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Teachers turned authors.

Yak's Corner (National Magazine)

| June 03, 2004 | Campbell, Janis; Collison, Cathy | COPYRIGHT 2004 Detroit Free Press, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

By the end of this school year, your teacher knows you and your classmates pretty well. She or he could write a book about what this year's been like!

(Now there's a good reason to behave!)

For our annual summer reading issue, we yakked with three teachers who turned time in the classroom into inspiration for their careers as writers for young readers.

Happy Summer Reading!

Andrew Clements: MAKING THE GRADE

In a few weeks, you'll be getting your final report card. And whether it's filled with A's, B's or something else, Andrew Clements wants you to know that your report card is never you.

What does that mean? "Your ...

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