Mary E. Lambert

Author. My new book is DISTRESS SIGNAL--out this October! A VCFA Alum. I read. I write. I teach middle school...and I am only occasionally contrary.

[Mary E. Lambert @MaryUncontrary]

Well, this made my day!

Student: "Thank you for recommending this book, Miss Lambert. If you hadn't told me about it, I wouldn't have bought the whole series."

[New York Times Books @nytimesbooks]

Happy birthday Beverly Cleary, born on 4/12/1916! Here's the paper's 1955 review of "Beezus and Ramona" https://t.co/HuNTawwvns

[Mary E. Lambert @MaryUncontrary]

My class is writing poetry. They are currently attempting to determine the antonym of "crouton."

[Mary E. Lambert @MaryUncontrary]

Some things I heard myself say this week:
1. It's always a bad idea to pretend you're hitting your friend in the face with your giant binder.
2. I'm not buying you another reptile mister.
3. You probably shouldn't trust YouTubers who say they've time traveled.

[Mary E. Lambert @MaryUncontrary]

Yes!!! I know this feeling well. I always feel so guilty when I tell a student that they can't read during class. https://t.co/GzTjBl0nBk

[Rachel Harder @rbharder]

In the last 10 minutes I had to confiscate books from 5 students who were sneakily reading while I was teaching. I don't know if I should be annoyed or just so darn proud. #proudteacher #ididmyjob #uvlearn

[Mary E. Lambert @MaryUncontrary]

I was looking at the date today and realized that 2020 is just around the corner. Remember when that year sounded impossibly futuristic?

[Dusti Bowling 🌵 @DustiBowling]

Several auctions closing tomorrow, including this 3-chapter review by HarperCollins VP/Editorial Director Rosemary Brosnan. Bid while you can for a great cause!

https://t.co/gEQdieQ2C2

[Mary E. Lambert @MaryUncontrary]

Me: What do you think of my new manuscript?
*waits for praise and acclamation*
Sister: You use the word "binder" a lot.
#amwriting

[Mary E. Lambert @MaryUncontrary]

As a middle school English teacher, I have decided that all 13 and 14-year-olds should automatically come with spoiler alerts.

Somehow, before we even start reading a new book, half the class already knows which character will die.

Every time.

[Melissa Thomson @melissathomson]

Life hack: To get a 3-day weekend, just erase Friday's schedule and write END SCOOL START BREAK

[EdCampHAT @EdCampHAT]

Today is a great day to read aloud with your students!#WorldReadAloudDay #literacymatters #EdCampHAT

[Mary E. Lambert @MaryUncontrary]

@amanda_goossen I'm so happy that your daughter enjoyed my book! Feel free to DM me--I would love to talk with you!

[Mary E. Lambert @MaryUncontrary]

It never fails to amaze me how easily my students mix up the 1900s and the 1800s on tests. If we read a book set in 1889, half of the class will say it took place in 1989.

To them, anything before 2000 is ancient history.

I'm old.

[Mary E. Lambert @MaryUncontrary]

@njgnlib13 @stefwass Thank you so much, @njgnlib13!!! I've been feeling miserable and pathetic from a cold that just won't go away, and you have brightened my day!

[Matt de la Pena @mattdelapena]

Hey all, here's an an essay I wrote in @TIME about grappling with darkness when writing for the very young. https://t.co/LO4rYVeYEB

[Mary E. Lambert @MaryUncontrary]

I've been giving this a lot of thought lately and can't decide which is more terrifying: driving on a weekend in a Walmart parking lot or driving on a weekend in a Costco parking lot.

[lizwrites2! @lizwrites2]

Reading about life with a hoarder in @MaryUncontrary's fantastic new book!
#bookworm #mgbooks #17DABash
https://t.co/i1y7MOTvvV

[Mary E. Lambert @MaryUncontrary]

Best test I know of for relationship/friendship compatibility: Can you hang Christmas lights together and still be speaking to each other afterward?

[Mary E. Lambert @MaryUncontrary]

Check out these holiday gift combos--great present ideas for middle grade readers!

[Mary E. Lambert @MaryUncontrary]

@the1outof4 @graceholson Wow! Thank you for your kind words, but it's easy to teach when you've got such fantastic students to work with!!!