Suzanne Supplee

Breast Cancer, The Dash, and Making @ #*! Up❤️
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So much fun to be a part of the One Maryland One Book selection committee! Check out the TOP TEN and TOP THREE books in my blog post. The winner will be announced the second week of March. Check out the details on this month's blog post.

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Go read a book. Read lots and lots of books! New post on the blog and my 2019 book list. This is the book currently on my night stand. ❤️
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Suzanne Supplee – author and educator New Year, New Books! January 8, 2020 by Suzanne Supplee So many books, but not nearly enough time! Every year I set big goals for reading, and every year I fall short of said goal. In 2019, I read 38 books, and it’s very tempting to fudge here and say I read 40. There are two nearly finished books...

New blog post for high school seniors.
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New blog post on the website! Just in time for September.

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Check out my brand spanking NEW website, designed by the awesome team at Winding Oak!

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Suzanne Supplee author and educator Suzanne Supplee writes books for teens, including Artichoke's Heart, Somebody Everybody Listens To, and When Irish Guys are Smiling. Suzanne is an author and educator based in Maryland.

Happy to have two new short stories published in Tahoma Literary Review and Connotation Press. The links are below.

https://www.connotationpress.com/fiction/3272-suzanne-supplee-fiction

https://www.amazon.com/Tahoma-Literary-Review-Summer-2018/dp/1942797184/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1531750057&sr=8-7&keywords=tahoma+literary+review

Tahoma Literary Review: Summer 2018 (Volume 12) Summer reading is here, from Richard Fieseler, Annie Q. Syed, Sean Bernard, and more. This issue is our biggest ever, with more stories and poetry you'll want to share than any other. Issue 12 Contributors Poetry: Julie Phillips Brown, Tige DeCoster, Michael Kellichner, Pingmei Lan, Matthew Moble...

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/05/books/anne-tyler-clock-dance.html

I love this woman's work. I've read all of it. Her places, her people are so rich and real. And, she is only 75, so I'm hoping for 25 more years of books. ❤️

Attention Please, Anne Tyler Has Something to Say She’s not a recluse — or, as one critic called her, the Greta Garbo of the literary world — but she avoids interviews. So why is she doing one now?

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/how-a-bullied-teen-changed-the-lives-of-two-denver-police-officers/

Be kind. Love each other.

"He got to my heart": How a bullied teen changed the lives of two Denver police officers Every year in the U.S.more than 2,000 teenagers commit su***de, but Victor isn't part of that statistic thanks to officers who didn't see him as just another call, but instead as part of their calling

So proud of this girl. Extremely lucky to be her mom. 😘❤️😘

http://www.bcps.org/news/articles/article9876.html
Those Carver kids do it again! ❤️

BCPS News - Carver Center students win first, second prizes in international Jack London Writing Contest This is the first time in the history of the contest that two winners have been selected from the same school in the same year, according to the foundation.

http://www.metrokids.com/core/pagetools.php?pageid=13000&url=%2FMetroKids%2FMay-2012%2FBooks-Can-Help-Parents-Discuss-Tough-Topics-with-Teens-and-Tweens%2F&mode=print

Happy to have Artichoke's Heart on this list of good books for tough topics. ❤️

| Books Can Help Parents Discuss Tough Topics with Teens Have you ever tried having a discussion with your teen or pre-teen about tough topics such as dating, s*x, alcohol, drugs or weight?

So proud of Rachel St. Ours, a senior in Literary Arts at Carver Center. She is a 2018 Young Arts finalist for short story!

http://youngarts.org/storage/app/media/2018%20YoungArts%20Winners.pdf?d=120117

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On a dreary Monday morning, I discovered this gem in my stack of senior papers. ❤️

This morning when my alarm sounded, I switched it off and saw a text from my oldest daughter: "I AM OKAY. I want you to see this text before you see the news." Oldest daughter lives in California, and I envisioned earthquakes and nuclear missiles. Then, I remembered she'd gone to Vegas with her graduate school girlfriends for the weekend. They are smart and beautiful and accomplished and loving and kind. They are her people. They are real friends, the ones who show up in good times and in bad. In horror I watched the footage and choked down some toast. I got ready for work and drove to school. She is okay, I kept reminding myself, all the while thinking of those countless people who would not get that text: I AM OKAY.

Cassie is okay, but this is not okay. Gun violence in our country is out of control. The vitriol is out of control. We can do better. We must do better. Too many of us know firsthand the effects of gun violence. I lost a father. No more.

When you're missing your mom and then you get a sign...❤️

https://www.facebook.com/WorldRelief/photos/a.288787012036.192603.38459747036/10159057632662037/?type=3&theater

Please like and share this post to show your support for Dreamers. At a time of vulnerability for hundreds of thousands of immigrants in our country, it's critical we support a legislative solution to support Dreamers, the undocumented immigrants who arrived in the U.S. as children.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/tina-fey-sounds-off-on-jackass-trump-nazis-are-always-bad

Tina Fey Sounds Off on ‘Jackass’ Trump: ‘Nazis Are Always Bad’ The University of Virginia alumna had a lot to say about the events of last weekend on Thursday night’s ‘Weekend Update.’

