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How did your background as a teacher influence your writing?
Mary Berelson
Teaching middle schoolers helped me stay connected to that in-between feeling—when you’re not a little kid anymore, but you’re not quite a teenager either. I’ve spent years helping students find their voices, and that made me more aware of storytelling—how to make a moment resonate, how to create an emotional arc. It also gave me an appreciation for stories that don’t talk down to young readers, that respect their intelligence and emotional depth.
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