[CASL-L] Fwd: Welcome Back! Join Us for SLJ Day of Dialog 📚

[Melissa Thom]

Hello,

I love this online PD that SLJ always offers...I remember the good ole days
when it was in person in NYC.

I am moderating a panel about new middle grade books coming out! And all of
the panels look amazing.

Melissa

Melissa Thom
she | her | hers    *What is this? <https://www.mypronouns.org/>*
@MsThomBookitis
Bristow Middle School Teacher Librarian
West Hartford Public Schools
Bristow Library Learning Commons Webpage: h
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*Currently Reading:  *
*Squire & Knight *by Scott Chantler
*Girl on Fire* by Alicia Keys and Andrew Weiner
*Whale Eyes: A Memoir About Seeing and Being Seen* by James Robinson
*At Last She Stood: How Joey Guerreo Spied, Survived, and Fought for
Freedom* by Erin Entrada Kelly
*Currently Listening:*
*Sibylline* by Melissa De La Cruz
*Mona's Eyes* by Thomas Schlesser
*Recently Finished:      *
*Tig* by Heather Smith
*Jane Against the World: Roe v. Wade and the Fight for Reproduction Rights *by
Karen Blumenthal
*Helga the Fair* by S.J. Taylor
*James *by Percival Everett
*🔥The Well-Lived Life: A 103-Year-Old Doctor's Six Secrets to Heath and
Happiness at Every Age *by Gladys McGarey, MD (HIGHLY recommended!)🔥
*SOOOO Many More....*

Check out my Podcasts:
* *Joyful Learning* Podcast
<https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-joyful-learning-podcast/id1637178531>
* *The Bookish State: Tips and Tricks for Teachers and Librarians
<https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-bookish-state/id1828955907> *
Podcast

Book Blog (now retired)
http://www.msthomsbookitis.weebly.com


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We’d love to welcome you back to *School Library Journal* Day of Dialog!



Join us October 8 from 9:00 AM–6:00 PM ET for another FREE virtual day
celebrating the best forthcoming books for children, tweens, and teens. If
you’ve joined us before, you know it’s a day packed with incredible
authors, lively conversations, and plenty of new titles to add to your
TBR—and this year’s program is no exception.



Here’s just a glimpse of what’s waiting for you:

   - Hear from celebrated authors including E. Lockhart, Imani Perry,
   Daniel Nayeri, Nicola Yoon, Aiden Thomas, Meg Medina, Kate Messner, Jasmine
   Warga, and many more.
   - Explore new and forthcoming titles across middle grade, YA, graphic
   novels, fantasy, romance, horror, nonfiction, picture books, and more.
   - Tune in for engaging panels including Going Graphic, YA FANtastic,
   From Sweet to Swoony, Horror: It’s the Season, Notable Nonfiction, and A
   Middle Grade Medley.
   - Wrap up the day with Christina Soontornvat, who will discuss her
   forthcoming novel, *Take to the Sky*, during the Closing Keynote.
   - Visit the virtual exhibit hall to connect with publishers and discover
   free digital galleys and educational resources.

Whether you stay with us all day or drop in for the sessions that catch
your eye, there’s plenty to discover.



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