July 1999

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Adult and young readers: What do they have in common?
By Joan Aiken
Showing versus telling
By Noah Lukeman
A strong hook for your article
By Joseph Woodson Oglesby
Listen to their voices
By Anne Warren Smith
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Roving editor
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