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D I S C U S S I O N G U I D EA U T H O R B I O G R A P H Y

MICHAEL WINERIP has spent more than thirty years as

a reporter and now works as an education columnist

for the New York Times. Armed with a collection of 

colorful stories and some distinct opinions regarding

today’s educational system, Michael Winerip wrote

his debut book for young readers, Adam Canfield of  

the Slash.

He approached this book with a great appreciation

for the nature of children. “Kids are still growing

into the people they will become. They’re more

intellectually interesting than adults.” He adds, “As a reporter, I’ve learned there are

only two groups of people who will tell you the truth. One is the elderly and theother is kids. They don’t have that defensive shell. They’ll either tell you the truth or

be blatantly dishonest, which is good.”

Michael Winerip lives in New York with his wife and four children.

www.candlewick .com

Prepared by Pat Scales, Director of Library Services, South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts

and Humanities, Greenville, South Carolina

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