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Back on Track
Funny how Christmas can derail you from your routine: Eating . . . blogging . . . sleeping . . . exercising and writing too. But I told myself I had to get back on track right after the Wight … Continue reading
Connections to Cooper and Packrat
This past week, I spied a Cooper and Packrat book lying on a desk with 15 or 20 sticky notes peeking from the pages. Right away, I knew these were connections the student had made to the story. Text to … Continue reading
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Gray New Gloucester’s School Visit
GNG Middle School Rocks! I met with Mrs. Hodge and Mrs. Carbonneau’s classes a few weeks ago. They are taking part in Maine Botanical Gardens’ conservation program, and Cooper and Packrat fit in nicely with it. I brought my descriptive … Continue reading
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What’s New?
This is the last weekend of the 2013 camping season. Where has the time gone? As always, there’s a mixed bag of emotions involved. I’m sad to see close friends, my parents and my campers leave .. . but glad … Continue reading
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Cooper and Packrat Are Launched!
Wow. I was humbled and amazed by the number of people who showed up for Cooper and Packrat’s launch. As I told the crowd, I really thought we’d have 20 or 30, not counting David’s parents and my parents. It … Continue reading
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Cooper and Packrat’s Launch
The launch details are official! Everyone is invited! We have several raffle prizes to give away, including a s’more basket, a ceramic loon, original art by Carl, Cooper and Packrat books and a fishing pole! I’ll be reading from Cooper … Continue reading
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Loon Behavior I’d Never Seen Before
I snuck out in the kayak last Saturday, hoping to catch proof of my loons nesting. And nesting they were. It was a beautiful nest, made of grasses and leaves and twigs. I wished them much luck, as last year … Continue reading
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Finding My Inner Middle-Schooler
So I’d finished my very rough draft of a second Cooper book and using a cool tip I’d learned from a fabulous Kate Messner presentation, I began to read it through while charting my characters, their habits, the weather, setting … Continue reading
A Long Journey
A good friend of mine called a couple weeks ago. He hadn’t heard about my book sale, and after I told him, he said, “I really admire you!” At first I was speechless. Then I babbled and stuttered some kind … Continue reading
Student Teaches the Teacher
I have an imaginative student who is a reluctant writer. It doesn’t matter how sparkly the writing prompt is, the song and dance hype I give it, or the rewards I dangle in front of her nose, we always end … Continue reading