mead’s Takedown of Percy Jackson Is Wrong by Sarah Seltzer @Flavorwire http://ow.ly/Dur6k via @PWKidsBookshelf
Yes! "I truly believe that the most important thing we can give (kids) ... is a love of reading." from Becky Levine http://ow.ly/DpoUp
Yes we do, in fact, need negative book reviews says @tlt16 http://ow.ly/DjcAu via @tashrow
Does YA Mean Anything Anymore?: Genre in a Digitized World - The Zena Sutherland Lecture by @realjohngreen @HornBook http://ow.ly/DAVkA
Schools and Libraries
The K.C. and S.F. public libraries are fighting on Twitter, and it's delightful | @Cut4 via @tashrow http://ow.ly/Djd4Z
Why Are So Many Adults Threatened by Students Choosing Books? asks @thereadingzone http://ow.ly/DjcmP
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