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First: to all my newsletter subscribers, apologies for the multiple emails. I was trying to roll over content from my earlier blog and accidentally everyone was sent an email each time a new post was imported! 😬😩🫢 20 years since I married one of the most brilliant men and undoubtedly the most humble man I know! So grateful, 🙏🏾 Being at the #AmericanLibraryAssociationConference is always a blessing, honor and joy! Such fun signing copies of #FarawayFamily and hanging out with the one and only @nancyrosep! Sad I missed seeing@mrschureads @becalzada @jasminewargabooks @lclineransome and others but glad I was able to catch a glimpse of @jea_bradley @srividhyavenkat @katemessner @tracisorellauthor @juanamartinezn @jenniferrbarr @mirandapaulbooks @victoriajamiesonbooks @sarahnaronson @phcartaya @jamesransome @carriebanks @veerawrites @heidieys @nikkolas_smith and too many other wonderful people to name! Thanks @penguinclassroom @venessacarson @jenloja @summerogata @carmelai and the entire not-too-FARAWAY-FAMILY of 🐧s! I’m so excited to be at #alaac26 ! If you’re at #ala26 please come by the Penguin 🐧 booth #2612 between 11:00-11:45 Sunday morning 6/28 to receive a copy of my #debutpicturebook #FarawayFamily illustrated by @painternik9 ! When you were born, I knew I would look after you with adoration. So excited and grateful to announce that my picture book debut has a 🌟starred review 🙏🏾from School Library Journal! I’m so grateful to the state award committees in AZ, HI, IN, MI, TN, VA for their love for #SafeHarborBook 🙏🏾 (@nancyrosep books) ! Delighted that #SafeHarbor joins titles by @phcartaya @johngreenwritesbooks #rayterceiro #oliviaabtahi @penguinkids @penguinclassroom books to reach or cross the 5 state award long list mark! Grateful @grandcanyonreaderaward @neneaward @younghoosierbookaward @indianalibrary @indianareads @indianareads @hawaiilibraryassociation @azlalib @arizona_library @greatlakesgreatbooks @greatlakesgreatbooksaward @michiganreading @volunteerstatebookaward @tennesseelibraryassociation @tennesseeassociationofschoollibrarians @virginiareaderschoiceaward @libraryofva @childrensvirginialiteraryaward Thank you #RhodeIslandLibraryAssociation for bestowing the Meritorious Friends of the Library award on our #OceanState #FreedomToRead coalition which recognizes Jeanette Bradley Ed Garcia Cheryl Space ACLU of Rhode Island (Steve Brown Madalyn Macgunagle) Penguin Random House (Skip Dye Dan Novak Rosie Noble Stewart) Nicole Dyszlewski Eugene Dyszlewski Chanda Womack (ARISE) Beatrice Pulliam #RIAtheists Rabbi Goldwasser the Womxn Project Rhode Island Authors Against Book Bans yours truly and all the others who came together and got our landmark Freedom to Read law passed, with the help of legislators like Mark McKenney and David Morales who were also recognized with another award and the support of RI State Representative Teresa Tanzi @jenniferstewartforri @RepresentativeJenniferStewart Joseph Shekarchi and so many others in our legislature. Thank you @islandreaderswriters and @theauthorvillage for another week in #Maine, packed with #authorevents and #schoolvisits and meetings with wonderful teachers and students and parents! Love feeling the love for #safeharbor #book!

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