Debbi Michiko Florence⁷

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Illustration of girl in school uniform with cat by her feet walking in front of building with windows showing other kids inside

What a fun treasure hunt and mystery in The Last Chance Academy: A Study in Secrets by @debbimichiko.bsky.social! I really liked the friendship issues, how the kids worked them out and learned trust. A good classroom book! #MG #kidlit #edusky 📚👍🏻 #childrensbooks

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I can’t hit like on this (although love the swagger). Thank you for all your amazing contributions and I know wherever you land you will bring the swagger there and they will be so lucky to have you!

Middle grade novel, The Incorruptibles, by Lauren Magaziner, picture book Missy Wants a Mammoth by Pam Vaughn and illustrated by Ariel Landy, and Last Chance Academy: A Study in Secrets by Debbi Michiko Florence.

Also snagged a few books I've been looking to get my hands on! 😁 @laurenmagaziner.bsky.social @pamvau.bsky.social @debbimichiko.bsky.social ❤️

Can't wait to dive in!!!

YAY! Thank you for including LCA! I hope you enjoy!

I'm So looking forward to visiting this exhibit next month!

This book will be in constant demand! The mystery, the adventure, the secret quest. I loved it!! Now I can’t wait for book 2. On to you @beth1campbell.bsky.social #bookposse @debbimichiko.bsky.social @simonkids.bsky.social

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Last Chance Academy book 2 title is THE MASTERMIND’S TRAP! Cover reveal coming soon! This book will be released on 3/17/26 so you have time to read book 1 - A Study in Secrets!

ASAP @axieoh.bsky.social

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Not AI generated! Thrilled to see Last Chance Academy on NEIBA’s Escape into Summer Reading list! See the brochure at your New England indie bookstore or newsletter. 🫶

Ahhh thank you!!!💖

Happy birthday to talented best-seller author, Very Asian Book Trip partner, and amazing friend @authorgracelin.bsky.social

Yay! So excited!

I look forward to this every year and am so honored to be in community w these talented Asian American Voices @highlightsfound.bsky.social

While it's frustrating that we have to fight for the Freedom to Read, I'm honored to have participated in the first Freedom Read In with amazing authors! Thank you @aabbri.bsky.social @padmatv.bsky.social @jbradley.bsky.social for organizing, and everyone who is fighting the fight!

FREEDOM READ-IN MORNING 10:00AM-12:45PM ET BIT.LY /READ-IN-AM 10:00: Padma Venkatraman & Jeanette Bradley Introductions & Tribute to Floyd Cooper 10:15: Federico Erebia, Pedro & Daniel 10:30: Suma Subramaniam, Namaste Is A Greeting 10:45: Rajani LaRocca, Your One and Only Heart 11:00: Tara Dairman, The Girl from Earth's End 11:15: Debbi Michiko Florence, Jasmine Toguchi Flamingo Keeper 11:30: Sarah Brannen, Uncle Bobbys Wedding 11:45: Martha Freeman, The Trouble with Babies 12:00: Robin Stevenson, Pride Puppy & A Hug on the Wind 12:15: Lesa Cline-Ransome, One Big Open Sky 12:30: Maggie Tokuda-Hall, Love in the Library AFTERNOON 1:00PM-3:00PM ET BIT.LY / READ-IN-PM 1:00: Veera Hiranandani, The Night Diary 1:15: Samantha Clark, Arrow 1:30: Juana Martinez-Neal, Alma and How She Got Her Name 1:45: Alison Green Myers, A Bird Will Soar 2:00: Lisa Stringfellow, Kingdom of Dust 2:15: Dana Alison Levy, Not Another Banned Book 2:30: Carol Boston Weatherford, Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre 2:45: Margarita Engle, Drum Dream Girl IN SUPPORT OF FREEDOM TO READ EFFORTS ACROSS THE U.S. MAY 9, 2025 - 10-3 ET

Tomorrow - May 9, 10-3 ET - join us to celebrate #ChildrensBookWeek25 & raise awareness of #FreedomToRead efforts around the country with a free, online read-a-thon.
10 a.m. - 12:45 EST : bit.ly/Read-In-am
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. EST : bit.ly/Read-In-pm

This Friday!

