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I was about 10 years old and I had just finished the Wizard of Oz. At the school library, I happened to find that the Wizard of Oz had sequels. Sequels!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I was so excited. I have this memory of kneeling on the floor and seeing all those titles.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">And then there was Mrs. Emery. She was my fourth grade teacher. Mrs. Emery told scary stories. She was great.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I&#8217;m writing a middle grade novel right now and Mrs. Emery is in my novel. And wrasselers! Girl wrasslers!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Luke Reynolds: <\/strong>Meeting Mercer Mayer when I was in the 2nd grade. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Share your favorite elementary school memories with us on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/blinkyabooks\">Facebook<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/blinkyabooks\">Twitter<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We take another trip down memory lane this week asking Carol Lynch Williams and Luke Reynolds about some of their favorite memories. What\u2019s your favorite elementary school memory? Carol Lynch Williams: When I was young, my mom was preparing to be an English teacher. 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