• Psychology: Why We Smile, Strive and Sing

    An amazing exploration of why we do the things we do, for teens!

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  • Literacy Advocate

    Sharing my love of the written word with people of all ages, but especially children.

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  • Founder of Claire’s Day

    Claire’s Day was born out of a desire to honor my daughter in a positive way.

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  • Julie Rubini

    Explore and learn about my latest adventures in my roles as children’s book author, founder of Claire’s Day and literacy advocate!

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Psychology: Why We Smile, Strive, and Sing

Psychology:

Why We Smile, Strive, and Sing

Why do we do the things we do? Explore what science has to say about how teenagers choose to react to their life experiences.

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Eye to Eye

Sports Journalist Christine Brennan

Christine Brennan, the USA Today sports columnist, author, and commentator, uses her voice to advocate for diversity and equality in the world of sports.

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Virginia Hamilton

America’s Storyteller

Learn about Virginia’s carefree childhood, conflicts and challenges she overcame, and her exciting role as the most honored author of children’s literature.

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Missing Millie Benson

The Ghostwriter and Journalist

Discover the mysteries behind Millie Benson, author of over 130 children’s books, including 23 of the first 30 books in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories.

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Why Do We Do the Things We Do?

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Why do we do the things we do? Why do we respond to situations or events in our lives the way that we do? How is it that the smallest things can make us angry as heck, but the really big issues don’t even phase us? Or why does something we do not have any […]

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Take a pen in your uncertain fingers. Trust, and be assured that the whole world is a sky-blue butterfly and words are the nets to capture it.”

Muhammad al-Ghuzzi