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Announcing the Winner of Our How to Survive Middle School Book Giveaway
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Congratulations to Margo Dill, the winner of our latest Teaching Authors book giveaway! Margo will receive an autographed paperback copy of Donna Gephart's book How to Survive Middle School. We hope you enjoy your book, Margo! Thanks again to Donna (read her interview here), thanks to everyone who entered the contest, and watch for more book giveaways coming up!
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