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First Two Reviews (both stars!) for MILO — Coming February 2!
On December 14, 2020 In Uncategorized
The first two reviews for Milo Imagines the World are in and both are stars! Christian and I can’t wait for Feb 2 so we can share Milo with readers! From BCCB: *One Sunday each month, Milo and his older sister take a subway ride that always makes him feel like “a shook-up soda.”
Dear Stuck-at-Home Elementary School Students #14
On June 15, 2020 In Uncategorized
Homebound Letter 14 (The Final One) – June 15, 2020 Dear Stuck-at-Home Elementary School Students: Congratulations, you made it to the end of the school year! And what a year it was. A global pandemic forced you out of the classroom and onto a computer screen. For the last three months
Dear Teachers #13
On May 6, 2020 In Uncategorized
Homebound Letter 13 – May 5, 2020 Dear Teacher: When I was in high school, a teacher changed the trajectory of my life – though I was unable to see it that way at the time. It happened at the end of my 11th grade year. I was a basketball player. A
Dear Stuck-at-Home Students #12
On April 22, 2020 In Uncategorized
Homebound Letter 12 – April 22, 2020 Dear Stuck-at-Home Students: Reality is now setting in for almost all of us. No more in-person school for the rest of the year. You’re going to attempt to finish the school year from home. From the kitchen table or your bedroom desk or the couch
Reading Video: How to Transform an Everyday, Ordinary Hoop Court . . .
On April 18, 2020 In Uncategorized
Dear Stuck-at-Home Students #11
On April 17, 2020 In Uncategorized
Homebound Letter 11 – April 17, 2020 Dear Stuck-at-Home Students: When I was young, I used to think I lived the most ordinary life in the history of ordinary lives. Whenever I encountered an interesting character in a book or movie I’d feel so dull. I’d think, Man, nobody would EVER make
Dear Stuck-at-Home Luna #10
On April 15, 2020 In Uncategorized
Homebound Letter 10 – April 14, 2020 Dear Stuck-at-Home Luna: Happy birthday!!! I can’t believe you’re six years old! Seems like just yesterday your mom and I were bringing you home from the hospital, to your Popo’s basement apartment in Brooklyn, where we were living at the time. I remember showing you
Dear Dads of Stuck-at-Home Students #9
On April 10, 2020 In Uncategorized
Homebound Letter 9 – April 10, 2020 Dear Dads of Stuck-at-Home Students: A few weeks before the world changed, I spoke at a community event in Linn, Oregon. The woman in charge of the event was very smart and very ambitious. She knew that families on the working class side of Linn
Dear Writers (and anyone willing to listen) — #8
On April 7, 2020 In Uncategorized
Homebound Letter 8 – April 7, 2020 Dear Writers (and anyone willing to listen): When it comes to books, I’ve never been a big believer in happy endings. But I do believe in hopeful endings. This distinction has guided every story I’ve ever told. And every talk I’ve ever given. And every
Dear Stuck-at-Home Student #7
On April 1, 2020 In Uncategorized
Homebound Letter 7 – March 30, 2020 Dear Stuck-at-Home Student: I’ve been thinking a lot about wishes. Every afternoon my family and I take one long walk through our neighborhood for exercise. My almost-two-year-old son is in the stroller, usually eating blueberries. My almost-six-year-old daughter is on the buddy board that