Randy Alexander
@randyfromtheheart.bsky.social
Writer. Teacher. Musician. Friend. Curious soul who knows there is more than just what we see.
Great lines from #MiddleGradeLit
"The dream that woke me...was full of stars and whales blowing and the lyrics of the sea." -Lauren Wolk (Beyond the Bright Sea)
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"The dream that woke me...was full of stars and whales blowing and the lyrics of the sea." -Lauren Wolk (Beyond the Bright Sea)
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June 2, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Great lines from #MiddleGradeLit
"The dream that woke me...was full of stars and whales blowing and the lyrics of the sea." -Lauren Wolk (Beyond the Bright Sea)
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"The dream that woke me...was full of stars and whales blowing and the lyrics of the sea." -Lauren Wolk (Beyond the Bright Sea)
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#mglit
Great lines from #MiddleGradeLit
"We stood for a long moment. All around us, birds woke up the sky."-Lauren Wolk (Wolf Hollow)
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"We stood for a long moment. All around us, birds woke up the sky."-Lauren Wolk (Wolf Hollow)
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May 6, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Great lines from #MiddleGradeLit
"We stood for a long moment. All around us, birds woke up the sky."-Lauren Wolk (Wolf Hollow)
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"We stood for a long moment. All around us, birds woke up the sky."-Lauren Wolk (Wolf Hollow)
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#MGLit
Great lines from #MiddleGradeLit
"I don't know, Annabelle. But I think about how it feels when your hands are so cold they go numb. How it's only when they start to thaw out that you realize how much they hurt."-Lauren Wolk (Wolf Hollow)
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"I don't know, Annabelle. But I think about how it feels when your hands are so cold they go numb. How it's only when they start to thaw out that you realize how much they hurt."-Lauren Wolk (Wolf Hollow)
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May 3, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Great lines from #MiddleGradeLit
"I don't know, Annabelle. But I think about how it feels when your hands are so cold they go numb. How it's only when they start to thaw out that you realize how much they hurt."-Lauren Wolk (Wolf Hollow)
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"I don't know, Annabelle. But I think about how it feels when your hands are so cold they go numb. How it's only when they start to thaw out that you realize how much they hurt."-Lauren Wolk (Wolf Hollow)
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Great lines from #MiddleGradeLit
"I had more to say, but that much had used up all my breath." -Lauren Wolk (Wolf Hollow)
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"I had more to say, but that much had used up all my breath." -Lauren Wolk (Wolf Hollow)
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April 30, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Great lines from #MiddleGradeLit
"I had more to say, but that much had used up all my breath." -Lauren Wolk (Wolf Hollow)
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"I had more to say, but that much had used up all my breath." -Lauren Wolk (Wolf Hollow)
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Great lines from #MiddleGradeLit
"I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers." -L.M. Montgomery (Anne of Green Gables)
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"I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers." -L.M. Montgomery (Anne of Green Gables)
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April 27, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Great lines from #MiddleGradeLit
"I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers." -L.M. Montgomery (Anne of Green Gables)
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#MGLit
"I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers." -L.M. Montgomery (Anne of Green Gables)
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#MGLit
Great lines from #MiddleGradeLit
"Most of the time, he didn't even make eye contact. He always seemed to be speaking to the empty space over your left shoulder." -Gordon Korman (Ungifted)
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"Most of the time, he didn't even make eye contact. He always seemed to be speaking to the empty space over your left shoulder." -Gordon Korman (Ungifted)
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April 24, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Great lines from #MiddleGradeLit
"Most of the time, he didn't even make eye contact. He always seemed to be speaking to the empty space over your left shoulder." -Gordon Korman (Ungifted)
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"Most of the time, he didn't even make eye contact. He always seemed to be speaking to the empty space over your left shoulder." -Gordon Korman (Ungifted)
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Great lines from #MiddleGradeLit
"The year I turned twelve, I learned that what I said and what I did mattered. So much, sometimes, that I wasn't sure I wanted such a burden." Lauren Wolk (Wolf Hollow)
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"The year I turned twelve, I learned that what I said and what I did mattered. So much, sometimes, that I wasn't sure I wanted such a burden." Lauren Wolk (Wolf Hollow)
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April 21, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Great lines from #MiddleGradeLit
