Tag: teachers
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November 13, 2018
I’ve talked to so many teachers recently who have asked for writing advice that they can give to their students. As I sit here in the early morning hours working on a novel, I’ve been thinking a lot about those students, those teachers and all of us who want to write. If there is one…
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October 18, 2018
Over the last couple of weeks, so many teachers have come through the signing line and told me about reading out loud to their students. These teachers have told me stories of connection and community. They have told me stories of kids begging for another chapter, asking to borrow books. They have told me stories…
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January 25, 2018
I received a letter last week from an adult who was sitting in a teacher friend’s classroom when the teacher read the last few chapters of The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane out loud to her students. The teacher wept openly, and the friend was so moved that he wrote to me to tell me…