Belen Medina
@bmedina2012
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Mom, writer, doodler, day dreamer, Hermana @lasmusasbooks @scbwi @StorytellerAdmy; #weneeddiversebooks
Pacific Northwest
Joined January 2012
So excited to finally share! Thank you Sophia Jimenez @SimonKIDS for making it happen and to my indomitable agent Deborah Warren.
Congrats @bmedina2012 DAUGHTER OF THE LIGHT-FOOTED PEOPLE nonfiction picture book biography to be illustrated by Bata Rojas Castro / Atheneum @SimonKIDS as seen in @PWKidsBookshelf 📚⭐️📚⭐️
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Thank you @HornBook for choosing DAUGHTER OF THE LIGHT-FOOTED PEOPLE as the #HBReviewoftheWeek! @LasMusasBooks
⭐ #Nonfiction #HBReviewoftheWeek DAUGHTER OF THE LIGHT-FOOTED PEOPLE by @bmedina2012; illus. by Natalia Rojas Castro (Atheneum/@SimonKIDS): "Medina’s rhythmic text is punctuated w/ onomatopoeia + emphasizes Ramírez’s connection to the Rarámuri traditions"
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@Zavala_Library_ @HornBook @SimonKIDS This is amazing! Thanks for sharing your display and research!!!
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RT @KidLitGN: #Agents, #editors, #publishers, you can view pitches at #kidlitgn.com from now until Oct. 31 at 8 pm EDT. To "like" a pitch,…
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RT @EastWestLit: 3rd STARRED review @HornBook: “Medina’s rhythmic text is punctuated with onomatopoeia & emphasizes Ramírez’s connection to…
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Thank you for your review! @JeanneWHarvey
"Quiet as a deer. Quick as a rabbit. Graceful as a gazelle. She thinks of the finish line, of her family, and of her community, not of giving up. Fifty miles she runs." - @bmedina2012 Featured:
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RT @butchilitcen: Lorena Ramírez is a world-renowned marathon runner inspired by her Indigenous culture and experiences. Learn more about h…
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RT @SimonKIDS: We'd love to introduce you to Lorena Ramírez in the picture book #DaughteroftheLightFootedPeople! She's an Indigenous Rarámu…
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Thank you JLG for choosing Daughter of the Light-Footed People for its October Sports Elementary catergory!
“Daughter of the Light-Footed People: The Story of Indigenous Marathon Champion Lorena Ramírez” is an upcoming October selection in our Sports Elementary Plus category @bmedina2012 @ALALibrary @simonschuster
#thebestbooks #kidlit #sportsbooks #indigenous
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Thank you The Horn Book for choosing Daughter of Light-Footed People!
DAUGHTER OF THE LIGHT-FOOTED PEOPLE: THE STORY OF INDIGENOUS MARATHON CHAMPION LORENA RAMÍREZ (Atheneum/@SimonKids) by @bmedina2012; illus. by @LosNaked will receive a starred review in the Sep/Oct24 #HornBookMagazine. Congrats! #HBMag #HBStars #Nonfiction
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RT @HornBook: DAUGHTER OF THE LIGHT-FOOTED PEOPLE: THE STORY OF INDIGENOUS MARATHON CHAMPION LORENA RAMÍREZ (Atheneum/@SimonKids) by @bmedi…
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RT @LatinxKidLitBF: Recently released and ready to live on your #classroombookshelf #libraryshelves! @bmedina2012 @jennanntorres @lissett…
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RT @SandraProudman: Please RT. We are so close to $10,000 raised in the latest #KidLit4Ceasefire fundraiser! There are now also PB critique…
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RT @LasMusasBooks: 🥳 Please join us in wishing a very happy book birthday to DAUGHTER OF THE LIGHT-FOOTED PEOPLE by Musa Belen Medina! 🎉 C…
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RT @SandraProudman: 10 full manuscript critiques still available for $500 each as part of the latest #KidLit4Ceasefire fundraiser. A 🧵 htt…
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RT @LasMusasBooks: 🎊 Let’s wish a very happy book birthday to INTO THE MIGHTY SEA by Musa Arlene Abundis and illustrator Cynthia Alonso!! 🥳…
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RT @SandraProudman: Pls RT ‼️ Hi #writingcommunity full manuscript critiques are available now to raise funds for Gaza and Sudan from @Mark…
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RT @LasMusasBooks: 🎊 Let’s wish a BIG happy book birthday to LUPITA’S HURRICANE PALOMITAS by Musa Alexandra Alessandi and illustrator Anast…
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