Maya Smart

Book Review: An Inconvenient Alphabet

Many picture books aim to spur conversation around the quirks of English spelling, but Beth Anderson’s An Inconvenient Alphabet

How Children Learn to Spell

Knowing how sounds typically correspond to letters is crucial for approximating spelling, but when there are multiple options,

How to Teach Your Child to Spell

Angie Thomas Discusses The Hate U Give

Ruthless Good: The Great Austin Scavenger Hunt

Stephanie Powell Watts Discusses No One Is Coming to Save Us

Austin Way’s Renaissance Women

This Phenomenal Life: The Amazing Ways We Are Connected with Our Universe

Jesmyn Ward Discusses Sing, Unburied, Sing

Ethan Michaeli Discusses The Defender

Journalist Ethan Michaeli had a pressing question when he interviewed for a job with the celebrated black newspaper the Chicago