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Resilient Maggie and TJ Crowley Share Author Fest Spotlight at National Rural Library Conference
Resilient Maggie and TJ Crowley Share Author Fest Spotlight at National Rural Library Conference
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Kansas Author Grant Overstake to Present at National Rural Library Conference
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Novelist Brings TJ Crowley to Life in Senior Games Shot Put Event
Novelist Brings TJ Crowley to Life in Senior Games Shot Put Event
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‘TJ Crowley’ Featured in Racial Profiling Class at WSU
‘TJ Crowley’ Featured in Racial Profiling Class at WSU
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‘TJ Crowley' Goes to College: Novel Picked for History Course at Wichita State University
‘TJ Crowley' Goes to College: Novel Picked for History Course at Wichita State University
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Scholars Create New Educator Guide for Teaching ‘TJ Crowley'
Scholars Create New Educator Guide for Teaching ‘TJ Crowley'
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