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My new Focus on STEM<\/em> column, Beginnings<\/a><\/em>, is in the January Quick Tips for Schools and Libraries<\/a><\/em> newsletter from Booklist<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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It’s STEM Friday!<\/a> (STEM<\/strong> is S<\/strong>cience, T<\/strong>echnology, E<\/strong>ngineering, and M<\/strong>athematics)<\/p>\n

Copyright \u00a9 2025 Anastasia Suen<\/a> All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

My new Focus on STEM column, Beginnings, is in the January Quick Tips for Schools and Libraries newsletter from Booklist. It’s STEM Friday! 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