Private Eye School: More One-Hour Mysteries
Mary Ann Carr began writing mysteries for kids to solve while teaching gifted students. Each of her three mystery books are designed to develop critical thinking skills. She has taught grades 1–7 as a gifted and talented education resource teacher for 14 years. Prior to this experience, she worked in Richmond, VA, first as a classroom teacher then in a Chapter I program, teaching photography and video to struggling learners in the inner city. Mary Ann was an educational consultant for seven years, hired by school systems to conduct workshops on differentiation for classroom teachers. She holds a master's degree in curriculum development from Virginia Commonwealth University. She currently teaches in the College of William and Mary's summer enrichment program. Mary Ann recently retired as a resource teacher and lives on the Chesapeake Bay in a rural county in Virginia.