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How to Make Friends with the New Kid: Advice for Kiara from the New Kids
Several months ago, author and speaker extraordinaire Alexis O’Neill spoke to our local SCBWI (Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators) group about school visits. She emphasized that a...
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The Sacred Community
In my seventh grade Sunday school class, we explore the concept of Kehillah Kedoshah, a Sacred Community. Over the years, we’ve phased out the first-day review of class rules in favor of a holistic...
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Little Brick Township Is Back…
…and better than ever! The front of Little Brick Township in its new home. After spending weeks wrapping and packing Little Brick Township for the big move from Albany to New York City, it took...
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Collaborative Storytelling with Lego
With eighth graders at Hommocks Middle School. Ten days ago I spoke to groups of sixth through eighth graders at Hommocks Middle School in Mamaroneck, New York. Sponsored by the PTA for Autism...
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A Texas-Size Welcome at Hamilton Middle School
I just returned from four days in Houston, Texas, where I spoke on Tuesday, November 10, at Alexander Hamilton Middle School. The school had selected Rogue as the “One Book, One School” read, and it...
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My Workshop for the VCFA Young Writers Network, Part 1
When I started at Vermont College of Fine Arts in summer 2010, I met Katie Bayerl, who was graduating the semester that I began. Katie immediately impressed me with her commitment to nurturing the...
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My Workshop for the VCFA Young Writers Network, Part 2
Last week I reported on the first week that I led a workshop for middle school writers at New Voices School as part of the VCFA Young Writers Network. That first workshop, on December 3, focused on...
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Top Questions from Middle School: Why Did Kiara Want to Be Popular?
Yesterday I spoke to a wonderful group of eighth graders at the Center for Fiction. The 56 students and their teachers came from the Renaissance Charter School in Jackson Heights, Queens. They had read...
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Encouraging Young Writers: Engaging with the Story
When I enrolled in the Vermont College of Fine Arts’ MFA program in Writing for Children and Young Adults in 2010, a lot of people asked me why. I’d already published a young adult novel, Gringolandia,...
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I’m a Mentor! The #KidsNeedMentors Program
Little Brick Township in August 2019, with the two houseboats. Other constructions have found new homes, however. Several years ago, author Ann Braden teamed up with fellow author Jarrett Lerner and...
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