September 30, 2011
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Lane Elementary Authors
November 11, 2011
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William Joyce
December 1, 2011
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February 29, 2012
Grades 5-8
Discover Shakespeare
April 25, 2012
Grades 9-12
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Sally Hobart Alexander |
Avi discusses using logical consequences |
Cheryl Barnes |
T.A. Barron |
Mary Batten discusses the role of an editor |
Christopher Bing shows the typo in the original publication |
William Boniface starts
with "a germ |
Fred Bowen explains why he uses short sentences |
Royce Buckingham uses "what ifs" in his stories |
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| Elisa Carbone tours the house in her book |
Orson Scott Card's characters come out of his head | Lynne Cherry wants readers to become responsible citizens |
Andrew Clements discusses how he organizes his ideas |
Rob Cleveland |
Judith Ortiz Cofer talks about what influenced her writings |
Sneed B. Collard III discusses his novel, “Double Eagle” |
Sharon Creech explains
why she |
Christopher Paul Curtis says |
Kalli Dakos takes |
Paula Danziger discusses how she organizes her stories |
Kenneth C. Davis’ books are used in the classroom |
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Carmen Agra Deedy says that writers are readers, listeners, and observers. |
Marfé Ferguson Delano discusses Edison’s most important invention |
Dennis Denenberg explains the term "character traits" |
Moira Rose Donohue performs "contraction" magic |
FIROOZEH DUMAS |
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Laura Malone Elliott thought first about the ending |
Nancy Yi Fan talks about
what
led |
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Anthony D. Fredericks shows how he
organizes |
's editing process never ends |
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Dan Gutman talks |
Mary Downing Hahn explains why writers |
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Dr. Thomas R. |
James Howe |
Gail Karwoski |
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| Nancy Krulik thinks the first outline is challenging and scary |
Wendy Lichtman explains her characters and math metaphors | Janet Taylor Lisle talks about the “black hole” writers experience |
Ann Matthews Martin’s book generates student questions and comments |
Alice McGill explains |
Stuart J. Murphy offers advice to students who don’t like math |
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Walter Dean Myers talks about characterization |
Jennifer O'Connell says her editor helps make the book better |
Kevin O'Malley |
Frances & Ginger Park talks about |
Richard Peck says |
Nathaniel Philbrick talks about the myths about Plymouth & |
Tamora Pierce discusses creative words |
Doreen Rappaport's editor and illustrator helps her to revise |
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Carolyn Reeder tours a boat similar to the one in Captain Kate |
Cokie Roberts tells why she wrote about the founding mothers |
visits a National Battlefield Park |
Robert Sabuda |
Seymour Simon discusses where he does his research |
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| Lemony Snicket talks about fiction and non-fiction | Melanie Stanley shows the tools she uses in her research | AJ Stern tells how she comes up with Frannie's jobs. |
R. L. Stine talks about
the titles |
Susan Stockdale selects |
James L. Swanson uses primary source materials |
Adriana Trigiani was inspired by teachers & librarians |
Myron Uhlberg makes a hat from newspaper |
Jackie Urbanovic wants the reader to laugh out loud |
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| Rosemary Wells has advice for illustrators and writers | David Wisniewski talks about Sumo Mouse | Janet Wong shares items in her trunk |
