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I remember the Bicentennial in 1976. I was six years old. I didn’t really understand what the big deal was, but I knew it mattered because it was everywhere—on television and radio, and in conversations I overheard. In St. Louis, we take Independence Day seriously....

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...

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...