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Pernille Ripp is a teacher and author.
This is an appreciation post for the wonder that is Melissa by Alex Gino. First published in 2015 as George, this little middle-grade title changed the reading landscape in so many ways. Kids who so often had been told that their lives were inappropria… https://t.co/7sImEWxOx0 https://t.co/UfipMtmlK6
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My students during my first practicum at @WHMidSch made some awesome comics for a final project to cap off our novel study of #George by @lxgino 🎨📚 • Still wow'd by the many students I had the honour of teaching! 💯🎉 https://t.co/zo7jPo7mbN
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Tomorrow some of our 7th grade students will get the chance to meet @lxgino the author of the book #George! Thank you @LambdaLiterary for this wonderful opportunity! @MetropolitanELS @NYCDOEOLS @nycsla https://t.co/Jey8VM8mp9