Please join us Monday nights at 9pm EST on Twitter for great conversations between educators, librarians, and authors about how to get great books into the hands of middle-grade readers!
If you have an idea for a topic centred around supporting children’s reading lives and celebrating MG books and would like to co-host an upcoming #MGBookChat, please contact me on Twitter (@lhnatiuk).
Here is a list of our upcoming chats and topics.
Did you miss #MGBookChat? Never fear! We have you covered! Laurie is using Wakelet to archive our chats, and so you can now peruse them at your leisure. Just click on the links below to access the Wakelet for that particular chat.
Do you have a book that you would like to add to our #MGBookChat database? If so then click on the link and help grow our chat database. You will need to know the title, author, book format (MG, PB etc.) and the chat topic. Please note that the database started on April 19th with MG Lit and the Environment. Contact me (@lhnatiuk) if you have any questions.
Are you looking for the #MGBookChat DATABASE of the books shared for the #MGBookChats? The Book List Links are all attached to each chat OR you can find the entire database here. You can find each chat at the bottom of the spreadsheet.
PLEASE NOTE AS OF JULY 3/23 #MGBOOKCHAT IS NO LONGER ARCHIVED. PLEASE USE THE ADVANCED TWITTER SEARCH FOR A SPECIFIC CHAT.
PLEASE NOTE AS OF JULY 3/23 #MGBOOKCHAT IS NO LONGER ARCHIVED. PLEASE USE THE ADVANCED TWITTER SEARCH FOR A SPECIFIC CHAT.
February 26/24
Host: Kathie MacIsaac
Topic: Sharing Our Love for Middle-Grade Books
February 11/24
Hosts: @thenextgenlib & @Z_Brarian
Topic: Stuck in the Middle With You: Reading Romance in Middle-Grade
January 29/24
Hosts: @mobleyinthemix & @cuethelibrarian
Topic: Inclusivity Matters: Amplifying Black & Brown MG Voices.
Jan. 8/24
Host: @DavidMakesWords
Topic: Author Visits
October 9/23
Host: Surprise Guest Host Kathie MacIsaac
Topic: OPEN CHAT PART II
August 22/22
Community Building & Friendship in #MGLit
Hosts: @MiddleGradeHub (@JEngelMattern, @MaliaMaunakea & @carolineg2g )
Feminism and Gender Equality in #MGLit
Jan. 31/22
Feminism and Gender Equality in #MGLit
Hosts: @SawyerShari
Nov. 8/21
Getting to REALLY Know our MG Authors
Hosts: @Legit_Kid_Lit (@mrs_bookdragon & @tiffanybrooke83 )
Aug. 2/21
Hosts:Hosts: @lhnatiuk, @kmcmac74, @christiemegil @jarrett_lerner, @AfomaUmesi, &, @acuevaswrites
July 5/21
Hosts: @lhnatiuk, @kmcmac74, @jarrett_lerner, @AfomaUmesi, @christiemegil &, @acuevaswrites
June 7/21
Hosts: @lhnatiuk, @kmcmac74, @jarrett_lerner,
@AfomaUmesi, @christiemegil &, @acuevaswrites
Feb. 15/21
The LONG and the Short of It: Two Part Chat About Book Length
Hosts: @leefodi and @GOTMTeaches
Nov. 19/18
Knock, knock! Who’s there? It’s a middle grade HUMOUR
Hosts: @JoshuaSLevy & @christebbetts
Sept. 17/18
Books That Battle Mental Health Stigmas
Hosts: @missnikkiin5th @sallyjpla @melissaroske and @ellyswartz
Aug. 13/18
Back to School- Building a Classroom Community Through Books
Host: @susanLsullivan & @annbradenbooks
Aug. 6/18 Building Book Access in Book Deserts
Aug. 13/18 Back to School
Aug. 20/18 The Importance of Immigrant & Refugee Stories
Aug.27/18 Back to School Reads
Sept. 3/18 Teachers and Public Librarians: Supporting Each Other
#MGBookChat September 10, 2018 — “Ending Gendered Labels of Middle Grade Books”
#MGBookChat September 17, 2018 — “Mental Health and Middle Grade Books”
#MGBookChat September 24, 2018 — “Teacher-Librarian-Author Collaboration”
#MGBookChat October 1, 2018 — “Teachers as Readers”
#MGBookChat October 15, 2018 — “Middle Grade Spooktacular: Why Scary Stories Matter”
#MGBookChat October 22, 2018 — “Words, Words, Words: Building a Love for Language with MG Books”
#MGBookChat October 29, 2018 — “Taboo Roll Call: Does Anything Go Now?”
#MGBookChat November 19, 2018 — “Knock, Knock! Who’s There? It’s A Middle Grade Humor #MGBookChat!”
#MGBookChat December 3, 2018 — “Deeper Themes and Tough Topics in Harry Potter”
#MGBookChat December 10, 2018 — “Teaching with Harry Potter”
#MGBookChat January 7, 2019 — “Reading Insights: Reflecting on 2018 and Looking Ahead to 2019”
#MGBookChat January 14, 2019 — “Defining the Gap between MG and YA”
#MGBookChat January 21, 2019 — “Writing From Life!”
#MGBookChat January 28, 2019 — Engaging Not-Yet-Hooked Readers Through Read-Alouds
#MGBookChat February 4, 2019 — Comics: Our Super Power to Reach Readers
#MGBookChat February 25, 2019 — The Power of Audiobooks
#MGBookChat March 4, 2019 — Light in Dark: Inspiration in MGLit
#MGBookChat March 11, 2019 — Neurodiversity and Mental Health in Middle Grade Books
#MGBookChat March 25, 2019 — How Social Media Impacts Your Reading Life
#MGBookChat April 1, 2019 — Open Chat
#MGBookChat April 15, 2019 — Reading & Writing Poetry
#MGBookChat April 22, 2019 — The Role of Nature in #MGLit
#MGBookChat April 29, 2019 — E is for Everyone: Sharing the Love of Picture Books with MG Readers!
#MGBookChat May 6, 2019 — Open Chat
#MGBookChat May 20, 2019 — Sporty Middle Grade Novels
#MGBookChat May 27, 2019 — Animal Love in Literature
#MGBookChat June 10, 2019 — Approaching Disability Respectfully in Middle Grade
#MGBookChat June 24, 2019 — Magical Creatures
#MGBookChat July 1, 2019 — Open Chat
#MGBookChat July 8, 2019 — MG Lit That’s Touched Your Heart
#MGBookChat July 15, 2019 — LGBTQ+ in MG Lit
#MGBookChat August 5, 2019 — Open Chat
#MGBookChat August 12, 2019 — Back to School
#MGBookChat August 19, 2019 — Nonfiction
#MGBookChat August 26, 2019 — STEAM and MG Books
#MGBookChat September 9, 2019 — Girls in Between
#MGBookChat September 16, 2019 — Open Chat
#MGBookChat September 23, 2019 — The Magic in MG
#MGBookChat September 30, 2019 — STEMTuesday
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