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“Stories do more than tell us how to live in this world; they tell us how to make this a world worth living in.” — Roshani Chokshi at #ALAN23 #NCTE23

I had a lovely time connecting with librarians, educators, and other authors at #NCTE23 last weekend in Columbus, OH. It’s always so encouraging to see folks advocating for representation and the right to read in person.

“The further along I got in my coming out journey, the less I saw myself in Shakespeare.” Molly Horton Booth reimagines Shakespeare so kids like them can see they’ve always been in these plays. #ALAN23 #NCTE23

“The book talks about lynching, the book talks about racial profiling, the book talks about police brutality—because these are things adults are talking about and we are fooling ourselves if we think kids aren’t listening.” — Angie C. Thomas #NCTE23

Loved presenting at NCTE and getting to meet so many ELA teachers and librarians. #ncte23#chrisbaron#pollyholyoke@rajanilarocca.bsky.social

Excellent presentation! I enjoyed learning about the connections made between pop culture texts and texts in the canon. #NCTE23

#NCTE23 friends! Some of you asked me about virtual author visits for World Read Aloud Day - here's the info for this year!

KMkatemessner.bsky.socialNov 20, 2023 7:02pm

Teachers & librarians! Hundreds of authors have signed up to offer free virtual read-alouds for LitWorld's World Read Aloud Day in February! If you'd like the full list & authors' contact info, it'll be in my email newsletter next week! Sign up here: katemessner.us20.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...

Christina Uss, Tara DAIRMAN, Jennifer Bertman, and Elaine Vickers and me all @EMLA @NCTE23

.@TamekaFryerBrown and lucky me @NCTE23. Tameka just won a Jane Addams Childrens Book Award!