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Kathleen Newton

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Kathleen Newton is a homeschooling mother of four who impossibly finds a way to read more than 200 books a year, writes poetry, and can’t stop dreaming up new ideas, especially when she’s desperately trying to sleep. She imbues her stories with fantasy and magical realism, often drawing from her own experiences and eclectic passions. She hates scorpions, loves autumn, needs tall trees around her, and would really like the ability to fly. While she aspires to publish more stories and books, her greatest desire is for people to find themselves in her work and know they are not alone. You can find Kathleen on Instagram at @bookboundwithkatie

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Camp NaNoWriMo Update

It's not going well. I have writer's block. I've plotted and planned and plotted and planned, and I just can't get any actual book text onto the page. I've only written poetry for National Poetry Month about half the days, too. It doesn't matter how much I want to write, as soon as I put hands on keyboard (or hit the voice-to-text button), I freeze.


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Frindle by Andrew Clements
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WHY did this book make me cry?! This is a surprisingly inspirational little book. It was published after I was the right age for it, so I hadn't read it when I recommended it to my 10-year-old. He enjoyed it. Then I saw it referenced in The Read-Alou ...more
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This is a fantastic resource, mixing science, anecdote, and curriculum (of sorts). It does have a Christian bent, but it is absolutely not only for Christians.
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“Babies are whole people – sentient, aware, intuitive and communicative. They are natural learners, explorers, and scientists able to test hypotheses, solve problems, and understand language and abstract ideas.”
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“The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it's indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it's indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, it's indifference.”
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Eleanor H. Porter, Pollyanna

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