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My name is Sarah FitzHenry, and I am a Library Superhero. Part bibliophile, part tech geek, and part glitter, it is my job to help children fall in love with reading.

And I take my job very, very seriously. (Especially when it involves tutus.)

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One of my favorite YA novels of the year. Dimple is determined to be a successful app designer, and she won’t let anything get in her way of her future at Stanford and as the next reigning queen of the tech world; especially not her traditional mother’s stifling interest in finding her the perfect outfit, eyeliner, and husband. Rishi is a hopeless romantic, stifling his interest in art for a degree in Engineering to make his parents proud. When their parents’ modern-day arranged-marriage scheme causes them to collide at a 6-week web design competition called Insomnia-Con, all kinds of sparks fly. I loved everything about this novel. I loved Dimple’s cranky stubbornness, Rishi’s innocent naivety, and the empowering backdrop of Insomnia-Con. Dimple, Rishi, and their first-generation immigrant parents are incredibly full and lifelike characters, and the story is completely addictive. One zillion bonus points for a heroine who refuses to sacrifice her core values in exchange for a boyfriend, for diverse characters that are more than just stereotypes of their cultures, and for a plot line that allows romance to bloom slowly, realistically, instead of cramming immediate I-love-yous and lusty thoughts into the first 50 pages. Too YA to be purchased for my K-8 library, but I can’t recommend highly enough to high school readers. I’ll be buying a personal copy to re-read and love. #bookreview #ireadya #audiobook #youngadult #whendimplemetrishi #weneeddiversebooks #wereadroo #youngadult #bookstagram

Difficult and important conversations happening in 5th grade entrepreneurship FABLab today. What is a stereotype? What is bias? As a young person/female/person of color/__________, can stereotype and bias impact your ability to start something? Amazing, thoughtful conversations thanks to the @shestarteditfilm movie and curriculum! #entrepreneur #inspiration #entrepreneurship #middleschool #shestartedit #changetheworld

Another wonderful Grandparents and Special Friends Day and Celebration of Books and Readers at @st.annesbelfield! Thank you to all of our guests for traveling from far and wide to spend your time with us today. We loved sharing our school with you - especially the library and our 2017-2018 Legacy Books! It was a day full of smiles, hugs, and lots of proud joy! I can’t wait to see you again next year.

Authors, teachers, and librarians, what kinds of messages are we sending with the books that we put in front of our readers? Reading this early chapter book with a first grader yesterday, we came across quite a few interactions that gave me pause, especially from female characters. On page 11, we read this passage, which stopped me cold. Both characters are supposed to be in elementary school; the book is targeted at readers from ages 6-10. My reading buddy and I decided, together, to put the book back because of the way the characters treated each other and how it made us feel. Books help children to discover who they are. Is this what we want them find? #author #teacher #librarian

“And I urge you to please notice when you are happy, and exclaim or murmur or think at some point, ‘If this isn’t nice, I don’t know what is.’” ☀️📚😊 #theviewfromhere #kurtvonnegut #happy #reader #library #librarian #bookstagram

Just in case you were wondering about my political affiliation 🦄✌🏽🇺🇸 Thanks for the magic, @rps_cville! #unicorn #magic #ibelieveinunicorns #librarian

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