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Have the book creator reveal, anytime, their purpose, writing, illustration, and research processes with these TeachingBooks original primary source materials.

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Jack Gantos on journaling with students  (5:30)
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FEATURING Jack Gantos

In this five-minute mini-documentary, Jack Gantos reveals his love of writing and passion for journaling.

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Meet-the-Author Recordings

They Built Me for Freedom

They Built Me for Freedom with Tonya Duncan Ellis

Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir

Mexikid with Pedro Martín

There Is No Map for This

There Is No Map for This with Tom Birdseye

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Jesse White

Jesse White

Yohuru Williams

Yohuru Williams

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Jonathan Eig

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