Katie Dykes

❤️Mother❤️Wife❤️Teacher❤️Believer❤️Book Lover❤️

[Scott Reintgen @Scott_Thought]

GIVEAWAY: RT/Follow to win a signed and personalized ARC of my upcoming phoenix horse racing book, ASHLORDS. Intl is ok! Ends 11/18!

May the odds be ever in your favor.

#Giveaway #YAlit #Bookstagram #YoungAdult #TuesdayMotivation

[Katie Dykes @KMSKatieD]

My 🤗FIRST🤗 2-Minute Book Talk: Look Both Ways, by Jason Reynolds https://t.co/DpPw280zzy via @YouTube @JasonReynolds83 @JReynoldsbooks @getnicced

[Katie Dykes @KMSKatieD]

“This world is big enough
for us all
to play
in one great orchestra”
#swingbook #huglife

Get your copy of Swing by ⁦@kwamealexander⁩ and @MaryRandHess TODAY! https://t.co/uOZcGsfXcU

[Katie Dykes @KMSKatieD]

❤️”I am because we are. I help my brother, I’m a better person. Simple as that.” ❤️

Pick up your copy of Swing by @kwamealexander and @MaryRandHess TODAY - https://t.co/W9Duytlbo6 !

[Katie Dykes @KMSKatieD]

WOOOHOOO!!! No surprise that #swingbook has debuted at #4 on the New York Times BESTSELLER list!!! Way to go, @kwamealexander and @MaryRandHess!!! Another HOME RUN ⚾️ 🎶❤️👍👍

[Katie Dykes @KMSKatieD]

@CarrieFriday Great read!

[Katie Dykes @KMSKatieD]

Overheard today...
“I can already tell I don’t like Cruz. He needs to go away”...”What’s up with the flags?!?”...”What page are you guys on??? You need to catch up! I need to talk to someone about this!” 😂😂😂 #swingbook Another home run for @kwamealexander & @MaryRandHess!

[Katie Dykes @KMSKatieD]

Met the AMAZING @kwamealexander today while celebrating the launch of this AMAZING book...which I’m now reading AGAIN! #fallinginlovealloveragain #swingbook #huglife

[Katie Dykes @KMSKatieD]

Aaaaahhhh! SO excited! The books are HERE and my kids are DYING to get their hands on them! Wait list is currently at 42 😮 Can’t catalog them fast enough! AND meeting @kwamealexander today with @CarrieFriday! #swingbook #huglife #launchdayfun

[Katie Dykes @KMSKatieD]

T -5 days and counting! I’m SO stinking excited for my kids to get their hands on this book! We have 14 copies pre-ordered...but already a wait list of almost 30 students who are dying to read it...and I’ve only book-talked it for two days 😳 #wemayneedmore #swingbook #huglife

[Katie Dykes @KMSKatieD]

“You must embrace life with a metaphorical hug, and sometimes a literal hug, to really squeeze the life juice, the goodness, out of living.” #SWINGBOOK DROPS OCT 2! Pre-Order Yours TODAY! #waltismyhomie #huglife

[Katie Dykes @KMSKatieD]

@ms_kaval @ProjectLITComm @ms_kaval What grade/age level do you have?

[Katie Dykes @KMSKatieD]

@CarrieFriday @kwamealexander @MaryRandHess Hey, girl! Yeah, I’m finally participating in a chat, lol 🤣

[Katie Dykes @KMSKatieD]

A1. FINALLY read Dear Martin! Don’t know how I’ve lived without it this long. WOW! Such an incredibly powerful and important read! Also got to read Swing, the newest title from @kwamealexander and @MaryRandHess. AH.MAY.ZING! Will definitely be an 18-19 selection! #ProjectLITchat

[Katie Dykes @KMSKatieD]

A1. Oh, yeah! And picked up Wishtree a couple days ago. SOOO good! Who knew a tree could be such a powerful character! Beautifully written and so moving! ❤️ #stay ❤️ #ProjectLITchat

[Katie Dykes @KMSKatieD]

“Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and be arrogant in our self-love. We must believe that we are gifted for something and that this thing must be attained.” #swingbook #huglife

[Katie Dykes @KMSKatieD]

@C_H_Armstrong @lillie_lisa @kwamealexander @MaryRandHess It launches October 2 but is available for pre-order now!! 😁

[Katie Dykes @KMSKatieD]

❤️https://t.co/N89wPOjZpB❤️Our kids NEED this book https://t.co/96sIz4YGpl! It has everything! Young love. Poetry. Baseball. Jazz. Art. Humor. Heartbreak. Relevant social issues! WHAT?!? Doesn’t seem possible, yet @kwamealexander and @MaryRandHess have done it! #swingbook

[Katie Dykes @KMSKatieD]

@MaryRandHess @kwamealexander Thank YOU, @MaryRandHess ❤️❤️❤️