"The year I turned twelve, I learned that what I said and what I did mattered. So much, sometimes, that I wasn't sure I wanted such a burden." Lauren Wolk (Wolf Hollow)
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"The year I turned twelve, I learned that what I said and what I did mattered. So much, sometimes, that I wasn't sure I wanted such a burden." Lauren Wolk (Wolf Hollow)
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Great lines from #MiddleGradeLit
"There was no room for miso in his stomach. It was too full of sadness." -Leslea Newman (Hachiko Waits)
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"There was no room for miso in his stomach. It was too full of sadness." -Leslea Newman (Hachiko Waits)
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April 18, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Great lines from #MiddleGradeLit
"There was no room for miso in his stomach. It was too full of sadness." -Leslea Newman (Hachiko Waits)
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"There was no room for miso in his stomach. It was too full of sadness." -Leslea Newman (Hachiko Waits)
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Great lines from #MiddleGradeLit
"The silence itself said all that needed saying." -Brian Farrey (The Secret of Dreadwillow Carse)
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"The silence itself said all that needed saying." -Brian Farrey (The Secret of Dreadwillow Carse)
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April 15, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Great lines from #MiddleGradeLit
"The silence itself said all that needed saying." -Brian Farrey (The Secret of Dreadwillow Carse)
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"The silence itself said all that needed saying." -Brian Farrey (The Secret of Dreadwillow Carse)
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#MGLit
Great lines from #MiddleGradeLit
"It's the first thing I ever saw that couldn't be improved upon by imagination." -L.M. Montgomery (Anne of Green Gables)
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"It's the first thing I ever saw that couldn't be improved upon by imagination." -L.M. Montgomery (Anne of Green Gables)
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April 12, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Great lines from #MiddleGradeLit
"It's the first thing I ever saw that couldn't be improved upon by imagination." -L.M. Montgomery (Anne of Green Gables)
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"It's the first thing I ever saw that couldn't be improved upon by imagination." -L.M. Montgomery (Anne of Green Gables)
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#writersky
#readersky
#MGLit
Great lines from #MiddleGradeLit
"It's better to read in the library. Sitting at my favorite table by the window reading...makes me feel like I'm in a house full of company I don't have to talk to." -Lesa Cline-Ransom (Finding Langston)
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"It's better to read in the library. Sitting at my favorite table by the window reading...makes me feel like I'm in a house full of company I don't have to talk to." -Lesa Cline-Ransom (Finding Langston)
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April 9, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Great lines from #MiddleGradeLit
"It's better to read in the library. Sitting at my favorite table by the window reading...makes me feel like I'm in a house full of company I don't have to talk to." -Lesa Cline-Ransom (Finding Langston)
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#writersky
#readersky
#MGLit
"It's better to read in the library. Sitting at my favorite table by the window reading...makes me feel like I'm in a house full of company I don't have to talk to." -Lesa Cline-Ransom (Finding Langston)
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#MGLit
Reposted by Randy Alexander
In this week's essay, the process behind getting a book from my mind to the publisher onto your bookshelves. #rewriting #errata #copyediting #writingprocess "Getting a Book Out of My Hands and Into Yours": bit.ly/4jIqFxN
April 8, 2025 at 12:30 PM
In this week's essay, the process behind getting a book from my mind to the publisher onto your bookshelves. #rewriting #errata #copyediting #writingprocess "Getting a Book Out of My Hands and Into Yours": bit.ly/4jIqFxN
Great lines from #MiddleGradeLit
"In the early evening, just before the best light for hide-and-seek takes over the sky..." Jacqueline Woodson (Brown Girl Dreaming)
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"In the early evening, just before the best light for hide-and-seek takes over the sky..." Jacqueline Woodson (Brown Girl Dreaming)
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April 6, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Great lines from #MiddleGradeLit
"In the early evening, just before the best light for hide-and-seek takes over the sky..." Jacqueline Woodson (Brown Girl Dreaming)
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"In the early evening, just before the best light for hide-and-seek takes over the sky..." Jacqueline Woodson (Brown Girl Dreaming)
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#MGLit
Great lines from #MiddleGradeLit
"Isn't it good just to be alive on a day like this? I pity the people who aren't born yet for missing it. They may have good days, of course, but they can never have this one." -L.M. Montgomery (Anne of Green Gables)
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"Isn't it good just to be alive on a day like this? I pity the people who aren't born yet for missing it. They may have good days, of course, but they can never have this one." -L.M. Montgomery (Anne of Green Gables)