Middle daughter is going on a mission trip to build things. Youngest daughter asked if she knew how to build things. Middle daughter's response: "Well, I used to watch Bob the Builder." 💕

http://www.newsweek.com/guns-kids-third-leading-cause-death-627209

And completely preventable.

Guns are now the third leading cause of death for U.S. children Guns are responsible for the death or injury of over 7,000 children in America each year.

http://faithit.com/bullies-nominate-girl-homecoming-queen-prank-ellen/?utm_content=bufferb196b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Some kindness for your Tuesday morning! ❤️

Bullies Nominate Girl for Homecoming Queen as a Joke—So Ellen Gets Sweet Revenge With a Crowning Ceremony of Her Own They said she was nominated, but her name never ended up on the ballot...

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-county/towson/ph-tt-studentactivist-0607-20170607-story.html

Proud teacher moments ❤️

Carver Center graduate's award-winning book looks at social justice close to home Autumn Burton was floored when she first heard about Free Your Voice, a former Baltimore City high school student's successful campaign to prevent a trash

Friends who are parents and may need a helping hand--or friends who know parents who may need a helping hand:
If you have a school-aged student in need of breakfast and lunch this summer, simply text “FOOD” to 877877 and receive a message back with a location closest to where they can get free summer meals.
Spanish-speakers can also text “COMIDA” to 877877.
Your​ kids may not be in need, but someone else's kids are. No child deserves to go hungry.
This is a nationwide program, so please repost for all the children who may struggle to get enough food this (extra long) summer.

Wear orange!

https://momsdemandaction.org/in-the-news/preventing-child-access-to-guns-and-promoting-responsible-gun-culture-2/

On Christmas Eve in 1969, I lost my father to gun violence. To say this tragedy touched my life deeply would be a gross understatement. His death changed everything about me—my view of the world, my relationships with friends and loved ones, and my outlook on life. On June 2nd I plan to wear orange in memory of my father.

If you are a gun owner, please make sure you follow the guidelines for safe storage.

Preventing Child Access to Guns and Promoting Responsible Gun Culture - Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense In America The recent Associated Press/USA Today series on unintentional shootings by children raises important questions about the gun culture we have in America—especially as it relates to how children are affected by easy access to loaded fi****ms. The two pieces that ran this week were: Added agony: Justic...

From this week's issue:

"I know a writer who wakes up before 5 a.m. nearly every day to write.

She has to get up so early because she also leads a high school literary arts program, where she guides seniors through the process of writing and publishing their books—some of which have gone on to win big awards. This writer has published three novels and raised three daughters. (Her middle child is named after her favorite author, Flannery O'Connor.)

She's my writing idol. She's also my mother."

Happy Mother's Day to my mom, Suzanne Supplee, and to all moms. ❤️

When you find this waiting in your mailbox...
I am M, a high school senior from ... I recently read your book after a friend highly recommended it and then let me borrow it. During the school year i don't get a chance to read as much as i would like to, but I fell in love with your book. I felt like finally there was someone like me in a book. I've grown up not being the size I would like to be, let's just say that. I also went through a difficult experience when my mom was very ill a couple years ago. Rosemary's life eerily mirrored my life and I felt understood. It has become my most treasured book and I was almost tempted to underline my favorite passages! Your book has a very special place in my heart and i wanted to thank you for writing the book. As I seek a career as a writer and in English. I hope to capture someone's attention and adoration as you did with Artichoke's Heart.

So proud of my former student, Viviana. Her senior thesis project continues to shine!

http://www.loopnewsbarbados.com/content/three-authors-shortlisted-burt-award-caribbean-literature

Three authors shortlisted for Burt Award for Caribbean Literature Three finalists were selected from among submissions of both published books and unpublished manuscripts. The 2017 shortlisted titles are:

My inspiration for everything. ❤️

A hopeful note on this gloomy morning.

https://www.tes.com/news/school-news/breaking-views/level-workload-expected-teachers-not-improving-schools-it-wrecking

'This level of workload expected of teachers is not improving schools but it is wrecking lives' Teachers are reaching a point when this level of work commitment is becoming corrosive to our system says one leading educationist

What do teachers do? Here's a quick rundown.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zMbspRhqJc

NEA's Lily Eskelsen García on What Teachers Do National Education Association president Lily Eskelsen García explains the vital work of public school teachers at the Campaign for America's Future Awards G...

Well, this just made my day!

A little bit of reader love goes a LONG way! Happy to find this in my pile of emails yesterday, and grateful to the all-grown-up-now reader who sent it.

Mrs.Supplee,
My younger brother Conor just graduated and had a couple of friends in your Lit class over last night at our house. Daniel was among the visitors and happened to notice the “Students Across the Seven Seas” book series on our bookshelf that I read when I was younger. My mother and I were so excited to hear that you wrote our favorite book in the whole series, “When Irish Guys are Smiling”.

That series played a huge part igniting my travel bug and I ended up studying abroad in Dublin last summer through the University of Notre Dame. Books can have a huge impact on our lives and I'd like to thank you for the impact your book had on my life.

Love the Class of 2016!