avg_rating: 4.32
name: Paula Willey
about: Paula Willey (she/ella) is a librarian and freelance writer in Baltimore. My reviews and features have appeared in School Library Journal, the Baltimore Sun, Booklist, and others. My book, The Passive Programming Playbook, co-written with Andria L. Amaral, has been called "an engaging and practical guide" in Booklist and "chock-full of ideas and inspiration" in School Library Journal.A member of the rockin selection team at First Book, I read hundreds of books a year looking for just the right titles to appeal to, educate and entertain the students served by First Book's network of Title I teachers and others serving low-income communities.I also write and speak on passive programming, media literacy, service to people with justice system i Paula Willey (she/ella) is a librarian and freelance writer in Baltimore. My reviews and features have appeared in School Library Journal, the Baltimore Sun, Booklist, and others. My book, The Passive Programming Playbook, co-written with Andria L. Amaral, has been called "an engaging and practical guide" in Booklist and "chock-full of ideas and inspiration" in School Library Journal.A member of the rockin selection team at First Book, I read hundreds of books a year looking for just the right titles to appeal to, educate and entertain the students served by First Book's network of Title I teachers and others serving low-income communities.I also write and speak on passive programming, media literacy, service to people with justice system involvement, graphic novels, and the appeal of horror fiction to seemingly normal children and teens. ...more