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Torrey Maldonado
@TorreyMaldonado
Author of HANDS, the ‘24 MS/JHS Global Read Aloud, and three more award-winning MG books. Close to 30 years teaching in Brooklyn NYC where I was born & raised.
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This is what it probably was like seeing in real-time Malcolm X roast an industry plant. #kendrickvsdrake
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Been watching this since Kendrick ignored Drake wanting him on Shooter. Spoke w/ teens today on that & why Drake is outclassed. Kendrick is Malcolm X decimating industry plants. His 6:16 entendres alone is beyond Drake’s level. “Not Like Us”? It’s Nasir Jones ETHER w/ a crazy bop.
![Torrey Maldonado (@TorreyMaldonado) on Twitter photo 2024-05-09 21:47:24 Been watching this since Kendrick ignored Drake wanting him on Shooter. Spoke w/ teens today on that & why Drake is outclassed. Kendrick is Malcolm X decimating industry plants. His 6:16 entendres alone is beyond Drake’s level. “Not Like Us”? It’s @Nas ETHER w/ a crazy bop. Been watching this since Kendrick ignored Drake wanting him on Shooter. Spoke w/ teens today on that & why Drake is outclassed. Kendrick is Malcolm X decimating industry plants. His 6:16 entendres alone is beyond Drake’s level. “Not Like Us”? It’s @Nas ETHER w/ a crazy bop.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GNKxj2vWMAA1WSf.jpg)
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Shared my ♥️ & shared things folks have never heard. When someone is the best like Library Girl, they bring the best out.
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Woke to news & thought Hands won 1 award. Hands won 3! Schools, teachers, children, librarians across the US voted & Hands is in 3 categories. “A Librarians’ Favorite”, & “A Teachers’ Favorite”, & “A Childrens’ Favorite”!
CBC Book Nancy Paulsen @sheedylit Penguin Kids Penguin Books USA
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Got 6-12th graders? Students & educators who tuned in last time still talk about that virtual. You’ve heard “You don’t want to miss it” but, for real, you don’t want to miss it.
Registration details in Bookelicious link in the thread.
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📢 Virtual author event for 6-12th graders with Torrey Maldonado!
🤏 Every book < 200 pages
🏙️ Stories inspired by growing up in Brooklyn
🧑🏾🏫 NYC teacher who knows what it takes to hook reluctant readers!
🛣️ WHAT LANE? or HANDS 🥊
More info & to register: bookelicious.com/bookelicious-p…
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Do you have a favorite author? That author probably knows Kelly Starling Lyons & Kelly is either 1 of their favorite authors or 1 of their favorite persons. AMAZING NEWS!!! “Ty’s Travels: All Aboard” has been chosen as the ‘24 Book for the Military Child! 👏🏽 👏🏽 👏🏽 Kelly Starling Lyons
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👋🏾 It’s Torrey Maldonado, #MGBookChat friends & author of the ‘24 Global Read Aloud—Hands—& 3 other Penguin MG novels that are faves of 4-5th graders, loved by 6-8 graders, & popular w/ YA readers. I’m here for our last chat.
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Congratulations Minh Lê Dan Santat
And Nancy Paulsen author family Author Lisa Fipps and bro Torrey Maldonado on their books being chosen by Pernille Ripp for #GRA ! So fabulous!