Amazed by Stories of Story
Two things that inspired the writing of my third book in the Tree Street Kids series for kids 8-12 (Moody Publishers) were historic efforts to reach people who didn’t have easy access to books.
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If You’re a Book Lover, Writer, Family with young readers…
If you’re a book lover, writer, educator, or parent/guardian of young readers, you’ll enjoy the bookish and nature-y content in…
Read MoreTales of a Fifth Grade Reader
Mr. A rarely smiled and his dress shoes—as black and shiny as his slicked down hair—squeaked. I think I saw him smile once. A little. I don’t remember. He was quiet like me. I do remember the five-shelf classroom library he stocked with books just for the fifth and sixth graders who shared the same room all day long.
Read MoreIn Honor of Independent Bookstore Day
There is a scent. Sometimes it makes me sneeze.
The smell of books:
One like a door closed on a dusty attic that, when opened, overwhelms you with its secrets and want of discovery…
Read More9 of the Most Important Books I’ve Read
By Amanda Cleary Eastep In the corner of our fifth/sixth grade Lutheran classroom was a narrow bookshelf full of books that were ours alone. Our parochial school had a library, a place I loved to visit despite the taunts of the older students who worked the desk: “You’ll never read this book. . .it’s too […]
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Amanda Cleary Eastep 