This week, we will explore the journey of Jennifer Gennari, a teacher and editor as well as the author of the middle grades novels Muffled and My Mixed-Up Berry Blue Summer. You can follow Jennifer on Twitter @JenGenn.
On this episode, we will discuss Jennifer’s novel, My Mixed-Up Berry Blue Summer, and how Jennifer drew upon legislation in the early 2000s in Vermont to reflect the lived experiences of same-sex couples seeking civil unions as well as their families.
Dr. Aaron R. Gierhart is an Assistant Professor of Elementary Education at Columbus State University in Columbus, Georgia, and previously taught in the Illinois public schools for 11 years. Visit his LinkTree to connect with him.
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