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Who were the Therizinosaurs?

| Susan Lamanna | , , ,
They were gigantic, as big as a Tyrannosaurus Rex. They had huge sharp claws, as long as the “grim reaper’s sythe,” as Dr. Thomas Holtz likes to say. They had bulky bodies, but their heads were small, with leaf-shaped teeth. They belonged to th…
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The Allergy Fanatics

| Haley Donovan | , , , ,
Haley and Kiley, the allergy fanatics! Who We Are We are Haley and Kiley, allergy finatics! Haley is a senior at Suffolk University studying political science and education. While Kiley just graduated Suffolk University Spring of 2022 earning…
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Blue Finger Family

| Desiree Schell | , , , , , ,
A rainbow peace sign similar to the ones that inspired me in the 1970’s as a teenager How it Started Several weeks ago, I had a deep injury happen to a couple of my fingers. It has taken time and tenacity to heal them, and I find this K tape…
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Dinosaur Seasons

| Susan Lamanna | , , , ,
Since I was six years old, dinosaurs have fascinated me. I knew they had been extinct for 66,000,000 years (except for birds, as I learned much later) but they seemed so alive to me! The carnivores that I learned about as a child were so incredibly…
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Tales from an innkeeper’s daughter

| Desiree Schell | , , ,
It was 1973 when my family purchased a home in a hotel located in a crack in the mountains of the Adirondacks in New York state. We were a family of seven, with my mom, dad, dad’s life partner, dad’s illustrating partner, and my two sisters living…
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Why a disabled hero?

| Beth Hudson | ,
Since The View from the Fishbowl was first published, many asked why I chose a person with quadriplegia as the hero of the story. I’m not sure I have yet given a satisfactory answer but I’m gonna try.  I went to school to become a Special N…
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Soup Joumou: Not Just a Soup

| Mary William | , ,
Buy Now Book Context It is New Year’s Day and Alix and Annabelle are excited to help their Grandma Cleo make a traditional soup to celebrate the occasion. As they gather up vegetables, Grandma Cleo explains why Soup Joumou is so important to…
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Just in time for Halloween!

| Debra Harkins | ,
Kids will be sweet on reading about the amazing and crazy history of their favorite candy and Halloween in the new illustrated chapter book, A Lil’ Twirly Story of Candy. What is Halloween? Did you know that Halloween is one of the biggest g…
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Zoomed Out Teaching

| Christian Scannell | ,
A quick internet search for “zoomed out teaching” brought us an unexpected moment of peace, an uncommon occurrence in our daily lives. For the first time in a year, there were words for what we were feeling and describing in our weekly meetings. We…
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Nothing from Nothing

| Debra Harkins | , ,
Buy On Amazon Nothing from nothing tells the story of what happens between nothing. A Jewish tale of pain, thieves, lies, and rejection told from an artist with the dry and bitter wit of a survivor. Artist, lover of antiques, mother, wife a…
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