When I got my current job, I had the choice of a grant funded job, or this one. I took this one because the funding is secure until the department is closed down. With a grant funded job, youâll probably have more interesting work. Itâll look good on your resume and teach you a lot.
My first book, Sideways Stories from Wayside School was not distributed well when it first appeared in 1978. The book was difficult for parents and teachers to find. It never sold very many copies, but I got lots of fan letters that greatly encouraged me.
The book âA Long Way Goneâ, is about a young boyâs adventure of a child soldier in Sierra Leone. There is a lot of violence and poverty that makes life hard in his country. The boy, Ishmael Beah, is put through a lot and his courage is challenged throughout the book, but at the end he prevails.