Teachers Talk

It is always so informative to hear how educators use my books in their classrooms. Here are a couple of such comments from the Amazon.com page for my novel Runt:“I have been searching for a novel study for my advanced 3rd grade readers to read during our nature unit. This book couldn't be more perfect! It is respectful to wolf behavior and invites the reader to get lost in their world. The story line supports the complexity of the characters and their relationship as they struggle to survive in the wild. The author brilliantly introduces the age-old conflict between humans and this predator while respecting the reader to make their own choice about the role wolves play within their own families and the world we share with them.” ─Mauria Ganther“Oh how my third grade class loves this book. It leaves them begging for more! We study wolves as part of our life cycle unit and it ties in very nicely. Awesome book!” ─Craig L. RoyAnd of course, it was also great fun to see this feedback from a student who once read the book in an elementary classroom that was perhaps similar to the above:“Loved this book since I first read it several years ago in elementary school, and I still love it today as a college student.” ─Ferus