Class Letters: Instilling Intangible Lessons through Letters

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In an attempt to reach her students on a more personal level, Anne English, single mom and high school English teacher, begins writing them letters and asking for honest responses. Taking place over one full school year, Class Letters reveals how letter-writing can lead to deep, and unlikely, connections. ;

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The circulation of letters between the teacher and her class throughout the year forms the narrative of this novel about growth, identity and learning. A story of learning to belong and valuing honest communication.
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Lopez stumbled onto this connection accidentally by writing her class a heartfelt letter. And they felt her heart and answered by writing her a letter back . . . And so a human hand reaches out to touch another human hand, and learning begins as trust. Class Letters makes all the points that need to be made. Its simple. Its real. Its human. Opening a childs mind begins with opening a childs heart.
Lily Eskelsen , NEA Vice President

Class Letters is about the importance of establishing relationships with students and teaching them the importance of being a person of character.
Rudolpholph Lope z, Jr., EdD

Author Bio

Claire Chilton Lopez is writer, blogger, and former high school English teacher. She has written two novels, several spiritual fables, and a number of poems. The inspiration for her novel, Class Letters, originated during her years of teaching and her desire to encourage other teachers to connect with their students through the power of letters. Claire enjoys travel, reading, and riding motorcycles. She lives with her husband and two dogs.