Margaret Finnegan writes about how things did not always go according to plan in her life, but that ending up where she didn't expect inspired her middle grade books.
Kellye Crocker talks about teaching her students that the keys to writing are respect and trying, and how those two things have helped her writing as well.
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Jaime Berry talks about how helping her students work on Writer's Notebooks helped her explore her own ideas as a writer as well.
The TeachingBooks Virtual Book Tour is your opportunity to learn from and build personal connections with extraordinary book creators and their brand-new titles. In this post, author J. Elle talks about her new middle-grade novel A Taste of Magic.
Jay Hardwig writes about how so many of the students he has worked with inspired him to create his book Just Maria with their stories and experiences.
The TeachingBooks Virtual Book Tour is your opportunity to learn from and build personal connections with extraordinary book creators and their brand-new titles. In this post, author Andrea Curtis talks about her new informational picture book City Streets Are for People, illustrated by Emma FitzGerald.
Ryan Calejo talks about how his students taught him the power of patience and persistence, and how that came into play with his writing.
Each month we feature free and fun book contests and giveaways. We hope you will enjoy the following opportunities as well as the author and book resources available via TeachingBooks.
"As an educator, Hope Wins is the book I wish had existed over the years to give to the young people in my life that were struggling. It tells them, "You can do this. You are strong. You are capable. You are enough. You can hang your heart on hope.”"
