@kellyiswrite

Mother of FIVE. Amazed by Jesus. Oakwoodite. Extreme Kobe-fan. I Live and Dream in STORY. Rep'd by Hannah Mann @ Writers House

 Michigan, USA
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Joined January 2017
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We all know what a soundtrack is, but have you heard a BOOKtrack???🤔 Get ready get ready! My youngest daughter created the score for Eb & Flow and I am so proud of her! Whether you've read the book or not, check it out and show her some love!🥰🥰🥰 youtube.com/playlist?list=PL…

Eb & Flow

The Original Book Score for the Middle Grade Novel-In-Verse, Eb & Flow! Created exclusively by Natalia J. Baptist!

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COVER REVEAL!!! February 2027, meet Roosevelt Newman, III! Pre-order at hc.com! Shout Out to the INCREDIBLE art team for this cover: Artist @byalvinepps Alvin Epps Designer: @AndVan19 Andrea Vandergrift
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Please consider supporting Camp Kejeba! Due to donor support and underwriting, my campers will attend at no cost. It's not too late to support the cause! #WriteOn ✒️✏️ gofund.me/d4691dce1

Donate to Empower Future Authors at Kelly’s Writing Camp, organized by Kim D.

Help support award-winning author Kelly J. Baptist as she launches her first ann… Kim D. needs your support for Empower Future Authors at Kelly’s Writing Camp

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This is the faithiest thing I've done so far!! wsbt.com/community/hometown-…

This Summer Camp gets the pen out and working

Kelly joins to share her dream come true at the Kids Author Camp that brings Summer Camp fun and a love for writing together.

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michiganreading.org/event-58… #MRA25 @readandwritekzoo @wileyblevins @mrschureads @kellyiswrite #literacy #continuingeducation
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ABRAMS Kids@abramskids12 Nov 2024
Feel the beat with #TheBandInOurBasement! Don’t miss this new rhyming picture book from author @kellyiswrite and illustrator @JeninMoham. Grab a copy for your little ones today! #BookBirthday bit.ly/4fFKdR3
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🎉🙌🏿Happy #BookBirthday🙌🏿🎉 📖THE BAND IN OUR BASEMENT by Kelly J. Baptist @kellyiswrite, Jenin Mohammed @JeninMoham, Abrams BYR @abramskids Congrats!!! #ChildrensBooks #OurStoriesMatter
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Rhonda Jenkins@luv2teachtech6 Nov 2024
These four 5th graders are getting their read on for the Bluestem Battle of the Books! @bluestemaward #204reads @KendallPatriots @kellyiswrite
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✨Kris Bruno✨@BrunosClass27 Oct 2024
#Bluestem2025 nominee Isaiah Dunn is My Hero by @kellyiswrite is an amazing #mslit novel. It's heartbreaking and uplifting at the same time and you will fall in love with these characters and not be able to put it down! #mediacenter #bookrecommendations @bluestemaward #librarian
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★ Kelly J. Baptist (@kellyiswrite) and illustrator Jenin Mohammed’s (@JeninMoham) “jazzy jam session” of a picture book THE BAND IN OUR BASEMENT “emphasizes the excitement of a special moment after lights-out” buff.ly/3BblGEB
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The next book on our list for Middle School 2024-25 Virginia Reader's Choice is Eb & Flow by @kellyiswrite .
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Books4School@ibooks4school28 Apr 2024
Superheroes don't always have special powers or fancy suits -- sometimes they look like a young boy with otherworldly courage and armed with an inspiring journal left behind by his father: tinyurl.com/ydrvsnym @kellyiswrite #nationalsuperheroday #mglit #childrensbooks
Middle grade novel titled "Isaiah Dunn is My Hero" by Kelly J. Baptist. The cover features an illustration of a young black boy flexing his arm, holding a pencil, and wearing a cape.

ALT Middle grade novel titled "Isaiah Dunn is My Hero" by Kelly J. Baptist. The cover features an illustration of a young black boy flexing his arm, holding a pencil, and wearing a cape.

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Whatever you starve will eventually die.
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🕺"The Electric Slide and Kai" written by @kellyiswrite and illustrated by Darnell Johnson Author Kelly J. Baptist has published six books for children and young adults. She is the winner of the 2017 Lee and Low New Voices Honor Award Learn More: kellyiswrite.com/
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The BookSmitten podcast is going to Iowa! We'll be podding from the SCBWI Midwest conference. Children's book writers and creators - can't wait to see you there. @SCBWIMichigan @SCBWIWisconsin @booksmittenpod @kellyiswrite @scbwi
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Shannon Cohen@ShannonCohenInc22 Mar 2024
“Mom, it’s a snow day…do I HAVE to read” Me: 📖👓📚but you can choose the book. Him: @kellyiswrite book plz ❤️
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Thank you ⁦@kellyiswrite⁩ for sharing your books at Literacy Night last evening and then today with two amazing assemblies!
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🎞️ ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY ▪︎ “Iveliz Explains it All” by Andrea Beatriz Arango ▪︎ “More to the Story” by @henakhanbooks ▪︎ “Isaiah Dunn is My Hero” by @kellyiswrite ▪︎ “Room to Dream” by @kellyyanghk ▪︎ “Brown Girl Dreaming” by @JackieWoodson
Category: Original Screenplay, A.K.A. kids who write. Titles: "Iveliz Explains it All," "More to the Story," "Isaiah Dunn is My Hero," "Room to Dream," and "Brown Girl Dreaming."

ALT Category: Original Screenplay, A.K.A. kids who write. Titles: "Iveliz Explains it All," "More to the Story," "Isaiah Dunn is My Hero," "Room to Dream," and "Brown Girl Dreaming."

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Butler Center@butchilitcen28 Feb 2024
Ready, Set, Dough! by Kelly J. Baptiste. A spunky sixth-grader devises over-the-top ideas to win the laptop of her dreams by selling cookie dough in her school fundraiser. Will she win? #butlermidweekmorris #readysetdough @kellyiswrite @penguinrandom
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Annarose Foley@BoyntonLibrary22 Feb 2024
School Year Read # 60 #msfoleyiscurrentlyreading #audiobooklove #bookstagram #librarylife #read #weneeddiversebooks @kellyiswrite – at Vail, CO
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