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I am a professor of children's literature and literacy methods courses at William & Mary. I enjoy reading, writing, and talking about books with children, teachers and anyone who will listen (so please, share your thoughts with me!) ...more

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	The Joy of Children's Literature 3.83 avg rating — 60 ratings — published 2008 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Reading, Writing, and Literacy 2.0: Teaching with Online Texts, Tools, and Resources, K-8 3.76 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2014 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Teaching the Language Arts: Forward Thinking in Today's Classrooms by Elizabeth Dobler, Thomas DeVere Wolsey (Goodreads Author), Denise Johnson (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2013 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Teaching Literacy in Fourth Grade 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2008 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Teaching the Language Arts: Forward Thinking in Today's Classrooms by Denise Johnson (Goodreads Author), Elizabeth Dobler, Thomas DeVere Wolsey (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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We Chase Shadows (We Solve Murders, #2)

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“Everything is held together with stories. That is all that is holding us together, stories and compassion.”
― Barry Lopez

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“I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book.”
― Groucho Marx

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“Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.”
― Groucho Marx, The Essential Groucho: Writings For By And About Groucho Marx

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