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Looking Out the Window: Author Tracy Krauss Talks About Her Books and Her Life as a Teacher

Tracy will be giving away a copy of  And the Beat Goes On.  To enter to win leave a comment and your email address.    Hi Tracy. First, tell us a little about yourself. I work as a high school teacher. I teach Art, Drama and English – all the things I love. My husband and I used to be in ministry but we are taking a sabbatical of sorts. Our four children are all grown up, but at one time I homeschooled them for several years. We dragged them around the countryside, moving about 15 times (I actually lost count) so it was a great solution. Besides writing, I paint, lead worship and play the piano at our church, and direct an amateur theatrical group. Life is full. Full, indeed. Were you an avid reader as a child? If so, what did you read? I loved reading as a child and I still do. I read all the ‘Anne’ books by Lucy Maude Montgomery, lots of Judy Blume, Beverly Cleary, and ‘The Adventures of ...’ Series by Thornton Burgess. Then I got seriously into Edgar Rice Burroughs and read