When Katherine Bomer was a young teacher she met Lucy Calkins who became her mentor, professional developer and showed Katherine to believe in the power of children's writing. 

When Katherine Bomer was a young teacher she met Lucy Calkins who became her mentor, professional developer and showed Katherine to believe in the power of children's writing. 

Katherine Bomer is the author of The Journey is Everything. 

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