The Advice Columnists of Passages Academy, Staten Island
My morning in Staten Island, speaking to the students and staff at Passages Academy as part of a program sponsored by PEN and Literature for Incarcerated Teens.
Read MoreMy morning in Staten Island, speaking to the students and staff at Passages Academy as part of a program sponsored by PEN and Literature for Incarcerated Teens.
Read MoreMy three presentations at the NCTE conference and ALAN workshop in Minneapolis, all focusing on aspects of diversity in books for young readers.
Read MoreMy inspiring experience as the author of Rogue, the “One Book, One School” read at Hamilton Middle School in Houston, Texas.
Read MoreMy presentation to ELL students at Manchester, CT’s high school and middle school explored insights gained from being a newcomer from a different culture.
Read MoreAn injury due to black ice leads me to reflect on the instinct to put laggards and misfits out of the pack and its implications for persons with disabilities.
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