BooksMakeADifference

4.4K posts

BooksMakeADifference banner
BooksMakeADifference

BooksMakeADifference

@booksmake

Online magazine celebrating books, their creators and fans, and the positive difference they make in people's lives.

St Paul MN Katılım Ağustos 2012
509 Takip Edilen636 Takipçiler
BooksMakeADifference retweetledi
Karen Pavlicin
Karen Pavlicin@pavlicin·
There's still time to enter the Black Voices in Children's Literature Writing Contest with @StrivePub and @FreeSpiritBooks Deadline July 24! #kidlit
Free Spirit Publishing@FreeSpiritBooks

The 4th annual Black Voices in Children's Literature Writing Contest is going NATIONAL! Enter by July 24, 2022. 1st prize winner gets $1,000 & a meeting with Strive and Free Spirit. For contest guidelines and submission information, visit go.freespirit.com/black-voices-w…

English
0
1
1
0
BooksMakeADifference
BooksMakeADifference@booksmake·
Born to an Afghan father & American mother, Tamim Ansary navigated the complexity of identity from an early age. When east and west collided in the 9-11 terrorist attacks, his unique perspective helped make sense of culture in the midst of tragedy. booksmakeadifference.com/tamim-ansary
English
0
0
0
0
BooksMakeADifference
BooksMakeADifference@booksmake·
"The middle-school students form their own organic book clubs, coming together by genre or by author and getting excited when they run into a fellow student who chose the same book they did." Innovate classroom libraries: booksmakeadifference.com/classroom-libr…
English
0
0
0
0
BooksMakeADifference
BooksMakeADifference@booksmake·
In Lowell, MA, Cambodian refugees fill their yards with lush, productive gardens. As the crops grow and refugees harvest, two local educators gather stories of what the refugees endured and why these crops are so important. booksmakeadifference.com/cambodian-gard…
English
0
0
0
0
BooksMakeADifference
BooksMakeADifference@booksmake·
Nancy Polette has written more than 170 books for kids! She was 10 years old when Virginia Hall was a WWII spy. Check out this Stories Behind the Stories video. Read more in our mag: booksmakeadifference.com/nancypolette/
MilitaryFamilyBooks@MilFamBooks

Author Nancy Polette talks about writing The Spy With the Wooden Leg: The Story of Virginia Hall (nonfiction middle grade, WWII spy biography). Nancy hopes the book will inspire young girls to pursue their own dreams. youtu.be/6aV1F_9vfbU

English
0
0
1
0
BooksMakeADifference
BooksMakeADifference@booksmake·
Books are making a difference for kids at Medina Children’s Library in Fez, Morocco. As love of reading grows, "They are not shy anymore to tell their point of view or ask questions," says librarian Samia Bachraoui. booksmakeadifference.com/medina-library…
English
0
0
0
0
BooksMakeADifference
BooksMakeADifference@booksmake·
If you enjoyed our feature story about @ChrisRStricklin @JoelThorNeeb creating healing connections for survivors (booksmakeadifference.com/survivors-obli…), here's a chance to get the ebook for free on Father's Day! #BooksMakeaDifference #Memoir #GreatBook #ReadIndie
MilitaryFamilyBooks@MilFamBooks

Looking for a great read on #FathersDay? Dads @ChrisRStricklin @JoelThorNeeb share their inspiring #survivalstories #fighterpilot #cancersurvivor #survivorsobligation #intentionallife. @elvaresa @ibpa award-winning memoir #FREEebook today militaryfamilybooks.com/products/survi… #ReadIndie

English
0
0
0
0
BooksMakeADifference
BooksMakeADifference@booksmake·
Respond by June 20 to be part of our next Readers Write article.
English
1
0
0
0
BooksMakeADifference
BooksMakeADifference@booksmake·
An important read: "What if we skip the part where white writers magnanimously present the much-needed Black characters, and move straight to the part where the industry welcomes more Black creators?" Well done @KeklaMagoon
Kekla Magoon@KeklaMagoon

My piece in the latest @HornBook delves into our ongoing dialogue about #ownvoices from a slightly different (and perhaps unexpected) angle. A splash of historical context always sheds new light on where we stand today. #yalit #mglit #kidlitwomen #kidlit hbook.com/?detailStory=o…

English
0
0
1
0

Keşfet

@FreeSpiritBooks @milspogurus @pavlicin @yalsa @simonteen @patagoniabooks @patagonia @ibpa