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"In my years of experience as a writer and as a college professor, I have never seen anything like this: the love for language, the passion for discussion, clarity of mind, and humility of heart. Stephen Haff invents impossible projects and makes them possible."
-Valeria Luiselli, author of Lost Children…

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One of the most inspirational books ever, as Stephen Haff pulls off a miracle in the little one-room, after-school free meet up, where mixed-heritage kids of all different ages and reading levels (some zero) flock to write their stories, read them, and be heard.

As an instructor, myself, I was dazzled by the generous, ingenious ways he let the kids lead, with brilliant hints and mountains of belief in them, engaging them so they mirrored his love of reading, his joy in sharing. I was impressed as they helped each other read and translate Don Quixote from old Spanish (teaching…

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