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Gordon's Discovery | Auntie Karen's Place 6

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Gordon's Discovery | Auntie Karen's Place
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Gordon is one of Auntie Karen's Jamaican Yams Character. When Gordon, a purple overweight Jamaican Yam discovers he is pre-diabetic, he gets some comforting advice from his friend Shelby. The purpose...
Betsy Byars | Conversations with SC Writers

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Betsy Byars | Conversations with SC Writers
Betsy Byars started her career writing for magazines. Later, she turned her attention to writing children's books. In 1971, she won a Newbery Medal for Summer of the Swans. Ms. Byars enjoys writing...
John Jakes | Conversations with SC Writers

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John Jakes | Conversations with SC Writers
John Jakes is a well-known author of historical fiction. He is also a research fellow in the Department of History at the University of South Carolina. He discusses his trilogy, Love and War. He...
John Troy McQueen | Conversations with SC Writers Dori Sanders | Conversations with SC Writers

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Dori Sanders | Conversations with SC Writers
S.C. author Dori Sanders reads from her bestseller, Clover , and describes the characters in the novel. She talks about characters being based loosely on real-life but the stories being fictionalized...
John Troy McQueen | Conversations with SC Writers Eleanora Tate | Conversations with SC Writers

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Eleanora Tate | Conversations with SC Writers
Eleanora Tate is an award-winning author of children's books. She discusses writing The Secret of Gumbo Grill. Her idea for the book came from the fact that there were few books dealing with modern...
Matt Christopher | Converations with SC Writers

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Matt Christopher | Converations with SC Writers
Matt Christopher opens by reading from The Kid Who Only Hits Homers. He states that all of his books are written to entertain the readers. He expresses the importance of writing with emotion. He...
John Troy McQueen | Conversations with SC Writers Tom Feelings | Conversations with SC Writers

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Tom Feelings | Conversations with SC Writers
Tom Feelings was both a writer and an illustrator. He taught illustrating at the University of South Carolina. Usually, the process is that a manuscript is submitted to a publisher, and the publisher...
John Troy McQueen | Conversations with SC Writers Tommy Scott Young | Conversations with SC Writers

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Tommy Scott Young | Conversations with SC Writers
Students speak with poet, storyteller and writer Tommy Scott Young. Mr. Young starts with The Gingerbread Man. One of his secrets is to read outloud. The characters do not come fully alive without...
Tommy Scott Young | Conversations with SC Writers John Troy McQueen | Conversations with SC Writers

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John Troy McQueen | Conversations with SC Writers
South Carolina author of children's books, John Troy McQueen, begins with a reading from A World Full of Monsters. Mr. McQueen says that he sometimes writes story ideas down, but sometimes he allows...
Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886) | Periscope

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Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886) | Periscope
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Despite the fact that Emily Dickinson had little of her poetry published during her lifetime, her work is considered a major influence on modern poetry. Emily's family allowed her limited access to...