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One Final Lesson: More Than a Concert

One Final Lesson: More Than a Concert

School is out, and this year we went out with a bang! The day before the final day of school, I put on a mini-concert for my team of students. And a good number of my former students who were 8th graders also attended. The concert grew out of numerous students asking...

What They Don’t See in the Hallways

What They Don’t See in the Hallways

I recently presented at my middle school’s Career Day. I didn’t quite know what to expect, but it turned out better than I imagined. I shared slides about a typical day in an author’s life, the education path, salary ranges, what I love about writing, the challenges I...

My Cinderella Story

My Cinderella Story

Cinderella—in college basketball, it’s the team nobody expects to survive. The underdog. The one without the size, the speed, or the spotlight, somehow takes down the giant. Every year, that’s part of the magic of March Madness. We watch, hoping for that team—the one...