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April 3, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Great lines from #MiddleGradeLit
"Isn't it good just to be alive on a day like this? I pity the people who aren't born yet for missing it. They may have good days, of course, but they can never have this one." -L.M. Montgomery (Anne of Green Gables)
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#readersky
#MGLit
"Isn't it good just to be alive on a day like this? I pity the people who aren't born yet for missing it. They may have good days, of course, but they can never have this one." -L.M. Montgomery (Anne of Green Gables)
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#MGLit
Great lines from #MiddleGradeLit
"I wait until the entire room goes silent. I don't know why. I guess I want to make sure there's a place for my words to land." -E. Mary Knight (Saving Wonder)
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"I wait until the entire room goes silent. I don't know why. I guess I want to make sure there's a place for my words to land." -E. Mary Knight (Saving Wonder)
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March 31, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Great lines from #MiddleGradeLit
"I wait until the entire room goes silent. I don't know why. I guess I want to make sure there's a place for my words to land." -E. Mary Knight (Saving Wonder)
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#writingsky
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#readersky
#MGLit
"I wait until the entire room goes silent. I don't know why. I guess I want to make sure there's a place for my words to land." -E. Mary Knight (Saving Wonder)
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#writingsky
#writersky
#readersky
#MGLit
Great lines from #MiddleGradeLit
"There was the yellow bird. He looked like the answer to everything sitting there on a branch, tiny and perfect and winged." -Kate DiCamillo (Raymie Nightingale)
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"There was the yellow bird. He looked like the answer to everything sitting there on a branch, tiny and perfect and winged." -Kate DiCamillo (Raymie Nightingale)
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March 28, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Great lines from #MiddleGradeLit
"There was the yellow bird. He looked like the answer to everything sitting there on a branch, tiny and perfect and winged." -Kate DiCamillo (Raymie Nightingale)
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#readersky
#MGLit
"There was the yellow bird. He looked like the answer to everything sitting there on a branch, tiny and perfect and winged." -Kate DiCamillo (Raymie Nightingale)
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#writingsky
#writersky
#readersky
#MGLit
An idea came today while writing my middle grade #WIP. Maybe this story needs multiple perspectives! That is, the two protags need to each have chances to tell their tale.
Would love insight from the #writingcommunity on this! Have you done it? Would you recommend? Pros/cons?
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Would love insight from the #writingcommunity on this! Have you done it? Would you recommend? Pros/cons?
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March 28, 2025 at 1:03 PM
An idea came today while writing my middle grade #WIP. Maybe this story needs multiple perspectives! That is, the two protags need to each have chances to tell their tale.
Would love insight from the #writingcommunity on this! Have you done it? Would you recommend? Pros/cons?
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Would love insight from the #writingcommunity on this! Have you done it? Would you recommend? Pros/cons?
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Great lines from #MiddleGradeLit
"Jem's got the look-arounds." -Harper Lee (To Kill A Mockingbird)
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"Jem's got the look-arounds." -Harper Lee (To Kill A Mockingbird)
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March 25, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Great lines from #MiddleGradeLit
"Jem's got the look-arounds." -Harper Lee (To Kill A Mockingbird)
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"Jem's got the look-arounds." -Harper Lee (To Kill A Mockingbird)
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#MGLit
Great lines from #Middlegradelit
"She came out of her reverie with a deep sigh and looked at him the dreamy gaze of a soul that had been wandering afar, star led." -L.M. Montgomery (Anne of Green Gables)
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"She came out of her reverie with a deep sigh and looked at him the dreamy gaze of a soul that had been wandering afar, star led." -L.M. Montgomery (Anne of Green Gables)
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March 22, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Great lines from #Middlegradelit
"She came out of her reverie with a deep sigh and looked at him the dreamy gaze of a soul that had been wandering afar, star led." -L.M. Montgomery (Anne of Green Gables)
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#MGLit
"She came out of her reverie with a deep sigh and looked at him the dreamy gaze of a soul that had been wandering afar, star led." -L.M. Montgomery (Anne of Green Gables)
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#readersky
#MGLit
Great lines from #Middlegradelit
"Tension pushed into every corner of the room, the way it does when no one knows what to say or how to say it and everyone is waiting on someone to speak." -Erin Entrada Kelly (The First State of Being)
