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
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@MsThomBookitis
Bristow Middle School Teacher Librarian
West Hartford Public Schools
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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....

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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.

 

You’ve joined us before—now come see what’s next! Register today and spend October 8 discovering the books everyone will be talking about.

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