Links I Shared on Twitter this Week: June 19

Here are highlights from the links that I shared on Twitter this week @JensBookPage. Topics this week include book awards, book lists, book organization, the Cybils Awards, diverse books, growing bookworms, kidlitosphere news, KidLitCon, the 48 Hour Book Challenge, RIF, First Book, summer reading, Enid Blyton, Escape Adulthood, helicopter parenting, schools, and libraries. 

Awards

Press Release Fun @fuseeight : Salt by Helen Frost wins the New York Historical Society Children’s History Book Prize http://ow.ly/OrZeL  

Book Lists

Reading for Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr, organized by age level, from @HornBook http://ow.ly/OrXoV  #BookList #DiverseBooks

Also: Some Books about Ramadan for Young Readers, selected by @randomlyreading http://ow.ly/OrY20  #BookList #DiverseBooks 

You Won’t Find Your Average Princess in These 10 Books | #BookList by @dcorneal @ReadBrightly http://ow.ly/OsJzQ 

10 + 1 Picture Books that Spark Creativity | @PernilleRipp http://ow.ly/OlAIT  #kidlit #BookList

Soccer books for kids: high interest nonfiction (ages 7-12), recommended by @MaryAnnScheuer #kidlit http://ow.ly/OlJuu 

16+ Books + Series to Read if You Like Harry Potter. Commonality = all page-turners. A @momandkiddo #BookList #kidlit http://ow.ly/OlIJR 

Cybils

New #Cybils blog post: Helping Our Friends at @RIFWEB w/ @Macys #BeBookSmart initiative http://ow.ly/OoLZq  

On the #Cybils blog: #BookList Fun: YA #GraphicNovels recommended by @lkeochgerien @YAReviewNet http://ow.ly/OuYYj 

Diversity

This is just sad: Teacher Challenged for Reading “King & King” Resigns | @Llauren @sljournal http://ow.ly/OpKjt  

Events + Programs

48 Hour Book Challenge: Prizes announced by @MotherReader #48HBC http://ow.ly/OoPaH  #kidlit

48 Hour Book Challenge: Time to Get Ready says @MotherReader sharing her plan http://ow.ly/OrXux  #48HBC #kidlit 

Storytimes and Read Alouds for Incarcerated Teens | YA Underground | Amy Cheney @sljournal http://ow.ly/OpKBd  #WeNeedDiverseBooks

The @RIFWEB #BeBookSmart Fundraiser with @Macys Kicks Off Next Week. By participating you can help give books to kids http://ow.ly/Om3K7 

How @FirstBook helped a "Crazy Summer Reading Program" to help at-risk kids in VA town become a reality http://ow.ly/OoMhX 

Kinney, Pilkey, Pastis, and Peirce Raise Money for LA School Libraries | @Llauren @sljournal http://ow.ly/Ovc9o  @accessbooksca

Growing Bookworms

Three Recommendations for First Steps into Early Chapter Books from @cathymere http://ow.ly/OoO3W  #kidlit #BookList

#Literacy + Life: Summer Road Trip edition from @readingtub w/ downloadable ebook + activities http://ow.ly/OpME6  

When Your Child Hates Reading- Some Advice From Those of Us Who Try | Great stuff from @PernilleRipp http://ow.ly/OlL04  #RaisingReaders

Find what excites them: On the art of getting first graders hooked on reading, by teacher @tkiepert @NerdyBookClub http://ow.ly/Of5tg 

A call from @PernilleRipp for teachers to become Reading Warriors, and act to support kids' LOVE of reading http://ow.ly/OuXzL 

Kidlitosphere

Big Kidlitosphere news! Registration for #KidLitCon 2015 (Baltimore, Oct. 9-10) is Now Open! Details here: http://ow.ly/OflzB 

Lots of food for thought from @catagator in Stacked: Links of Note: June 14, 2015 http://ow.ly/OlLyz  + YAY she's coming to #KidLitCon 

On Reading, Writing, Blogging, and Publishing

This post by @EmmaBarnesWrite @AwfullyBigBlog made me nostalgic for my childhood Famous Five books by Enid Blyton http://ow.ly/OrYy1  

Stacked: A peek into how @kimberlymarief 's respondents organize their books - by genre leads the pack. See graph: http://ow.ly/OoOMw 

Where Do You Fall On The Book Critic/Book Champion Continuum? — I fall a tiny bit to @100scopenotes left but not much http://ow.ly/OuY70 

Funny! Symptoms of a Book Hangover | @EpicReads http://ow.ly/OuS4A 

Placed my pre-order for PENGUINS CAN'T FLY, a book about keeping life fun from @escapeadulthood + @stmartinspress http://ow.ly/Ofyv9 

15 words you should eliminate from your vocabulary to sound smarter @mashable via @thereadingzone http://ow.ly/OlKgK 

The Pleasure of Reading Fast + Short w/ current favorite sources for short texts + online reading from @donalynbooks http://ow.ly/OlJPb 

Parenting

Helicopter Parenting Is a Trap. It's Time to Break Free | @DeanJulie @HuffPostParents http://ow.ly/Omzkj  -> I'm reading her book now. 

Schools and Libraries

A primer on buying and reading Manga (especially for libraries) from Andrea Lipinski @sljournal http://ow.ly/OpK4I 

My child would agree with this: "Schools need more Legos & fewer textbooks" says @justintarte http://ow.ly/OrWF8 

But The Kids Aren’t Reading – 20 Ideas for Creating Passionate Reading Environments in the classroom | @PernilleRipp http://ow.ly/OuZjw

Teacher-Training Initiative Aims to Reinvigorate Profession, by Caroline Porter @WSJ ttp://ow.ly/OrVFm @wwfoundation @MIT 

Heroic Reads: Supporting Collaborative Summer Library Programs w/ books about heroes for various ages @sljournal http://ow.ly/Om0Wk 

Adventures in #Literacy Land: 10 Ways Teachers Kill a Love of Reading http://ow.ly/OpMeJ  via @ProfessorNana

Nice! Delaware Bill Would Ensure a Librarian in Every School | Lauren Barack @sljournal http://ow.ly/OpJTT 

Poverty, family stress are thwarting student success, top teachers say @LyndseyLayton @washingtonpost via @Scholastic http://ow.ly/Olzor 

Great resource! 10 Early #Literacy Resources at Your Public Library (Besides Books) from @mrskatiefitz http://ow.ly/Of4P4 

3 simple reasons why schools still need libraries (and librarians) by teacher Randy Ribay @HornBook http://ow.ly/OuYs2 

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