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Seeds of Rebellion: The thrills continue in the second action-packed...
The thrills continue in the second action-packed adventure in the #1 New York Times bestselling Beyonders trilogy. After the cliffhanger ending of A World Without Heroes, Jason is back in the world...
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Interview with Tim Federle, Author of Better Nate Than Ever
What is your birthdate?: 3/24 Previous occupations: Broadway actor, with rest-stops at the Super Bowl (as a Christina Aguilera backup dancer) and Radio City Music Hall (as a CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR polar...
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Are you an author who visits schools? Come to Boise!
I’m going to be helping to book authors for tours including my daughter’s schools in the Boise area; talks at Boise State University, and other engagements in the Pacific Northwest. Please email me at...
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JANE ADDAMS CHILDREN’S BOOK AWARDS ANNOUNCED
Recipients of the 2013 Jane Addams Children’s Book Awards were announced by the Jane Addams Peace Association. Each Kindness, written by Jacqueline Woodson, illustrated by E.B. Lewis and published by...
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Where are all the black boys? Author Varian Johnson Highlights a Persistent...
Ashley Bryan wrote a classic article called the All White World of Children’s Books, in the 1960s. How much have things changed since then? - An answer comes from author Varian Johnson, who wrote in...
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Children’s Books that Build Character
A column called A bicycle for a little girl had me thinking about its connections to children’s literature, reading and learning. “Aren’t you the little girl who is always in here looking at bikes?”...
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The poems in NASTY BUGS Lee Bennett Hopkins are itchingly great
Crossposted on Daily Kos Gross! … Boys will love this collection … a book of poetry with a decided ick factor. The bugs are delightfully nasty and include magots, chiggers, wasps, lice and bed bugs....
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Creative Writing Lesson Plan – Tuesday 6/11/13
Nice job yesterday. I really enjoyed meeting all of you and was impressed by the way you exhibited seriousness about this class and about your writing. Keep up that attitude and we will have a very...
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Dead Poets Society: Creative Writing Lesson Plan – Thursday 6/13/13
Yesterday we watched Dead Poets Society and wrote and shared abut what the movie meant to each of us, as well as what we learned about poetry from the film. Recommended Reading: Dead Poets Society...
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Setting and Point of View in The Hunger Games: Creative Writing Lesson Plan,...
Like my Get Published: Free Tips and Resources page on Facebook. I post tons of Creative Writing tips, quotes, thoughts, and resources there. The Hunger Games is a 2008 science fiction novel by...
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