'Kruch's references to tenets from the National Writing Project as well as those by the National Council of Teachers of English successfully contextualize her arguments about writing instruction and help readers to value their own experiences as writers while considering current academic conversations about how writing should be taught. My hope is that through reading this textbook, English educators ... Read moreand future writing teachers will become more invested in creating lessons that reinforce the joy of teaching young adolescent writers as critical thinkers, creative beings, and active citizens of the global community.' From the Forward by Kia Jane Richmond, Associate Professor of English, Secondary Education, Northern Michigan University Show Less