Igniting Writing

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I’M MOSTLY HERE TO ENJOY MYSELF: ONE WOMAN’S PURSUIT OF PLEASURE IN PARIS, written and read by Glynnis MacNicol

Glynnis MacNicol reads her memoir I’M MOSTLY HERE TO ENJOY MYSELF: ONE WOMAN’S PURSUIT OF...
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CODE NAME KINGFISHER written by Liz Kessler, illustrated by Genevieve Gaunt

Liz Kessler’s CODE NAME KINGFISHER finds Liv dealing with quandaries—the meanness of her former best...
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Untangling: Resolution (Chapter 63)

It had been over a week of visiting hospice, of agitation when one day I...
A boy is standing in front of an airplane.

I SURVIVED THE BATTLE OF D-DAY, 1944 written by Lauren Tarshis, illustrated by Brian Churilla

Lauren Tarshis’s I Survived books are now available in graphic novel format, a fabulous combination...
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ROAD HOME, written by Rex Ogle and read by Ramon De Ocampo

Ramon De Ocampo’s narrative power in Rex Ogle’s fourth and final memoir, ROAD HOME, is...
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THE CURSE OF THE MUMMY: UNCOVERING TUTANKHAMUN’S TOMB written by Candace Fleming

Candace Fleming, expert at propelling readers, finds a naturally compelling narrative in this middle grade...
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THE COLOR OF A LIE written by Kim Johnson and read by Kevin R. Free

Kim Johnson’s THE COLOR OF A LIE finds African American teenager, Calvin Greene, unhappily moved...
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Untangling: Death Rattles Us (Chapter 62)

As my mother entered the final stages of dying, the death rattle I’d heard about...
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COULD YOU EVER DINE WITH DINOSAURS!? written by Sandra Markle and illustrated by Vanessa Morales

Sandra Markle shows her gift of research and play in her new COULD YOU EVER...
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CONSENT, written by Jill Ciment and read by Eileen Stevens

Reflection is central to memoirs, but in CONSENT, Jill Ciment reconsiders her original writing in...