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Books, reading aloud, lines we carry, and why we keep turning pages.
The book fairs, authors and beloved books that have been part of my life for decades.
I've been stuck. Stuck with reading, stuck with writing. So I did what you do when you feel stuck: I went back to something familiar. Harry Potter.
As we approach the 25th anniversary of 9/11, one story keeps popping up: The Red Bandanna by Tom Rinaldi — the story of Welles Crowther, a young man who gave his life to save others. Reading it, I saw someone I love.
When I first started working in the school that would change my life, a first grade teacher gave me one simple suggestion for her class: a read-aloud. That classroom stayed with me. And when I became a mother, I knew exactly where I wanted to start.
