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PE��ECTPA�TNE�S �AU�UST���
TOUC� AN� �O�STA�ST�I�E� SE�IES �OCT����
MARYAMATO
Mary A�ato , aproli�c writer of h��oro�s , heartwar�ing �ooks forchildren and yo�ng ad�lts , has twonew titles co�ing o�t soon� In �er�e�t�artners �ill�strated �y Rashin �heiriyeh , for kids ages ���� , Cathas apassion forpainting and wants to �nd cat partners to �oin an artclasswith her�When she arrives , tho�gh , she facesadile��a� The classisf�ll of �arking dogs� In T���h and �� , the second install�ent in the �tar �triker series , �for readers ages ���2� seventh�grade Earthling Al�ert�inneyand his alien tea��atesret�rnfor the second ro�nd of the �ig interplanetary sports to�rna�ent� When an intergalactic policeforce wrongly arrests their coach , Al�ertand the �eenods ��st work to clear their coach ’ s na�e and stayinthe ga�e�
A�ato ’ s �ooks have �eentranslatedinto��ltiple lang�ages , optioned fortelevision , prod�ced onstage , and won��ltiple awards� She teaches writing workshopsaro�nd the co�ntry and recently �ovedtoMontclair fro� Silver Spring , Maryland�
��A�ONS IN MY CLASS�OOM� ATEAC�E��S MEMOI� ��UNE ���
BARBARA KENNAR�
Bar�ara�ennard , who grew �p in Montclair and was dysle�ic as achild , respected teachers so ��ch thatshe �eca�e one herself�Fo�r years into teaching English at the Fessenden School in Boston , tho�gh , �ennard wondered whether she ’ d internali�ed an �nrealistic work ethic and �eco�e a perfectionist�
To get a new perspective , she e��arked on ateaching e�changeprogra� at the �ragon School in O�ford , England� Her year away is the s���ectofher �e�oir , �ra��ns in �� Classr��� , in which she reco�nts howher e�periences reignited her love forher profession and recon� nected her to her Christian faith� �In this �e�oir , Bar�ara �ennardsoe�pertly capt�res the array of e�periences thatteachers enco�nter� the high and the low , the heartwar�ing and the hilario�s , ��l�r�sNadine �enney�ohnstone , a�thor of �� This ���h ��� ��re� ��e��ir�
�ERFECT �ARTNERS� COURTESY OF REYCRAFT BOO�S� TOUCH AN� GO� COURTESY OF HOLI�AY HOUSE� AMATO� COURTESY OF I�AN AMATO� �RAGONS IN THE CLASSROOM� COURTESY OF SHE WRITES �RESS� �ENNAR�� COURTESY OFBARBARA �ENNAR�
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