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   Teri Kanefield (teri_kanefield@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 24-Nov-2025 03:50:27 JST Teri Kanefield

   My publisher never emails me on weekends, but . . . there was good news yesterday. https://ncte.org/awards/orbis-pictus-award-nonfiction-for-children/

   Scroll down for the first honor book.

   My editor said it's a big deal so I believe him.

   I started with the idea that books should not be written down for young readers. I write the same way for young readers that I wrote for appellate justices. The publisher just makes the font bigger and adds images.

   • Steve's Place repeated this.
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     Teri Kanefield (teri_kanefield@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 24-Nov-2025 03:50:27 JST Teri Kanefield

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     I remember the time I turned in a manuscript to this editor and mentioned things like "selling securities" and "mercantilism" and "due process."

     My editor was like "This is for 8th graders."

     Me: "So?"

     I suggested adding text boxes with definitions for hard words and everyone was happy.