nicole d. collier, ph.d. 🔺🐍

Jilly's been out in the world two weeks now, and she just got a new review. This one's from @publisherswkly ! 💜🐣 An excerpt: 🐣 At Jemison Elementary, Black fifth grader Jillian is creative but shy, and has a hard time speaking up, especially since classmate Rashida, also Black, sets the standard for the rest of the class, down to how individuals dress and wear their hair. 🐣 “Being shy is one thing. Hiding is something else,” her late grandmother used to tell her, and—determined to live her life by her beloved Grammy’s advice—Jillian dons bright clothes and does her best to stand out. 🐣 Debut author Collier offers an expressively told, inspirational novel that considers grief, chronic illness of a family member, and anxiety while showcasing the power of practicing love, empathy, and self-determination. Yay! This book is perfect for the coming spring and just right for all audiences. It's not too late to get yours! #22debuts #blacklibrarians #middlegradelit #booktoker #childrensbooksofinstagram #middlegradereads #chapterbooks #MGlit #idratherbereading #bookrecs #nicoledcollier #justrightjillian

Truly thrilled to share this @pwpics starred review for THE BEST FRIEND BRACELET 🩵. Publishers Weekly calls it "sentimental and kindhearted" (yay!). Zariah is a "thoughtfully realized protagonist" who "will inspire readers’ own path toward personal introspection." Y'all! I feel so seen! 6 weeks to go! Please pre-order if you can, wherever you love to buy books... Signed copies are always available at my local indie @tombolobooks .

Overjoyed to announce that THE MANY FORTUNES OF MAYA is a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection! Thank you @JrLibraryGuild 🧡💗! #FortunesofMaya #middlegradelit #booktoker #childrensbooksofinstagram #middlegradereads #chapterbooks #MGlit #idratherbereading #bookrecs #nicoledcollier  #booktok #whattoread #booknerds #blackauthors #kidsbookstagram #kidlit

Morning miles. ☀️ Sunrise edition. #sungoddess #walking

Middle grade friends lately… 🌺 LISTEN TO THE GIRLS by Chrystal D. Giles. A contemporary jewel about listening, learning and using your voice. 📔 THE SUMMER SCRAPBOOK by Florence Migga. A middle grade Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. Summer shenanigans and friendship! 🚀 RAYANA JOHNSON’S GIANT LEAP by Jill Tew. When growing up meets Space Camp, but not quite the way you had in mind 😩 Summer is almost here! Time to get your reading list together. Don’t forget to add these ☀️out now from @chrystaldgiles @jtewwrites @authorflorence

Excited to join my friend @payaldoshiauthor in conversation about all things writing and publishing. Please join us for Writer to Writer, free. Register using the 🔗 where 🔗 are usually found. Note! Times listed are in CENTRAL time. Join children’s book authors Payal Doshi and Nicole D. Collier for an inspiring conversation on crafting stories that resonate with kids. Discover their creative journeys, the joys and challenges of storytelling, and insights on navigating publishing as voices from underrepresented communities.

This week’s spotlight shines on Lakita Wilson @lakitawrites . Lakita is the author of several novels and non-fiction projects for children and young adults. She was born in Washington, DC, and grew up in Prince George’s County, Maryland. A 2017 recipient of SCBWI’s Emerging Voices Award, Lakita received her MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts. Her MG novels are perfect for fans of Stand Up, Yumi Chung! and From the Desk of Zoe Washington. Check out her books and add them to your library: ✨ Sparkle After twelve-year-old aspiring superstar, Sparkle Moore, is diagnosed with alopecia, she must navigate family, friends, and her own self-esteem with the added challenge of losing her hair. 👗 Be Real Macy Weaver A humorous, heartfelt, and fashion-filled contemporary novel about Macy Weaver, a young girl struggling with how to be her true self and make a best friend. #middlegradebooks #mglit

Got an ARC of Megan’s next book 🥰 It’s a YA novel in verse.

Morning miles and murals.

That time cousin sister and cousin brother came to town. 🥰

This week’s spotlight shines on Marti Dumas @momteacherwriter . Marti Dumas spent 13 years as a classroom teacher, which, in her words, makes her a huge fan of kids and books. She is the author of over a dozen books, including the Wildseed Witch series, The Secret Society of the Rebel Girls series and chapter book series, Jaden Toussaint, the Greatest. She lives in New Orleans surrounded by the most beautiful flowers. Check out her books and add them to your library. 🌼 Wildseed Witch: Book 1 Hasani has goals for this summer. Mostly she wants to get more than 18 subscribers for her YouTube channel, but if she can figure out a way to parent trap her parents back together, that would be cool, too. But Hasani's quiet summer is derailed when she has a little outburst that attracts the attention of a network of witches. Now, before you can say #BlackGirlMagic, Hasani's life will never be the same. 📫 The Secret Society of the Rebel Girls: Book 1 Nina is determined to help her best friend Maya win the race for 6th grade representative. But when Nina uses her robotics skills to spy on Maya's opponent, things go seriously wrong. The girls land in detention, where they have to write a letter to a woman from history. Nina writes to Cleopatra, but instead of throwing the letter away so her parents don’t find it, Nina slips the letter into a battered old mailbox she and Maya find in the woods. It was just a game…until a giant scroll arrives at Nina’s house, signed by Cleopatra herself! Do they really have a pen pal from 2,000 years ago? Will their friend, Zoe, ever speak to them again? And what on Earth is a time taco? #MiddleGrade #middlegradelit

Happy anniversary, line sisters. 🔺🐘 #E45 ♥️