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YOUR HOSTS
Donalyn Miller is an award-winning Texas teacher and author of
several books on engaging children with reading including
The Book
Whisperer
(Jossey-Bass, 2009) and
Reading in the Wild
(Jossey-Bass,
2013). Donalyn is the co-founder of the community blog
Nerdy Book
Club
and co-hosts the monthly Twitter chat #titletalk. Her articles
about teaching and reading have appeared in publications such as
Education Week Teacher,
The Reading Teacher
,
Educational
Leadership
and
The Washington Post
. Donalyn currently serves as
manager of independent reading and outreach for Scholastic Book
Fairs®.
John Schumacher (AKA Mr. Schu) is a blogger, a part-time lecturer at
Rutgers University, and the Ambassador of School Libraries for
Scholastic Book Fairs®. He has served on the 2014 Newbery
Committee, ALSC’S Children and Technology Committee, AASL’S Best
Websites For Teachers and Learning, two readers choice award
committees, and the School Library Month Planning Committee.
Library Journal
named him "The Xtreme Librarian" for the high level of
exertion – along with some gears and stunts – he uses to get kids
reading, and
Instructor Magazine
named him a Cool Teacher for
redefining what it means to be a teacher-librarian.
John Schumacher
Donalyn Miller