Contributors to the project include:
Kelly Byrne Bull
Kelly is an associate professor at Notre Dame of Maryland University where she teaches courses in language and culture, young adult literature, and educational research. Kelly is chair of the CEE Commission on the Study and Teaching of Adolescent Literature and is the Maryland state representative for the Assembly on Literature for Adolescents. She is currently writing a book on Latin American Literature for Young Adults. You can reach her at kbull@ndm.edu.
Brooke Grams
After practicing law at a mid-sized firm, Brooke Grams took a chance and found her passion teaching English in an urban Baltimore City school. She taught Seventh and Eighth grade Language Arts at Winston Middle school until it closed down in 2009 and then she transitioned to become the Library Media Specialist at Forest Park High School in Northwest Baltimore. Brooke majored in English at The College of William and Mary, earned her J.D., summa cum laude, at The University of Baltimore, her Masters in Education from Johns Hopkins University and a post-Masters Media Specialist certificate from the University of Notre Dame in Maryland. She prepared the content and videos for Peak, Keeping Corner, Island's End, Words in the Dust, and There is No Long Distance Now.
Kathleen Morris
After 11 years at home to raise a family, Kathleen returned to school to complete a BA in English the University of Maryland. She worked in Prince Georges County for 3 years before transferring to Montgomery County where she currently teaches Language Arts to middle school students. Kathleen completed her MS in Education at the University of Notre Dame in Maryland in 2012. She prepared the content and videos for The Red Umbrella, The Surrender Tree, My Name Is Not Easy and Sugar Changed the World.
Julie Nanavati
Julie serves as the webmaster for the World Literature for Young Adults project. She is a former Research & Instruction Librarian for the Loyola/Notre Dame Library in Baltimore and currently works as an Upper School Librarian for Lakeside School in Seattle.
Kelly Byrne Bull
Kelly is an associate professor at Notre Dame of Maryland University where she teaches courses in language and culture, young adult literature, and educational research. Kelly is chair of the CEE Commission on the Study and Teaching of Adolescent Literature and is the Maryland state representative for the Assembly on Literature for Adolescents. She is currently writing a book on Latin American Literature for Young Adults. You can reach her at kbull@ndm.edu.
Brooke Grams
After practicing law at a mid-sized firm, Brooke Grams took a chance and found her passion teaching English in an urban Baltimore City school. She taught Seventh and Eighth grade Language Arts at Winston Middle school until it closed down in 2009 and then she transitioned to become the Library Media Specialist at Forest Park High School in Northwest Baltimore. Brooke majored in English at The College of William and Mary, earned her J.D., summa cum laude, at The University of Baltimore, her Masters in Education from Johns Hopkins University and a post-Masters Media Specialist certificate from the University of Notre Dame in Maryland. She prepared the content and videos for Peak, Keeping Corner, Island's End, Words in the Dust, and There is No Long Distance Now.
Kathleen Morris
After 11 years at home to raise a family, Kathleen returned to school to complete a BA in English the University of Maryland. She worked in Prince Georges County for 3 years before transferring to Montgomery County where she currently teaches Language Arts to middle school students. Kathleen completed her MS in Education at the University of Notre Dame in Maryland in 2012. She prepared the content and videos for The Red Umbrella, The Surrender Tree, My Name Is Not Easy and Sugar Changed the World.
Julie Nanavati
Julie serves as the webmaster for the World Literature for Young Adults project. She is a former Research & Instruction Librarian for the Loyola/Notre Dame Library in Baltimore and currently works as an Upper School Librarian for Lakeside School in Seattle.
