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Mapleton Public Schools

Adams County School District No.1
591 E. 80th Avenue, Denver, CO 80229
Phone: 303-853-1000
Fax: 303-853-1086

Press Release
For Immediate Release April 22, 2004

Contact: Debra Orecchio
(303) 853-1171
e-mail orecchiod@acsd1.k12.co.us

Award-winning author visits John Dewey

Author Craig Barnes visited students at John Dewey and signed copies of his book Growing Up True: Lessons from a Western Boyhood.

He answered questions, read parts of his book and signed autographs for a group of 6th and 8th graders.

Growing Up True tells stories of Mr. Barnes' childhood growing up on the plains of Littleton, Colorado, in the '40s and '50s. It won a Book Sense 76 selection for 2002 and the Colorado Book Award for 2002.

Students and staff at John Dewey appreciate the books that Mr. Barnes donated and the time he took out of his schedule to spend time with them.

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