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Dear Reader/Instructor, While compiling this glossary, I found myself amused at the language and spellings and expect you may be, as well. However, I want you to know I am very serious regarding this endeavor. I feel The Magic Pencil will reach even the most recalcitrant of learners. The book i

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Karen E. Dabney, a native Detroiter, possesses a BFA from The University of Michigan, and a BA from the University of Detroit Mercy. She is the CEO of Dabs & Company, an organization dedicated to increasing literacy and instilling a love for literature. She has always been involved with youth as a speaker, mentor, teacher, recreation supervisor, cheer leader and friend. Karen's publications as author, artist, and producer include: I am a YoungStar and I Love Me Some Me!, Positivity Poems for Young Adults; The Magic Pencil Black Language Glossary, The Magic Pencil Curriculum Guide, The Magic Pencil novel, I Said It and I Meant It - anthology of poetry, 44th Barack H. Obama The Commemorative Edition, Michigan Chronicle, For My People newspaper, Journal of Non-White Concerns, The University of Michigan Institute for Social Research Newsletter, The University of Michigan Dearborn's The Michigan Journal, To the Poet in You, Dreaming, a book of poetry by Chicara Brassell, and Necessary Roughness, a book of poetry featuring the poet Safi. Karen attended writing workshops with the Voices of Our Nation's Arts Foundation (VONA) and The Hurston/Wright Foundation. She is a member of Gifted in Michigan, Detroit Parent Network, Excellent Schools Detroit, the International Reading Association, National Association of Teachers of English, National Conference of Artists, The Southern Poverty Law Center, Motown Writers' Network, Broadside Poets' Theatre, Concept East, Project B.A.I.T., and Urban Theater Magazine, . Through her books, Karen has inspired, uplifted, and captivated reluctant and uninspired readers. Her intentions have always been to stem the tide of youth falling through the cracks in life. The Magic Pencil imparts means and methods to increase their skills for successful navigation and mastery through self-determination and self-reliance. These qualities are fostered within the story by its empowering effect on the reader/listener. Karen feels she was born with a pencil in her hand. She wrote, illustrated, and published her first real book, Unhappiness Is, at 14 years of age. The book sheds a comedic light on everyday situations and challenges and is appreciated by all who have read or listened to it. An updated version of the book's illustrations is always in progress because Karen insists on doing the 125 plus drawings herself! Promote Literacy! Keep Minds Lit! Karen E. Dabney

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