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Dog Tales: Stories about dogs written by the children who love them
This is the fifth in a series of stories written by young people. Writing encourages children to explore their relationships with pets and works to strengthen the human-animal bond. After all, today’s youth are tomorrow’s pet owners. Stories...
read moreFive-Star Story
One of the scariest things about writing a book--once you get past the fear you'll never finish it, or that the story will be stale by the time you do, or that you won't find a publisher--is, of course, the fear that no one (except your family)...
read moreDog Tales: Stories about dogs written by the children who love them
This is the fourth in a series of stories written by young people. Writing encourages children to explore their relationships with pets and works to strengthen the human-animal bond. After all, today’s youth are tomorrow’s pet owners. Stories...
read more“Just Sparks, Starry, Keenan, Kel, and Popcorn.”
Lindsey’s eyes grew wide as she saw more than a dozen dogs and even more people milling around under a series of tents. “Are all these people giving away their dogs?” she asked. “No,” I said. “These are all volunteers. But all these dogs do...
read moreGot DOGLAND?
It's been a long and incredible journey, but DOGLAND is now officially available! You can buy it online at any of the following places: Ashland Creek Press, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Kobo. All proceeds will go to the extraordinary animal...
read moreABOUT
Jacki Skole is an award-winning journalist, author and adjunct professor of communication. A graduate of the University of Michigan and Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism, she spent a decade as a writer and producer at CNN before turning to teaching. Jacki launched WRITE Now to assist students in writing the college application essays that will chart their future. Read More...