Tweets of the Week: March 20th

Spring is just around the corner, it’s time for warmer weather and sunshine. Lots of movie news this week with Insurgent hitting theaters and Paper Towns releasing publicity photos.

Book News:

@PWKidsBookshelf New Prize Honors Children’s Books on American History http://pwne.ws/1Fxt5YQ
@sljournal · Newbery / Caldecott 2016: Spring Prediction Edition — @fuseeight http://ow.ly/KtLZp A Fuse #8 Production
@TLT16 · Photoset: yainterrobang:New Releases » March 15 Here’s a selection of new YA novels hitting shelves this… http://tmblr.co/Z2Ipfr1g3ekru
@PWKidsBookshelf · Raising Kids Who Want To Read | NPR http://pwne.ws/1FvYlY3
@PWKidsBookshelf · What 17 Adults Learned From Rereading Their Favorite Childhood Books | BuzzFeed http://pwne.ws/1EvEWVJ
@booksaremybag · Book smart; the unexpected health benefits of being an avid reader | Stylist Magazine http://www.stylist.co.uk/books/unexpected-health-benefits-of-reading-fiction-books-reading-survey-stress-brain-agility#.VQhARx8FVho.twitter …
@PWKidsBookshelf · David Levithan on leading the way in LGBT fiction for young adults | Independent http://pwne.ws/18WoNgs
@PWKidsBookshelf · Veronica Roth talks about the ‘Insurgent’ movie and the book project she’s working on next | WLS http://pwne.ws/1BGyD0j
@TLT16 · Teens talk about the current state of YA https://storify.com/CiteSomething/notes-from-ya-book-club …
@PWKidsBookshelf · Anthony Horowitz: “The more adventures Alex Rider had, the more I found myself compelled to take this darker edge” http://pwne.ws/1Av4cHF
@FierceReads · It’s Women’s History Month! Celebrate history’s leading ladies with these #yalit titles: http://bit.ly/1vA5vbA
@PublishersWkly ·Neil Gaiman on Terry Pratchett: ‘He Did Something Huge and Noble’ | HuffPo http://pwne.ws/1x7S5o8
@Scholastic · .@JP_Books shared w/ us the 5 books that have influenced his life the most. #sharepossible #pattersonpledge
@PWKidsBookshelf · Voting now open for Children’s Choice Book Awards, the only national award voted on by young people, now through 5/3 http://pwne.ws/1EmmfkG

Movie/TV news:

@HMHKids · @moviepilotnews on how the #YA novel took over the teen movie genre: http://ow.ly/KuEqK
@johngreen · The first official pictures from @PaperTownsMovie are on @USAToday this morning! VERY EXCITING. http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2015/03/18/sneak-peek-john-green-paper-towns/24876055/?hootPostID=ffd58af01a1ca9e43f180e8d5eedcf90 … #PaperTowns
@PWKidsBookshelf · ‘True Meaning of Smekday’ adaptation ‘Home’ hits theaters next week http://pwne.ws/18DMxWV
@PWKidsBookshelf · Lionsgate in negotiations to acquire film rights to YA novel ‘Blackbird’ by Anna Carey | Deadline http://pwne.ws/1Lna8gx
@Scholastic · 31 #HarryPotter scenes that should’ve made it from the #books into the #movies: http://bit.ly/1GV4v5X . Agree?
@EpicReads · Want to see what the inside of Evelyn’s house in Insurgent looks like? Check it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqhVirygRD8 …

Librarianship:

@sljournal · 2015 Debut YA Authors Launch Adopt-a-Library Initiative http://ow.ly/Kuizr @Freshman15s
@voyamagazine · VOYA’s Teen Poetry Contest 2014 | VOYA http://fb.me/1IVmMTVSC
@MacKidsBooks · Enter the “If I were royalty” writing contest! #KidLit #MiddleSchoolPrincess http://bit.ly/1zfESbB
@Scholastic · We learn differently under different circumstances. @dockterman explains the many identities of a learner: http://bit.ly/1MHguoc #edchat
@sljournal · LJ’s 2015 Movers & Shakers Innovators’ profiles are live today! Check them out at http://ow.ly/KrwQg
@sljournal · The Maker Space Difference: Amazing Inquiry, Shared Learning | Tech Tidbits http://ow.ly/KnJhq #makerspaces

Just for Fun:

@EpicReads · 7 Signs You Could Be the Next Symbol of a YA Rebellion ––> http://www.epicreads.com/blog/7-signs-you-could-be-the-next-symbol-of-a-ya-rebellion-2/ …
@Lisagwray · YA author @AdiAlsaid is researching teenage love. Contribute your experiences in his survey here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/K7HVFGW @HarlequinTEEN
@SimonTeenCA · These are amazing! The 18 Most Beautiful #YA Endpapers in the World from @EpicReads: http://ow.ly/Ko4fu

~ Jennifer Rummel Currently Reading Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin

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