by Shonna | Jan 24, 2014 | Uncategorized
Join me for my first official author event at Changing Hands Bookstore in Tempe, AZ. At 4pm on Saturday, January 25, Changing Hands Bookstore presents YAllapalooza 2014, a literary extravaganza for tween and teen readers. Here’s your chance to mix and mingle...
by Shonna | Jan 24, 2014 | Uncategorized
I love it when I find blogs or videos about teens doing cool things. Here is thirteen-year-old Logan LaPlante at a Tedx talk explaining his homeschool education....
by Shonna | Jan 15, 2014 | Uncategorized
My friend from Book Club invited me to go with her to Ted Dekker’s Outlaw Tour, his first book tour in 15 years. If you are unfamiliar with Ted Dekker, here is a snippet from his website: Ted Dekker (born October 24, 1962) is a New York Times best-selling author...
by Shonna | Sep 17, 2013 | Teaching Reading, Teaching Writing, Uncategorized
I’m working my way through my teaching philosophy regarding reading and writing. Last blog I covered some of the ways we introduced our kids to books from the time they were babies, up through preschool. The most radical method involved severely limiting electronics...