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Cafeteria Learning

Posted on May 24, 2023 by Trudi Young Taylor

Bibliotherapy for the people with less than optimal childhoods — “They weren’t always like that or only like that.” Teenagers won’t understand. […]

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Dickens, the Queen, and you?

Posted on April 7, 2020 by Trudi Young Taylor

During this time of crisis, we are responsible not just for ourselves but for our world.
Send me your stories of hope, of light, and of triumph over darkness. I’ll post them on this blog. […]

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