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Welcome to my blog!

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Here, I will explore a variety of children's literature through the use of a blog during my graduate courses at Appalachian State.

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"Here's the thing, Jackson. Life is messy. It's complicated. It would be nice if life were always like this." He drew an imaginary line that kept going up and down. But life is actually a lot more like this." He made a jiggly line that went up and down like a mountain range. "You just have to keep trying."

                               - Crenshaw 

"Sometimes when you're surrounded by dirt, CJ, you're a better witness of whats beautiful."

      - Last Stop on Market Street

“I'll tell you what: If I could do it all over again, I'd spend more time helping others. All I've ever done is dig tunnels. Some of them were real beauties too, but they're all hidden underground, where they're no good to anyone but me.”

                              -The Wild Robot

Welcome to my blog!

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Here, I will explore a variety of children's literature through the use of a blog during my graduate courses (RE 5140 and RE 5130) at Appalachian State.

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"Here's the thing, Jackson. Life is messy. It's complicated. It would be nice if life were always like this." He drew an imaginary line that kept going up and down. But life is actually a lot more like this." He made a jiggly line that went up and down like a mountain range. "You just have to keep trying."

                               - Crenshaw 

"Sometimes when you're surrounded by dirt, CJ, you're a better witness of whats beautiful."

      - Last Stop on Market Street

“I'll tell you what: If I could do it all over again, I'd spend more time helping others. All I've ever done is dig tunnels. Some of them were real beauties too, but they're all hidden underground, where they're no good to anyone but me.”

                              -The Wild Robot

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"Candice wasn't naive. She had studied the statistics and done the research. Her parents weren't getting back together."

             -The Parker Inheritance 

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I like you because 

* you are nice.

* you have a nice way about you.

* I feel good when I'm around you.

* you get it.

 - Textbook Amy Krouse Rosenthal

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