Above is one of the title pages from Where Am I Sleeping Tonight   A Story of Divorce, illustrated by Sue Rama.

Here are some of my favorite quotes:

''We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we
give.'' Winston Churchiill


''Excellence is the result of caring more than others think is wise;
risking more than others think is safe, dreaming more than others think
is practical, and expecting more than others think is possible.''
(author unknown)

"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing."  Edmund Burke

A few of my favorite books for adults:

The History of Love by Nicole Krauss
The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
Hearts in Atlantis by Stephen King

Here are some cool web sites for kids to practice their math facts:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/revisewise/maths/number/06_act.shtml

http://www.gdbdp.com/multiflyer/play_online.html

Check out more sites on my the web page I had for my 4th grade students:

http://users.freshpond.net/c/cekster/southrange.html

A few of my favorite children's authors:

Patricia Polacco (I cry when I read, Thank You, Mr. Falker)

Read my review of Polacco's book here:

Judy Blume
Cynthia Rylant
Bill Peet
and SO many more....