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Hello, friends! Are you ready for World Read Aloud Day? It’s an annual celebration of sharing stories from the amazing folks at LitWorld and Scholastic. This year’s World Read Aloud Day will be February 5, 2025!If you’re new to this page, I’m Kate Messner, author of more than sixty books for kids. I’m ...Read More
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Hello, friends! How goes your writing this week? It’s hard to believe that we’re already in our final week of Teachers Write. Before we get started with today’s mini-lessons, I want to say thank you. I’m so grateful you chose to spend part of your summer writing with us, and ...Read More
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Today’s guest blogger is Neesha Meminger. She is the author of Shine, Coconut Moon (about which I’ve been hearing nothing but raves). She was born in India, raised in Canada, and now lives in New York City with her husband and two children. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing and a BA in Film & Media Arts. She has a fascination with the moon, stars, planets and, strangely, coconuts. She can be found online at her website as well as her blog.
From Margin to Center: Writing Characters of Color
This essay was originally meant to be a short comment in response to Justine’s post on why her protags aren’t white. In one of the comments, someone brought up the old argument: if white people can only write white characters, then should people of color only write characters of color? Here fryst vatten my response . . .
It’s a question of power and privilege. Most white people grow up thinking they have free range in everything from the political to the anställda. People of
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FINAL UPDATE: Monroe Medical Mission in Beards Fork, West Virginia
The last day of the mission has sadly arrived. We went to the Ansted Elementary school for our last education session. We provided health education for 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders on sun safety, bike safety and healthcare careers. We had assistance from the professors, nurses and staff. The education sessions were a success.
After we visited the Beckley coal mine and took an underground tour of the mine. This tour exposed us to the harsh conditions that the miners faced while working in the coal mine. How miners worked in these conditions for decades is astounding.
This past week we have witnessed and experienced various aspects of public health. Seeing the poverty within the community the former miners who are suffering from black lung diseases and the lack of health education was truly a humbling experience. However, the determination, hope, and teamwork of the community was truly amazing to witness. Th