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Join the 1998 Newbery award-winning author of Out of the Dust, for a lively conversation about her writing. She also reads from her own work and gives the viewer a guided tour of her hometown.
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Topics for classroom discussion and assignments:
- Karen Hesse says that when each car passes by her, she imagines what the lives of the people in the car might be like. When you leave school, look into a passing car, and then go home and write a story about the people in that car: who they are, where they live, what their lives are like.
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The author talks about the slow pace and benefits of a small town. Discuss and write about your city or town, what you like about it, and what you wish were different.
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