In a sense author Jared Reck became a writer by teaching his middle school students the importance of writing. Listen in as Jared explains how he came to create his debut, A SHORT HISTORY OF THE GIRL NEXT DOOR.
Episode Mentions:
- Oh, Say Can You Say?
- Garfield
- Calvin & Hobbes
- Dave Barry
- Mama Day
- Bailey’s Cafe
- Hondo & Fabian
- Kiss Good Night
- Arnie, the Doughnut
- Chris Crutcher
- Speak
- Athletic Shorts
- Laurie Halse Anderson
- John Green
- Looking for Alaska
- An Abundance of Katherines
- Sara Zarr
- A.S. King
- Nancie Atwell
- A Short History of the Girl Next Door
- Whale Talk
- On Writing
- McDaniel College
- Agent Laura Crockett
- Everybody Sees the Ants
- Goblet of Fire
- Deadly Hallows
- The Great Gatsby
- The Hate U Give
- Dear Martin
- Nyxia
- The Wild Robot
