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Summer Writing

Posted on June 27, 2016 by madelynruth@yahoo.com

I’m a little slow with my summer writing prompts this summer, but I wanted to point you to a great resource. Kate Messner, is running a program called Teacher’s Write. She does this every summer with the idea that teachers … Continue reading →

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Connections

Posted on June 9, 2016 by madelynruth@yahoo.com

So what’s the link between these pictures?               Ready? 3 2 1 The answer is literacy! Also: yesterday. Yesterday, I received a Russian translation of The Schmutzy Family from Holiday House. The new edition … Continue reading →

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The End of the School Year

Posted on June 3, 2016 by madelynruth@yahoo.com

Now that my kids are older, I don’t see their teachers every day or even every week. But I hear about them. I hear about them at the dinner table and in the car on the way to soccer practice. … Continue reading →

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Genre Jumpers: Rob Lunsford

Posted on June 1, 2016 by madelynruth@yahoo.com

I first met Rob Lunsford at The Roanoke Times, where he had an office with big, glass windows that looked out over the newsroom. (I just made that sound way more majestic than it actually was.) From that room, he … Continue reading →

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Genre Jumpers: Deborah Kalb

Posted on May 31, 2016 by madelynruth@yahoo.com

It’s been awhile since I’ve featured a genre jumper on my blog so today I’m introducing you to Deborah Kalb, who jumped genres to write a middle-grade novel called The President and Me: George Washington and the Magic Hat, released … Continue reading →

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