Annie Thoms teaches English at Stuyvesant High School (her alma mater), and has worked as a teacher consultant with the NYC Writing Project. She is the editor of the interview-based monologue play with their eyes: September 11th – the view from a high school at ground zero. She is also a mother of three, and blogs about children’s literature at annieandaunt.blogspot.com. Annie is a regular guest on WNHH Radio’s Book Talk.