At the heart of the school library is the goal for teacher librarians and educators to develop the reading ability and literacy of students to set them on a path to lifelong success (Saikaly, 2019). There are extensive benefits stemming from students reading for pleasure including developing superior general knowledge, increasing scores on reading tests... Continue Reading →
Maggie-Jean Douglas is the winner of the National NAIDOC poster competition for 2021. Her breathtaking artwork tells the story of the many ways country provides healing. The vivid colours and different landscapes of red dirt, green grass, bush land and coastal areas are stunning to observe.
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I write southern historical fiction, local history, and I've written a devotional book. The two novels I'm writing are set in Virginia and the Carolinas in the 1760s. My weekly blog started out to follow my journey as a writer and a reader, but in 2025 it has been greatly expanded to include current events and politics in the United States as I see our democracy under attack from within. The political science major in me cannot sit idly by and remain silent.
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