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Recognize that face on the left?  Congrats on your award, Will!!!

nationalbook:

2012 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNERS:

Young Peoples Literature:
William Alexander, Goblin Secrets
(Margaret K. McElderry Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing)

Poetry:
David Ferry, Bewilderment: New Poems and Translations
(University of Chicago Press)

Nonfiction:
Katherine Boo, Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity
(Random House)

Fiction:
Louise Erdrich, The Round House (Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers)

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The freakout I had upon learning that Will won was…well, inhuman. He is such a wonderful man, and I’m proud to have him as a teacher.

william alexander is one of my teachers this semester! he is an amazing man! so thoughtful and kind and just over all a really great mind! you guys should check out his stuff!

One of the best teachers I’ve ever had, I’m so excited for him!

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   Okay, among many other things to envy about Katherine Boo and Louise Erdrich, I really want their boots.

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    Because creative writing.

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    One of the best teachers I’ve ever had, I’m so excited for him!

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    THATS RIGHT. Go read his book Goblin Secrets. It’s adorable and oh so much fun.

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    The freakout I had upon learning that Will won was…well, inhuman. He is such a wonderful man, and I’m proud to have him...

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    Recognize that face on the left? It’s our very own Liberal Arts Instructor, Will Alexander. Congrats on your award,...

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