Links I Shared on Twitter this Week: June 17: #48HBC, #SummerReading, Censorship + more
June 17, 2016
Here are highlights from the links that I shared on Twitter this week @JensBookPage. Topics this week include #48HBC, #SummerReading, book lists, censorship, growing bookworms, kidlitosphere, libraries, Lois Duncan, movies, parenting, play, reading enjoyment, schools, STEM, teaching, and writing. Wishing you all plenty of summer reading, with books of your own choosing.
Book Lists
18+ Books and Series For Kids Who Like the Warriors Series http://ow.ly/4nCY301dRM3 #BookList from @momandkiddo
Favorite Children’s Books About Summer in lots of great categories from @rebeccazdunn #kidlit #SummerReading http://ow.ly/tGKb301kJMp
Summer Reading 2016 for 5th & 6th graders: #FamiliesRead http://ow.ly/WVpM301dR3D by @MaryAnnScheuer #BookList #kidlit
Out Now: #YA Titles Great for Middle Schoolers http://ow.ly/AdLX301izqZ @libraryvoice @sljournal #kidlit
Diversity + Gender
Why Hollywood Doesn't Make More Movies for Girls, Like Matilda + The Parent Trap http://ow.ly/vSQL301gvDa @TheAtlantic via @PWKidsBookshelf
Events + Programs
Chicago libraries aim to give away 1 million children's books this summer to beat #SummerSlide http://ow.ly/ExO8301ij1m @chicagotribune
$13 Million in #SchoolLibrary Grants and Counting from @laurawbush Foundation http://ow.ly/dzVo301ljo6 @sljournal
Growing Bookworms
How One School Engaged Readers by Hosting "Flashlight Fridays" http://ow.ly/ZU16301dSp8 #RaisingReaders
6 Easy Ways to Get Kids Outside and #Reading This Summer http://ow.ly/kxSD301id8A @momandkiddo @ReadBrightly #RaisingReaders
In Orlando's wake: "modeling love of reading + need for reading makes a huge difference" http://ow.ly/D5MI301ik5x @RitaWirtz @BAMRadioNetwork
Kidlitosphere
Put the next 48 Hour Book Challenge on your calendar for June 9-11, 2017! http://ow.ly/Zhgs301dRpf @MsYingling is making it happen #48HBC
Lots of #kidlit tidbits in Morning Notes: Sit in the Dark and Eat Edition — @100scopenotes http://ow.ly/og9Q301kKcQ
More #kidlit tidbits here: Fusenews: Trotsky, Harriet the Spy, A.A. Milne and More — @FuseEight http://ow.ly/fYsm301ljyo
On Reading, Writing, Blogging, and Publishing
Thoughts on authors for adults who, when asked, disassociate from having read books published for kids http://ow.ly/5jy2301fTK6 @FuseEight
How to Make #Writing an Important Part of Your Child’s Life w/ diaries, blogs + more http://ow.ly/B5RB301dQVI by @mrdad
Parenting
Not really surprising: Kids Feel Unimportant to Cell Phone-Distracted Parents, says new study | @parenting http://ow.ly/2EQ9301e3ma
After 16 Years, Teacher Is Fed Up With Kids’ Attitudes. His Rant On Facebook Is Going VIRAL! http://ow.ly/GHCp301b9mZ @shareably @drdouggreen
Play
#Play Counts: Confessions + Learnings of a Play-based Teacher by @DenitaDinger http://ow.ly/Cl1w301dTgN via @sxwiley
Why Children Need #Play and How to Prioritize Play in a Busy World http://ow.ly/nWEW301dSc5 @mamasmiles #parenting
Schools and Libraries
Kristin Abbott on the story of Ellen Mouchawar, who started a much-needed library at a local school http://ow.ly/Ez9y3018BP1 @nerdybookclub
Why #HighSchools Are Getting Rid of Valedictorians | A response from @DavidGeurin http://ow.ly/kRX6301lkkB #EdChat
How Can Teachers Get Students to #Read Over the Long Summer Break? @MarvaAHinton http://ow.ly/SE7i301lkMf @educationweek
STEM
Not surprising to me: Teens Like Science, Not Science Class, Study Finds - @JZubrzycki http://ow.ly/t3UP301e35a @educationweek #STEM
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