My name is Emily. My friends call me Melee. My two young sons call me constantly. I've been teaching at Thorp for over a decade, since the day I earned my Bachelors in Secondary Education at UIC. I tried every grade level in college, but realized that middle schoolers are my people. I'm here to help make middle school a little more bearable through humor, writing about ourselves, and reading stories that we can relate to. Outside of Thorp, I love to take naps, care for my houseplants and garden, read poetry and novels, and hang out with my chameleon and menagerie of other pets.