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Description

Calkins has woven insights, practical suggestions, references, and anecdotes into this inspirational story of a community of educators who have pushed back the frontiers of what we know about teaching writing and reading.

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First Sentence

As a child, I draped plaid blankets between the sofa and chair, and when the sunlight streamed in, my shadowy forts became castles with stained glass windowpanes.

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  1. Lucy McCormick Calkins (Author)
 

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