Gwen Blumberg Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Black Lives Matter at School: An Uprising for Educational Justice
Jesse Hagopian
Link to Black Lives Matter at School edited by Denisha Jones & Jesse Hagopian https://t.co/slz7CUxA8q
Paperback, 2020
$24.95$12.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Highly Recommended: Harnessing the Power of Word of Mouth and Social Media to Build Your Brand and Your Business
Paul M. Rand
Just finished this brilliant, beautiful #audiobook read by the author, Tyler Merritt. It made me laugh, cry, cheer… all the feels… and *BONUS* I got a lot of extra work done around the house b/c I couldn’t stop listening! Highly, HIGHLY RECOMMEND! 🤎🖤 @TTMProject https://t.co/xNorl21w4Z
Hardcover, 2013
$32.00$16.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
My Very Favorite Book in the Whole Wide World
Malcolm Mitchell
🏈📖Hey Kids & grown-ups! Come meet #Superbowl champ & author Malcolm Mitchell! He'll share his new book My Very Favorite Book in the Whole Wide World & talk about his "Read with Malcolm" youth program. FREE! @MalcolmJarod @BlueBunnyBooks @peterhreynolds https://t.co/PRg0GKKWBY
Hardcover, 2020
$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Plot
Jean Hanff Korelitz
I’m most looking forward to finishing the book The Plot by @JeanHanffKoreli! LOVE a good page turner! https://t.co/kQT8F2xAiK
Paperback, 2022
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Seven and a Half Tons of Steel: A Post-9/11 Story of Hope and Transformation
Janet Nolan
We start every literacy team meeting with a book. Ms. D’Alessandro shared Seven and a Half Tons of Steel. What a beautiful, moving story about 9/11 and making something beautiful out of something tragic. I learned so much from this gorgeous book! @janetnola https://t.co/QvHZGX6fOP
Paperback, 2021
$8.99$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Shifting the Balance, Grades K-2: 6 Ways to Bring the Science of Reading into the Balanced Literacy Classroom
Jan Burkins
First glimpse at the cover of Shifting the Balance for the upper grades releasing mid-September! I can’t wait to get mine! 🎉 @kegancunningham @drjanburkins @Kari_Yates @stenhousepub https://t.co/Snl70gcdJo
Paperback, 2021
$42.95$21.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants
Robin Wall Kimmerer
I'm currently reading Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer (SO GOOD!) & just learned there's a YA version adapted by @ltldrum! Monique will be part of a Talking Race & Kids webinar conversation with @RaceEmbrace this week on 11/9! Link to register: https://t.co/u8UNF6KjvE https://t.co/xhm8TO7YBH
Paperback, 2015
$22.00$11.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Forever...
Judy Blume
I devoured every Judy Blume book I could get my hands on as a tween (before tween was even a word.) Who else was a member of the @judyblume fan club? 🙋🏻♀️ https://t.co/7YqtiwJS54
Paperback, 2024
$12.99$6.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Unbound: The Life and Art of Judith Scott
Joyce Wallace Scott
Happy book birthday @mariapwalther ! Too hard to pick one favorite… but I recently loved Unbound, The Life + Art of Judith Scott. https://twitter.com/mariapwalther/status/1549740909889064960
Hardcover, 2021
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Zola's Elephant
Randall de Sève
I love the book Zola’s Elephant... so adored this tree inspired by @randallde & @Sacredbeez beautiful book. Go see it @ConcordMuseum! https://t.co/CKmZUDMZ56
Hardcover, 2018
$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book