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    Monthly Archive for: "August, 2021"
    History is a Compound Word: Using Historical Fiction in the Classroom: Guest Post by Jerdine Nolen
    By Jerdine Nolen
    In Books in Bloom, Classroom, Library, Teacher Talk
    Posted August 30, 2021

    History is a Compound Word: Using Historical Fiction in the Classroom: Guest Post by Jerdine Nolen

    All fiction can transport the reader to another time and place. Historical fiction requires a balance of creativity and factual research on real people and events to tell a unique story. [...]

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    Brian Selznick: A Kaleidoscope of Questions
    By Rachel Benzine
    In Author Interviews
    Posted August 24, 2021

    Brian Selznick: A Kaleidoscope of Questions

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    Frederick Joseph: Using His Voice to Change Lives
    By Lisa Bullard
    In Author Interviews
    Posted August 23, 2021

    Frederick Joseph: Using His Voice to Change Lives

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    Writing for the Fun of It: Guest Post by Francisco X. Stork
    By Francisco X Stork
    In Books in Bloom, Library
    Posted August 20, 2021

    Writing for the Fun of It: Guest Post by Francisco X. Stork

    Francisco X. Stork is an award-winning author of books for young adults. In this guest post for the Mackin Community blog, he discusses mindsets and the writing process. I had just given a talk [...]

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    Read Alouds for the First Weeks of School
    By Ashley Gamlin
    In Classroom, Digital, Library, MackinVIA
    Posted August 16, 2021

    Read Alouds for the First Weeks of School

    While walking through my local Target recently, I started to see the back-to-school end caps and signs. Although I am not in the classroom anymore, it always brings back feelings of preparing for [...]

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