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Cheeseburger Deluxe Teaching Students About Detail Writing

  Cheeseburger Deluxe Teaching Students About Detail Writing                 By Crystal Otto                       February 26, 2026                                                                                   THIS OR...                                               THIS???   “It’s time for dinner!” mom hollers loudly from the kitchen. You’ve been at school all day and your tummy is growling. You race excitedly into the kitchen asking pleadingly with big eyes “wh...

Sara Erdman Loves "The Good Mother Test" by Michael R French! - book review

  WOW! Women on Writing Book Blog Tour  Michael R. French’s  THE GOOD MOTHER TEST What makes a good mother you ask?  That’s a great question and we ask that YOU leave your answer in the comments - thanks!  And now onto Sara Erdmann's review as part of the WOW! Women on Writing book blog tour for author Michael R. French with his latest book The Good Mother Test!  About the Book: When Emily, a bright but impulsive UCLA student, gives birth to her daughter Violet, she vows to be the kind of mother she never had: endlessly loving and fiercely protective. But single motherhood is a test with no right answers.  As Violet’s brilliance and independence unfold, Emily’s instincts clash with a world obsessed with achievement. Then Violet’s father, Doug, returns, now partnered with Amanda, a celebrated therapist unable to have children of her own. What begins as an amicable co-parenting plan becomes a psychological struggle for Violet’s heart and future....