Same! So wild that it took this long to meet face-to-face! 🥰

So glad you were there! It was lovely meeting you! 💖

Being in community w these amazing creators was the best! 🫶

So fun!!! As is Grace’s new MG The Gate, The Girl, & The Dragon! Be sure to get your hands on a copy!

@authorsabb.bsky.social

Please show your support for the Freedom to Read & join authors as we read from our challenged/banned books this Friday 5/9. Please register: bit.ly/Read-In-am
bit.ly/Read-In-pm

Support Freedom to Read Efforts Across the US Freedom Read-In 20 Acclaimed Authors - 5 Hours Free, Live, Online Event May 9 2025 10-3 ET Authors Against Book Bans

FREEDOM READ-IN MORNING 10:00AM-12:45PM ET 10:00: Padma Venkatraman & Jeanette Bradley Introductions & Tribute to Floyd Cooper 10:15: Federico Erebia, Pedro & Daniel 10:30: Suma Subramaniam, Namaste Is A Greeting 10:45: Rajani LaRocca, Your One and Only Heart 11:00: Tara Dairman, The Girl from Earth's End 11:15: Debbi Michiko Florence, Jasmine Toguchi Flamingo Keeper 11:30: Sarah Brannen, Uncle Bobby's Wedding 11:45: Martha Freeman, The Trouble with Babies 12:00: Robin Stevenson, Pride Puppy & A Hug on the Wind 12:15: Lesa Cline-Ransome, Before She Was Harriet 12:30: Maggie Tokuda-Hall, Love in the Library FREE, LIVE, ONLINE EVENT SUPPORT FREEDOM TO READ EFFORTS ACROSS THE U.S. Authors Against Book Bans MAY 9, 2025 - 10-3

FREEDOM READ-IN AFTERNOON 1:00PM-3:00PM ET 1:00: Veera Hiranandani, The Night Diary 1:15: Samantha Clark, Arrow 1:30: Juana Martinez-Neal, Alma and How She Got Her Name 1:45: Alison Green Myers, A Bird Will Soar 2:00: Lisa Stringfellow, Kingdom of Dust 2:15: Dana Alison Levy, Not Another Banned Book 2:30: Carol Boston Weatherford, Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre 2:45: Margarita Engle, Drum Dream Girl FREE, LIVE, ONLINE EVENT SUPPORT FREEDOM TO READ EFFORTS ACROSS THE U.S. Authors Against Book Bans MAY 9, 2025

CALLING ALL #kidlit #edusky #schoolvisit #booksky #kidlitsky #skybrarian peeps!
Please join this incredible lineup of authors in our first ever FREEDOM READ-IN on MAY 9!
📕Free
📙All day (10-3 EST)
📘Virtual
📗All ages

Morning: crowdcast.io/c/z2e4i7i652g1
Afternoon: crowdcast.io/c/ky2m562xhkso

Thrilled to reveal the cover for Monster Maker: The Strange Creatures of Mark Nagata w words by me & awesome art by Inko Ai Takita, a PB bio about a Japanese American @marknagata.bsky.social a kaiju artist turning his childhood passion into a dream come true. Coming 11/11! Preorder now!

Debbi Michiko Florence, Author for Kids and Teens Debbi Michiko Florence is the author of Keep It Together, Keiko Carter (Scholastic/May 5, 2020) and the Jasmine Toguchi chapter book series.

Getting ready to send out my March newsletter. Just found out I can reveal Last Chance Academy 2 title in my April newsletter. Subscribers will find out before I announce on socials.
Sign up at my website: debbimichikoflorence.com

Woohoo! I may have to turn my Winsome Bingham shelf into a bookcase! 🥰
@armyvet5.bsky.social

I'm signing tomorrow in New Haven CT and Stratford CT tomorrow! Hope to see you there!