After she graduates this year, Cross said she wants to major in secondary education with an emphasis in creative writing. Cross said she is excited to compete and listen to other performances at the competition. “I'm not looking forward to winning,” she said. “I'm not looking forward to receiving accolades
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Jay Asher was quietly expelled from the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators last year after the organization determined that the Thirteen Reasons Why author violated its harassment … “After we investigated, we felt that terminating his membership was the proper course of action,” she said.
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