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"Tension pushed into every corner of the room, the way it does when no one knows what to say or how to say it and everyone is waiting on someone to speak." -Erin Entrada Kelly (The First State of Being)
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March 19, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Great lines from #Middlegradelit
"Tension pushed into every corner of the room, the way it does when no one knows what to say or how to say it and everyone is waiting on someone to speak." -Erin Entrada Kelly (The First State of Being)
#writingcommunity
#writingsky
#writersky
#readersky
#MGLit
"Tension pushed into every corner of the room, the way it does when no one knows what to say or how to say it and everyone is waiting on someone to speak." -Erin Entrada Kelly (The First State of Being)
#writingcommunity
#writingsky
#writersky
#readersky
#MGLit
Great lines from #MiddleGradeLit
"Of all the feelings she'd hidden away from the people around her, courage was something she'd never considered." -Brian Farrey (The Secret of Dreadwillow Carse)
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"Of all the feelings she'd hidden away from the people around her, courage was something she'd never considered." -Brian Farrey (The Secret of Dreadwillow Carse)
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March 16, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Great lines from #MiddleGradeLit
"Of all the feelings she'd hidden away from the people around her, courage was something she'd never considered." -Brian Farrey (The Secret of Dreadwillow Carse)
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"Of all the feelings she'd hidden away from the people around her, courage was something she'd never considered." -Brian Farrey (The Secret of Dreadwillow Carse)
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Great lines from #Middlegradelit
"He wished there was a way to forget the things you knew. He wished, he wished, he wished." -Erin Entrada Kelly (The First State of Being)
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"He wished there was a way to forget the things you knew. He wished, he wished, he wished." -Erin Entrada Kelly (The First State of Being)
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March 13, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Great lines from #Middlegradelit
"He wished there was a way to forget the things you knew. He wished, he wished, he wished." -Erin Entrada Kelly (The First State of Being)
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"He wished there was a way to forget the things you knew. He wished, he wished, he wished." -Erin Entrada Kelly (The First State of Being)
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#readersky
#MGLit
Great lines from #Middlegradelit
"He was not himself. His spirit was far away, in some country where I could not follow." -Elizabeth Borton de Treviño (I, Juan de Pareja)
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"He was not himself. His spirit was far away, in some country where I could not follow." -Elizabeth Borton de Treviño (I, Juan de Pareja)
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March 10, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Great lines from #Middlegradelit
"He was not himself. His spirit was far away, in some country where I could not follow." -Elizabeth Borton de Treviño (I, Juan de Pareja)
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#readersky
#MGLit
"He was not himself. His spirit was far away, in some country where I could not follow." -Elizabeth Borton de Treviño (I, Juan de Pareja)
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#writingsky
#writersky
#readersky
#MGLit
Great lines from #Middlegradelit
"Who was inside [his father]? Someone mean and hateful? Or someone so controlled by his own past that he dared not allow anyone he loved to control their own future?" -Pam Muñoz Ryan (The Dreamer)
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"Who was inside [his father]? Someone mean and hateful? Or someone so controlled by his own past that he dared not allow anyone he loved to control their own future?" -Pam Muñoz Ryan (The Dreamer)
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March 7, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Great lines from #Middlegradelit
"Who was inside [his father]? Someone mean and hateful? Or someone so controlled by his own past that he dared not allow anyone he loved to control their own future?" -Pam Muñoz Ryan (The Dreamer)
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#writingsky
#writersky
#readersky
#MGLit
"Who was inside [his father]? Someone mean and hateful? Or someone so controlled by his own past that he dared not allow anyone he loved to control their own future?" -Pam Muñoz Ryan (The Dreamer)
#writingcommunity
#writingsky
#writersky
#readersky
#MGLit
Great lines from #Middlegradelit
"It was at this point that I understood that a tragedy was in the process of occurring." -Kate DiCamillo (Louisiana's Way Home)
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"It was at this point that I understood that a tragedy was in the process of occurring." -Kate DiCamillo (Louisiana's Way Home)
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March 4, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Great lines from #Middlegradelit
"It was at this point that I understood that a tragedy was in the process of occurring." -Kate DiCamillo (Louisiana's Way Home)
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#writesky
#readersky
#MGLit
"It was at this point that I understood that a tragedy was in the process of occurring." -Kate DiCamillo (Louisiana's Way Home)
#writingcommunity
#writingsky
#writersky
#writesky
#readersky
#MGLit