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Posted by: Neely Tucker
Jason Reynolds, the National Ambassador for Young Peoples Literature, writes about the problems of posing for photographs in his August newsletter.
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Posted by: Neely Tucker
The Library begins a new blog for families and children, Minerva's Kaleidoscope.
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Posted by: Neely Tucker
In this writing exercise, Jason Reynolds, the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, challenges you to invent new synonyms.
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Posted by: Neely Tucker
National Ambassador for Young People's Literature Jason Reynolds has a couple more writing exercises to stretch your brain. One: How would you define love to a magical pet who could speak? Two: Create your own video game. Both teach young writers what storytellers do.
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Posted by: Neely Tucker
The June newsletter from Jason Reynolds, the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature.
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Posted by: Neely Tucker
Jason Reynolds, the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, is back this week with two writing challenges. One is playful, the other is more thoughtful.
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Posted by: Neely Tucker
Jason Reynolds, the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, offers two writing exercises for young writers: framing something special, and whipping up a special recipe to make you both creative and courageous.
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Posted by: Neely Tucker
The Library features new coloring pages adapted from our collections, adding to the growing number of family activities on offer since Covid-19.
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Posted by: Neely Tucker
Jason Reynolds, the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, has a new weekly writing challenge: Create a book cover, maybe even for one about your own life. It's harder than it seems.
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