Writers as a Positive Influence

A friend of mind has challenged some of us to post a brief comment about someone who is doing positive work M-F for 52 weeks. I am going to try. It fits the mission of this space. I am going to try. Right Now I am going to call it Writers as a Positive Influence. It might be YA writers, academics, or Teachers. 

Day 1: Jason Reynolds

Day 2: M. T. Anderson

Day 3: Maria Padian Maria Padian is a YA writer I wish more people should know about. Wrecked is one of those books that stays with me. 

Day 4: Teri Lesesne

Day 5: Ellen Hopkins

Day 6: An Na http://anwriting.com/index.html

Day 7: Rodman Philbrick  http://rodmanphilbrick.com/info.html

Day 8: Julius Lester http://www.members.authorsguild.net/juliuslester/ 

Day 9: Alan Sitomer https://www.alanlawrencesitomer.com/​

Day 10: Sandra Cisneros https://www.sandracisneros.com/​

Day 11: Christopher Paul Curtis http://nobodybutcurtis.com/books.html​

Day 12: Jordan Sonnenblick https://www.jordansonnenblick.com/

Day 13: ​Kristen Barley Lenz http://www.kristinbartleylenz.com/ 

Day 14: James Blasingame https://english.clas.asu.edu/content/james-blasingame

Day 15: Sharon Draper http://sharondraper.com/

Day 16: R. Byron Stringer http://visiontheatricalfoundation.org/aboutus.html

Day 17: Jeff Gantos https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Gantos

Day 18: Jeff Zentner http://www.jeffzentnerbooks.com/