Rebecca Stern was an elementary and middle school teacher for ten years and is now a freelance editor. She lives with her husband and their dog, Laika, on a hill in San Francisco.
A Bay Area native, Brad Wolfe helps rising high school seniors craft their college admissions essays. He enjoys the breakthrough moments when his students begin to see their lives as empowering personal narratives, using the essay writing process to uncover their truest passions and aspirations.
"* An important collection that ought to become a staple in writing classes." --Kirkus Reviews, starred review "* A refreshing and useful tool for every middle- and high-school writing teacher to keep handy." --Publishers Weekly, starred review "In this valuable resource, the authors include research in their essays and sometimes make convincing arguments for something totally impossible. Best of all, they even bring humor back to this old, musty format." --Booklist "A unique volume, well worth the read." --School Library Journal
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