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To invite #PadmaVenkatraman for a #SchoolVisit, present a #keynote address for your conference, or lead a #WritingWorkshop / #AuthorEvent Contact THE AUTHOR VILLAGE: theauthorvillage.com/presenters/pad… Thanks #AwesomeAuthor @PhilBildner for heading my #SpeakersBureau (Happy 6th b'day)!


Teaching my favorite poem by ⁦@hatbooks⁩ today; After my lesson, a kid asked permission to photograph it, because it meant so much to him!!! #poetrymatters #DiverseVerse #diverseverse@Diverse_Verse

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Congratulations and not a bit surprised @MrSchuReads

I'm grateful Louder Than Hunger was named as one of Amazon's Best Children’s Books of 2024: Ages 9 to 12: amazon.com/b/ref=s9_bw_cg…

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What a delight to talk with Roger Sutton, Editor Emeritus of @HornBook, about THE TENTH MISTAKE OF HANK HOOPERMAN. Thank you for this conversation, Roger. read.hbook.com/gennifer-chold… @randomhousekids

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Last week, we announced our latest initiative to send specially curated mental health care packages to queer teens. If you run an LGBTQIA+ support service/program for teens, please fill out our interest form to be considered for care packages. 💻 bit.ly/MH-CarePackages

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I’m mostly on IG @venkatraman.padma these days but for #Teachers #Educators here, hope to see you on IG and at my #NCTEpanels, beginning with this one on Thursday with @margaritapoet @jewel l_p_rhodes #NoraShalawayCarpenter and others

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I've been keeping happy news quiet this week, but I'm finally ready to share: a YA verse novel was accepted for 2026, to be published by Atheneum/@simonteen @SSEdLib #versenovel #poetry #Cuba #YAbook #LoveStory #LatinxBooks #LatineBooks


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Register today for a morning webinar with the incredible & inspiring @donalynbooks !

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Thanks for your dedication dear @donalynbooks

Today is the 4th anniversary of our first action as Tx FReadom Fighters. Who knew we would be still engaged in a fierce effort to support intellectual freedom four years later? We didn't imagine it but we are here for it.

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Book bans are on the rise—SCARY 😱—but the response of librarians, booksellers, and authors is truly inspiring. ow.ly/xpjF50U2NCS #BookBans @PENAmerica @ALALIbrary @nypl @legroff @byleahjohnson @loudmouthindy @DisneyBooks

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Sending hugs your way @dsantat

Vienna. I did a little surprise something today to cheer my wife and I up. I went back to an old place from my memoir and relived a moment from 35 years ago ❤️#AFirstTimeForEverything

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Ending my time on social media today with a beautiful post and belated birthday wish to @yuyimorales Thanks for remembering us always dear @MrSchuReads

Happy birthday, @yuyimorales!

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Re-read this Op-Ed today in the @NewYorkTimes by someone I have long admired #AnitaHill @nytimes And no, I don't plan to just read and re-read articles, I plan to take whatever actions I can to #ProtectOurFutures moving forward nytimes.com/2024/10/28/opi…


Thank you @MrSchuReads for bringing good tears to my eyes on this day when my heart feels so broken. Your kindness is a soothing balm to my soul.

"I love how opening a book is like opening a door, taking me to a different time and place, into someone else's head and heart." —@padmatv, from Safe Harbor

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Fourth- and fifth-graders in Brooklyn have been using art to show what they're learning, thinking, and feeling about AND THEN, BOOM! This is the first time I've seen a student draw the reticulated python in the shape of the infiniti symbol and Mom as chimera. ❤️ @globalreadaloud

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I added @PamMunozRyan's El Niño to my '25 Books I Love presentation. It is divided into 4 parts: Above, Below, Between, & Beyond. I never would have predicted what happens in parts two through four. I gasped! I cheered! I marveled at Pam's brilliant mind!pinterest.com/mrschureads/20…

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NCTE2024 PANEL How to Use Three YA Debut Novels To Discuss a Variety of Societal Issues and Writing Styles in your Classroom @HeyJamie @FedericoErebia @AriTison #BookTwitter #LibraryTwitter #TeacherTwitter #NCTE #NCTE24 #NCTE2024

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