WHO AM I? I have been an educator for 30 years and I am blessed and proud to say, "You can't scare me...I'm a teacher!" I have taught 3rd grade, 4th grade, 6th grade Language Arts; 6th, 7th and 8th grade Advanced Reading Electives, 6th grade Reading Intervention and grades K-8 as a Teacher Librarian/Library Media Coordinator. Here at Holly Ridge Middle School I am the full time Library Media Coordinator. I ADORE MY STUDENTS AND BOOKS!!! I love exposing my students to the newest novels as well as the forever timeless literature. Book talks, along with writing and performing songs about books are my favorite things to do. I also understand the importance of teaching my students how to become intelligent digital citizens and how to use information literacy safely.
I was born and raised in Manassas, VA by two loving, strong and compassionate parents; both whom were teachers. I received my Bachelor of Science degree from Longwood University and my Masters of Library Media Science from East Carolina University. My family and I moved from Manassas, VA to Fuquay Varina, NC in 2005. We love it here! I have been married to Doug Poppe for 32 years! He is an Assistant Principal at Apex Friendship High School. We have two awesome children: Haily, who is a certified Dog Groomer and Chase, who is a senior at Appalachian State University with a focus on Educational Psychology. We also have three fur-babies...Levi, Moose and Blue. You will find a picture of them and my children's books on the "Home" page.
When I'm not reading or writing, I love to play golf, bake, play video games (yes...it's true) and hang out with my family and our 3 dogs. I have written two children's books, "Tank: An Ugly Dog's Adventure" and "Tank: Hero in the Snow".