What is it like to be a student athlete? Basketballer, runner, swimmer, cyclist, gymnast, pitcher, wrestler, football, tennis or lacrosse player? And what is it like to balance school, practice, work, family life, love, and all that competing? What is it like for the heart, the mind, and the body? What is it like for […]
Laura's Blog
Saturday, 21 May 2022
Saturday, 21 May 2022
What does it mean to become an adult in your faith? Join thirteen diverse characters as they experience anxiety, doubt, and self-discovery while preparing for their b’nai mitzvah. And whether celebrating with a lavish party or in reception room A with an accordion player, the Jewish rite of passage remains the same. Filled with humor, […]
Saturday, 21 May 2022
By the creators of the Poetry Friday anthology series, Sylvia Vardell and Janet Wong Find Laura’s poem “Micro Monster” on page 23! Poets in HOP TO IT: Poems to Get You Moving One of the key elements of an anthology is the way it presents a multitude of voices and perspectives to readers. We’re happy […]
Laura Shovan is the author of the award-winning middle grade novel, The Last Fifth Grade of Emerson Elementary. Her second book, Takedown, is a Junior Library Guild and PJ Our Way selection. Look for A Place at the Table, co-written with Saadia Faruqi, in 2020. Laura is a poet-in-the-schools Maryland.
