Poet Brod Bagert is the author of over ten books of poetry for children, young adults, and adults. A former lawyer and New Orleans City Councilman, Bagert penned his first poem as a favor to his daughter, who needed a poem to recite in a school program. Bagert realized that few poems written in children’s…
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Out of the Easy Writing Scholarship Contest: One high school senior can win $5,000
One high school senior can win $5,000 toward the college of their choice and the participating school will receive 25 Penguin books. Entering is easy. Encourage your students to write an essay based on Out of the Easy referencing the following quote from Charles Dickens’ David Copperfield. How does this quote relate to the journey…