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Postcard from a time traveler

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  Ideas catch each other attention, unaware of the consequences. They must stand the test of time, at least a day, to see if they’ll travel farther on the path to becoming a whole story. Just a note to let you know I haven’t disappeared. Working… if I must call it that…on the sequel to Guardian Cats. Time traveler. Dust mote catcher. Word sleuth.

Questions we should be asking about YA lit

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Are you following the animated debate about YA literature, the one set off by Megan Cox Gurdin’s “Darkness Too Visible” article in the WSJ? I spent more time than I planned to yesterday, listening and reading and pondering the issue about darkness of YA lit today. I thought I knew how I felt about it until I examined both sides of the issue and listened to the entire podcast with Ms. Gurdon and YA author, Maureen Johnson. Then there’s the lively debate to follow on Twitter using hashtag… Continue reading →

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