As Fast As Words Could Fly used for Common Core State Standards

Educator Katherine Ali illustrates how to integrate the Common Core State Standards for reading, writing, speaking, and listening in grades 2-3, using As Fast As Words Could Fly.

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A voice from the Civil Rights Movement: Interview with Moses Teel, Jr., the star of As Fast As Words Could Fly

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As Fast As Words Could Fly tells the story of Mason, a teenager growing up in North Carolina who becomes one of the first black students to attend an all-white high school. In this guest post, Lee & Low Books interviews my father, Moses Teel Jr., whose experience during integration inspired the book.

Check out our latest interview and reveiw by author, Kate Hannigan

Author, Kate Hannigan spotted me signing for Lee & Low Books at ALA in Chicago, IL in June. We exchanged contact information and she was gracious enough to feature an interview and review of As Fast As Words Could Fly on her blog, Author Of.

Kate is a children's book author of middle-grade fiction and nonfiction. Her debut novel, Cupcake Cousins is scheduled to be released  May 2014 (Hyperion-Disney), and look for her historical fiction middle-grade, The Detective's Assistant in April 2015 (Little Brown Books for Young Readers).

Find out more about Kate by visiting her website: www.katesbooks.com