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As writer of fiction, I often wonder about the real-world impact of the stories I tell. Sometimes, when I read the news and pause to reflect on the ongoing struggles in so many parts of the [...]

by Katy Tessman, New School Services Project Manager & Makerspace Specialist Whether it be the arts, activism, politics, or the food industry, women have been making American history long [...]

by Christina Soontornvat, author of The Tryout I once heard a teacher tell her students that graphic novels were “dessert” books; meaning, they were light, sweet, and fluffy, and kids should only [...]

When I was a classroom teacher, I hung my students’ names vertically on the back cabinets and under their names, I strung their art projects, essays, pictures, conference goals—whatever we were [...]

Creativity begins with wonder. For my first picture book, Leo + Lea, my wonder began upon meeting a boy who didn’t like stories; he just liked math. As a lover of stories, I was filled with [...]

What percentage  of your classroom library collection is nonfiction? When I proposed this question to myself , I realized that my classroom library collection had roughly less than 20% nonfiction [...]

When we read, we connect with others without the fear of rejection. Every page is promised to us; it is in our hand, waiting. When we ‘read’ without words, we are left to infer, and to infer [...]