April 18, 2024 by Amanda MacGregor
Bear and Olivia show us that with small changes in our lives, we can and should protect these animals and our small corner of the world.
April 17, 2024 by Amanda MacGregor
You know, what we’re really talking about is empowerment—feeling like even the smallest parts of us have power and worth. That could be super important to a middle school kid.
April 16, 2024 by Amanda MacGregor
These books all share anxiety as a theme, but in conversation with each other they feel like they are capturing something essential about the power of middle grade books.
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April 15, 2024 by Amanda MacGregor
At the end of 2023, I established a 501©3 organization called A Book of My Own. There are so many things out of our control in this ever-challenging world - but getting books to kids who need them? That is something I can do.
April 12, 2024 by Amanda MacGregor
Let’s take a look at twelve titles that deserve an encore.
April 9, 2024 by Amanda MacGregor
When we listen to each other’s poems and stories, our minds grow wings. We visit each other’s worlds. We begin to understand each other. We become neighbors instead of strangers.
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April 8, 2024 by Amanda MacGregor
Isabel in Bloom will be my fourth middle grade novel (my first one in verse). When I began writing it, a few intriguing images had come to me: a girl on a plane, a dried-up school garden, and a balikbayan box.
April 4, 2024 by Amanda MacGregor
There is so much to be gained in the classroom by integrating more fantastical tales.
April 2, 2024 by Amanda MacGregor
If AI becomes capable of writing unique novels, just for you, that are better than anything you've ever read before, what would become of the shared experience of a beloved book?
April 1, 2024 by Amanda MacGregor
The concept of liminality plays a crucial role in Otherworldly, and as such, many of the important moments happen in liminal spaces.
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