One important thing I take away daily is that for all the talk about what youth are not doing - especially young people of color - I know there are many who do care about their future, who are striving to affect their world in a positive way.
One important thing I take away daily is that for all the talk about what youth are not doing - especially young people of color - I know there are m… - Renee Watson
One important thing I take away daily is that for all the talk about what youth are not doing - especially young people of color - I know there are m…
- Renee Watson
I teach young people how the arts can be used to stand up against injustice. - Renee Watson
I teach young people how the arts can be used to stand up against injustice.
Students can't leave their lives at the door when they come to school. They bring with them whatever is going on at home and in their communities. Po… - Renee Watson
Students can't leave their lives at the door when they come to school. They bring with them whatever is going on at home and in their communities. Po…
Once I became an adult and started to pursue writing as a professional career, I realized my main characters were always young people. My stories nat… - Renee Watson
Once I became an adult and started to pursue writing as a professional career, I realized my main characters were always young people. My stories nat…
I have known I wanted to be a writer since I was seven-years-old. Seriously. In the second grade I wrote a 21-page story and handed it in to my teach… - Renee Watson
I have known I wanted to be a writer since I was seven-years-old. Seriously. In the second grade I wrote a 21-page story and handed it in to my teach…
Post-publication I have been surprised at the limited resources publishers have to promote books. I certainly knew that being a new author, I would h… - Renee Watson
Post-publication I have been surprised at the limited resources publishers have to promote books. I certainly knew that being a new author, I would h…
Picture books are more difficult for me because it is telling a huge story in the least amount of words. - Renee Watson
Picture books are more difficult for me because it is telling a huge story in the least amount of words.
In my writing I hope to have a balance between the good and bad, the hard and soft. - Renee Watson
In my writing I hope to have a balance between the good and bad, the hard and soft.
I have always known that I wanted to work with youth through the arts and I believe the arts can help young people cope with hardship. - Renee Watson
I have always known that I wanted to work with youth through the arts and I believe the arts can help young people cope with hardship.
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