Last weekend, I attended NCTE (National Council for Teachers of English). What an amazing weekend. And, no…I’m not just throwing that word, amazing, around. It really did amaze me. It amazed me to...
. For years, I knew that pit in the stomach every morning before school. Like so many others, I was bullied as a kid. A lot. The first bout began in fourth...
Category: Be Someone's Hero, courage, Heroes, inspiring, writing Tags: bullies, bully, helping kids, overcoming bullying, resilience, resilient, teaching kids resilience
I sometimes wonder if the truly invested teachers and librarians out there ever take the time to think about the impact they have on the world. The impact on individuals that...
Category: Be Someone's Hero, courage, Heroes, inspiring, middle-grade, writing Tags: heor, heroes, lIbrarians, saving kids, school, Teachers, teaching
I have such a daunting “to-do list” that I really shouldn’t be blogging today, but life has tapped me on the shoulder. So, here I am. On the one week birthday...
Category: Be Someone's Hero, Book Review, courage, inspiring, One for the Murphys, teaching, writing
I remember hearing about Irena Sendler back in 1998 when she passed away at the age of 98; her story has stuck with me ever since. Now, this woman was a...
Category: Be Someone's Hero, courage, death, inspiring
I find unexpected gifts in my visit to a shelter for teens: http://emusdebuts.wordpress.com/2011/12/19/a-christmas-surprise/
Drop everything you’re doing (well, except for reading this!) and get thee to a bookstore! Today is the official release day of Audrey Vernick’s WATER BALLOON, a young adult novel that...
So, what is the double-edged sword of vulnerability? What IS writer’s block, anyway? Where does it come from? I try to answer these questions and more here at EMUSDEBUTS:
Anyone who’s been seriously writing for children knows the name, Emma Dryden. She’s been in publishing 25 years and shows no signs of slowing down. During a nineteen year career with...
Category: editor, inspiring, Mentor Monday, publisher
I’ve been thinking a lot about setting. (In fact, I plan to do a post about it here soon.) But, first, I thought I’d do a post about writing space—my setting...
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