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Shea, Mary E. – New Advocate, 1998
Offers a classroom vignette that describes how the author invites students to collect pearls of wisdom (memorable quotations in books) as a source of inspiration. Offers an example of such a quote that stimulated rich discussion in a sixth-grade classroom. (SR)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Class Activities, Coping, English Instruction