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[sixfootpress @sixfootpress]

Season greetings from your friends at Six Foot!

[Jennifer Hottinger @hottsnewreads]

Thank you for sharing this coming of age story with #bookposse!! Inspired by the movie-Boy Genius! Heading home to you @CynthiaSchwind! @olugbemisola @sixfootpress @mediamastersbks

[sixfootpress @sixfootpress]

May is National Pet Month. Be sure to celebrate and love your "best friends"!

Illustration by Ming Hai from MAJOR: A SOLDIER DOG by Trevor Jones

https://t.co/mKe8ggekg0

#NationalPetMonth #petsarefamily #pets #dogs

[Kirkus Reviews @KirkusReviews]

Out this week: IT DOESN'T TAKE A GENIUS by @olugbemisola! @sixfootpress #MiddleGrade #KirkusStar "An exceptional novel with broad appeal." https://t.co/UdPuKptTnk

[sixfootpress @sixfootpress]

Congratulations to @olugbemisola on the release of her hilarious and moving #MiddleGrade novel, IT DOESN’T TAKE A GENIUS, a summer camp coming-of-age story and celebration of Black excellence that will stay with you long after the final page.

[Victoria J Coe @victoriajcoe]

"The characterization of Emmett, and all of the secondary characters, is what truly raises this book to a different level." - @kelleemoye
Review and Author Q&A: It Doesn’t Take a Genius by @Olugbemisola
https://t.co/MgCMisfAQm via Unleashing Readers

[Cindy Schwind @CynthiaSchwind]

Happy Book Birthday to #ItDoesntTakeAGenius by @olugbemisola 🎈🎁🎈🎁🎈🎁🎈🎁🎈🎁🎈🎁🎈🎁@sixfootpress #BookPosse

[Meanwhile at the Podcast @MeanwhileATP]

We talk about a lot of things on episode 102 this week including these two fantastic graphic novels
@chisholmdave #PeterMarkowski @Z2comics #BreaGrant #YishanLi @sixfootpress

[Victoria J Coe @victoriajcoe]

10 more days until It Doesn't Take a Genius by @olugbemisola hits bookshelves everywhere!

Preorder this "exceptional novel with broad appeal" (@KirkusReviews, starred review) NOW from @Bookshop_Org:
https://t.co/q3jXXKFQh4 @sixfootpress

[Kristen Picone (she/her) @Kpteach5]

I love everything by @olugbemisola! The development of the characters in this book is masterful. I haven’t been able to stop thinking about them for weeks. Nothing I can say will do this book justice. Please read it & get it into the hands of kids! @sixfootpress @mediamastersbks

[Bronx Children's Museum @BxChildMuseum]

#BxCMLitThursdays just got even hotter! For #WomensHistoryMonth, we're highlighting female authors and up this week is @JoshundaSanders and her book "I Can Write the World".

[Grammaropolis @Grammaropolis]

Check out the first in our new vocabulary workbook series. Featuring vocabulary in context, definitions and pronunciation, synonym and antonym activities, sentence-writing exercises, hilarious story prompts, and more!
https://t.co/5BsJiSJ8xy

[Renée Watson @reneewauthor]

COVER REVEAL: Congrats @olugbemisola & @GordonCJamesArt!

IT DOESN’T TAKE A GENIUS explores the intersection between self & community & the complexity of Black identity. Emmett Charles wonders if he’s not who he always thought he was, who exactly can he be?

[The Brown Bookshelf @brownbookshelf]

Cover Reveal--It Doesn't Take A Genius -https://t.co/j8fwJuT6Or

[826 New Orleans @826neworleans]

It's Black History Month, and we're highlighting Black authors throughout February!

Our After School writers have just started a project inspired by the book "I Can Write the World" by Joshunda Sanders @JoshundaSanders .

[sixfootpress @sixfootpress]

Congratulations to Major Biden (and Champ!) on this historic day, from one Major to another. https://t.co/2BdUHzZHxE

[YALSA @yalsa]

Have you heard? We announced our 2021 Great Graphic Novels list last week! Check it out now! https://t.co/q9CSalDYVl #graphicnovels #yalit #comics #librarians

[Coert Voorhees @CoertVoorhees]

Can I interest you in a story of redemption through competitive 3rd grade marbles? FOR KEEPS is available now on Amazon Prime Video: https://t.co/3aUzqLVaXl

[sixfootpress @sixfootpress]

Congratulations to #BreaGrant and @superliyishan for making the YALSA 2021 Great Graphic Novels for Teens list with MARY: The Adventures of Mary Shelley’s Great-Great-Great-Great-Great-Granddaughter!

[YALSA @yalsa]

2021 Great Graphic Novels for Teens released https://t.co/XnTXPCLQH5

[sixfootpress @sixfootpress]

The dream of every creative is to provide enjoyment & inspiration — even if it was for a moment in this challenging year.We're honored by all who watched our films, played our games, or read our books.Roused by the actions of many, we look to 2021 with hope & determination. HNY!