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Bel the Weather Girl!

Earlier this month, Chief Meteorologist for KARE 11 News Belinda Jensen shared her new six-book series Bel the Weather Girl with young fans at the Wild Rumpus in South Minneapolis. Belinda taught readers that weather is not so scary once you understand it.   Making a cloud! Belinda’s daughter helped with the experiment. You can see Belinda at […]Read more "Bel the Weather Girl!"
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Meet Nadia Abushanab Higgins

Nadia Abushanab Higgins (above) and I had a great conversation recently about Feminism: Reinventing the F-Word (cover below), her new Spring 2016 YA nonfiction title for TFCB. In its recent starred review, Booklist praises the work, saying, “Higgins’ Feminism: Reinventing the F-Word offers a comprehensive and stunningly up-to-date account of the history of feminism.…With plenty […]Read more "Meet Nadia Abushanab Higgins"
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Happy Earth Day from Lerner!

Special thanks to Jeff Mitchell for the following post! Earth Day is April 22. This year, approximately 120 states plan to sign the Paris Agreement on Earth Day, expressing a worldwide commitment to mitigate climate change. Nearly 200 countries—including both developed and developing nations—negotiated the deal within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, […]Read more "Happy Earth Day from Lerner!"
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Free Book Friday: Tripping Back Blue

Happy Free Book Friday, everyone! First, congratulations to Alyssa Annico, who’s won Belinda Jensen’s Bel the Weather Girl series.  Alyssa, please send your address to publicity@lernerbooks.com and we’ll get your books in the mail! We’ve got a great YA giveaway today: Tripping Back Blue by debut author Kara Storti. Finn is a 17-year-old full of paradoxes. He’s […]Read more "Free Book Friday: Tripping Back Blue"
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Meet a Lerner: Spencer Hanson

Today, meet our digital support analyst, Spencer Hanson! 1. What brings you to Lerner? I came [as an intern] to Lerner to get real experience in publishing, and thanks to good timing and putting in my best effort, I landed a job. I accepted the position of digital support analyist because I believe in this […]Read more "Meet a Lerner: Spencer Hanson"
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National Turn-Off Your TV Month

Special thanks to Spencer Hanson for the following post! April is National Turn Off Your TV Month, a grassroots event promoting awareness of the negative effects of excessive screen time. Take the challenge to not watch any television for a week or even the rest of the month. American families on average spend 4-5 hours a day […]Read more "National Turn-Off Your TV Month"