Middle School Librarian - Author of Library Partnerships:Making Connections Between School and Public Libraries Creator of the Blog and Podcast - Books In the Middle https://booksinthemiddle.wordpress.com/ & https://booksinthemiddlepodcast.buzzsprout.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/tasquires.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/tasquires.bsky.social/post/3lo23gqmwsw2f#EduSky #TLsky We are so excited to be having Wendelin Van Draanen visting us next school year, and so I've been reading more of her books. Here is one from a while ago, but still just as good as all her books! https://booksinthemiddlepodcast.buzzsprout.com/229361/episodes/17050572-runaway-by-wendelin-van-draanen-contemporary-fiction30 Apr 2025 15:12 +0000at://did:plc:dros2ctw47mbdnkgcrd45uvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo23gqmwsw2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/tasquires.bsky.social/post/3ln43d75bba2d#EduSky #TLsky A new title by Tracey Baptiste - check out this booktalk podcast: https://booksinthemiddlepodcast.buzzsprout.com/229361/episodes/16971186-boy-2-0-by-tracey-baptiste-science-fiction18 Apr 2025 16:50 +0000at://did:plc:dros2ctw47mbdnkgcrd45uvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3ln43d75bba2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/tasquires.bsky.social/post/3llfrrjbxhr2q#EduSky #TLSky Just had this article published. Check it out for ways librarians can connect with their multilingual learners and also what formats can best support them. @thorndikepress.bsky.social https://www.edutopia.org/article/welcoming-english-learners-library28 Mar 2025 02:36 +0000at://did:plc:dros2ctw47mbdnkgcrd45uvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3llfrrjbxhr2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/tasquires.bsky.social/post/3lkj56665oc2pHere is something I don't do much of - a booktalk of a graphic novel - but I think it works! Share with your students, because it is a really good book, and timely. https://booksinthemiddlepodcast.buzzsprout.com/229361/episodes/16761847-song-of-a-blackbird-by-maria-van-lieshout-graphic-novel-historical16 Mar 2025 17:12 +0000at://did:plc:dros2ctw47mbdnkgcrd45uvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkj56665oc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/tasquires.bsky.social/post/3lgbncanwx42zMy 7th grade teachers are doing a unit on #edusky #TLSky #futurereadylibs Social Media and here is one of the books that their students can pick to read. https://booksinthemiddlepodcast.buzzsprout.com/229361/episodes/16469307-unfriended-by-rachel-vail-contemporary21 Jan 2025 19:59 +0000at://did:plc:dros2ctw47mbdnkgcrd45uvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgbncanwx42zhttps://bsky.app/profile/tasquires.bsky.social/post/3lfnkzl4lcx2z#edusky #TLSky #futurereadylibs Note to publishers and to authors: Can you please write books for middle school kids? Not MIDDLE GRADE - because those are aimed at 3 - 5, maybe 6th grade. I need books that are NOT for that young, but NOT for high school. Please.13 Jan 2025 20:25 +0000at://did:plc:dros2ctw47mbdnkgcrd45uvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfnkzl4lcx2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/tasquires.bsky.social/post/3lfnkgnlpet2f#edusky #TLSky #futurereadylibs #tlchat If you liked Orbiting Jupiter by Gary D. Schmidt, here is the sequel to it. This booktalk for middle school students and 299 others can be found here! https://booksinthemiddlepodcast.buzzsprout.com/229361/episodes/16384525-jupiter-rising-by-gary-d-schmidt-contemporary13 Jan 2025 20:14 +0000at://did:plc:dros2ctw47mbdnkgcrd45uvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfnkgnlpet2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/tasquires.bsky.social/post/3leunj7cejw2u#edusky #TLSky #futurereadylibs #tlchat I'm about to post my 300th middle school booktalk podcast on Monday, January 6, 2025! I can't believe that I have done so many booktalks! I hope you will take a listen when it comes out! www.buzzsprout.com/229361 https://www.buzzsprout.com/22936103 Jan 2025 22:33 +0000at://did:plc:dros2ctw47mbdnkgcrd45uvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3leunj7cejw2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/tasquires.bsky.social/post/3lcvdye3dqx2s#TLSky #skybrarians Looking for a book for your students in middle school? Check this one out! https://booksinthemiddle.wordpress.com/2024/12/09/too-good-to-be-true/09 Dec 2024 18:25 +0000at://did:plc:dros2ctw47mbdnkgcrd45uvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcvdye3dqx2shttps://bsky.app/profile/tasquires.bsky.social/post/3lcds2c374v2lLooking for a book set in the not too distant future about a time when Muslim Americans are rounded up? Here is a great story for your 8th grade and up students. https://www.buzzsprout.com/229361/episodes/15470242-internment-by-samira-ahmed-futuristic-and-survival02 Dec 2024 18:49 +0000at://did:plc:dros2ctw47mbdnkgcrd45uvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcds2c374v2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/tasquires.bsky.social/post/3lbvcv5yx6k2c#FutureReadyLibs I started rethinking how I view large print after having a conversation with a student at my school. It led me down a rabbit hole. Here is a student I recorded a few years ago. Check out the difference in her reading. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yv9vGhXCQK827 Nov 2024 00:40 +0000at://did:plc:dros2ctw47mbdnkgcrd45uvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbvcv5yx6k2chttps://bsky.app/profile/tasquires.bsky.social/post/3lbuakfdc7q2wNot sure how many of you middle school librarians have a large print collection, but I would challenge you to seriously consider putting one together. I have found large print books to be incredibly important for my students in allowing accessiblity for all readers.26 Nov 2024 14:25 +0000at://did:plc:dros2ctw47mbdnkgcrd45uvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbuakfdc7q2whttps://bsky.app/profile/tasquires.bsky.social/post/3lbngblkzey23Looking for books to share with your middle school students? It can be hard, I know! Check out my blog with around 700 book reviews just for middle school kids (6th grade to 8th grade) and find books to get kids reading! booksinthemiddle.wordpress.com23 Nov 2024 21:19 +0000at://did:plc:dros2ctw47mbdnkgcrd45uvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbngblkzey23https://bsky.app/profile/tasquires.bsky.social/post/3lbfewjawjk2qReally great Science Fiction book on what it means to be you! Great for your 8th graders. https://www.buzzsprout.com/229361/episodes/15385507-star-splitter-by-matthew-j-kirby-science-fiction20 Nov 2024 16:34 +0000at://did:plc:dros2ctw47mbdnkgcrd45uvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbfewjawjk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/tasquires.bsky.social/post/3lbdbjsj7sc2qExcited to be here! Now I need to build up my contacts in this new space. I'm a middle school librarian looking to connect with others who share a passion for connecting students with books they will love!19 Nov 2024 20:28 +0000at://did:plc:dros2ctw47mbdnkgcrd45uvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbdbjsj7sc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/tasquires.bsky.social/post/3lbdbdtrkg322#FutureReadyLibs Super excited to be trying out this new platform that will hopefully become a great place to share and learn about libraries and helping students connect with books! Here is my latest booktalk to share with your middle school students! https://www.buzzsprout.com/229361/episodes/15431920-places-we-ve-never-been-by-kasie-west-romance-and-contemporary-fiction19 Nov 2024 20:24 +0000at://did:plc:dros2ctw47mbdnkgcrd45uvb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbdbdtrkg322