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Challenge Your Students to Do NaNoWriMo
By Eric Braun November has started, but it is not too late to get kids involved in an interesting writing project. If a novel is too ambitious, a novella or a couple of short stories can spur the creative juices. Have … Continue reading
Fiction and the Development of Character
Books and stories are so full of amazing people—people who face challenges and develop strengths because of it. Imagine this story: An exceptionally gifted child grows up with gifted siblings. While he is very young, adults notice him and his … Continue reading
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