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From Picture Books to Chapter and Middle-Grade Books: Not Leaps But Ladders, a guest post by Cynthia Levinson
You’re never too old to read a picture book!
Why Are We Like This: Heartstopper Models Respectful Queer Discourse, so Why Aren’t Fans Listening? A guest post by Laura Shovan
One of Heartstopper’s central themes is that it’s rude, even dangerous, to speculate on someone’s else’s sexuality. But some fans aren’t getting the message.
One Night With the Pillow Fight League, a guest post by Stephanie Cooke
This version of pillow fighting is a semi-professional fight club where anything goes as long as the pillow is the first point of contact. It’s more roller derby or WWE-style wrestling than a pillow fight in pajamas at a girls’ night sleepover.
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