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Jenn Brisendine

Jenn Brisendine

20-year teaching career across middle and high school English

Bachelor’s in secondary education (English & dramatic arts) and a master’s in fiction writing

Specializes in writing and editing middle-grade, young adult, and high school-level materials

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Elyse Myers

10 years of experience teaching university-level literature courses and 6 years of experience as a fiction reference librarian

Doctor of Philosophy in English literature

Specializes in classic and contemporary fiction, particularly nineteenth- and twentieth-century American and British literature

Lily Beaumont

Lily Beaumont

7 years of experience in curriculum and Study Guide development

Joint master’s degree in English and women’s & gender Studies

Specializes in Victorian literature and feminist theory

Jenn Brisendine

Jenn Brisendine

20-year teaching career across middle and high school English

Bachelor’s in secondary education (English & dramatic arts) and a master’s in fiction writing

Specializes in writing and editing middle-grade, young adult, and high school-level materials

Elyse Myers

Elyse Myers

10 years of experience teaching university-level literature courses and 6 years of experience as a fiction reference librarian

Doctor of Philosophy in English literature

Specializes in classic and contemporary fiction, particularly nineteenth- and twentieth-century American and British literature

Lily Beaumont

Lily Beaumont

7 years of experience in curriculum and Study Guide development

Joint master’s degree in English and women’s & gender Studies

Specializes in Victorian literature and feminist theory

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