This Smile Is for Everyone Else - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 099747243X ISBN 13: 9780997472431

Verlag: Steep Stairs Press, 2021

Inhaltsangabe

This Smile is for Everyone Else is the eighth collection of true stories written by students at Scriber Lake High School in Edmonds, Washington. By choosing to reveal their hidden circumstances-abuse, poverty, addiction, abandonment-these teenagers use writing to effect positive change in their lives.

All of the Scriber books have been miracles of the human soul and spirit. In 2011, Scriber students began writing what would become the first book, We Are Absolutely Not Okay. Our message now is the same as it was laid out in the first introduction: "If you have ever felt alone, betrayed, confused, or angry, this book is for you. If you have ever come to school pretending everything is okay when really everything is absolutely not, we want you to know that there is hope-even in the darkest situations. We are real and our stories are real, so you need not feel alone with your struggles."

Over the past ten years, more than 120 Scriber students have revealed themselves in acts of radical self-acceptance through this program. As one reader commented, these are stories "you will not forget, courtesy of kids who were almost forgotten."

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Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Marjie Bowker has taught English and a little history somewhere in the world (including China, Norway, and Vietnam) for the past 23 years, in addition to her regular spot at Scriber. She is a cofounder of Steep Stairs Press and is the author of two curriculum guides, They Absolutely Want to Write: Teaching the Heart and Soul of Narrative Writing and Hippie Boy Teaching Guide: Transforming Lives through Personal Storytelling, and a book based on the concepts of Appreciative Inquiry, Creating a Success Culture: Transforming Our Schools One Question at a Time.

Leighanne Law earned her BA in English from Carleton College in Minnesota and her MA in Teaching (with a library endorsement) from the University of Washington. She has used her degrees to build a career out of reading and talking about books. After many years working as a bookseller and event coordinator, she realized that the best part of her job was connecting youth to the glorious world of reading. So, in 2014, she became Scriber Lake High School's librarian. In 2019, she became the library coordinator for the Edmonds School District. She is honored to continue working with Scriber's community of storytellers.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Steep Stairs Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2021
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 099747243X
• ISBN 13: 9780997472431
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 130
• Herausgeber: Bowker Marjie, Law Leighanne
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