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We wish author Dara Sanders Dokas a happy birthday on March 8th. Born in Minneapolis, she was raised in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and Grand Rapids, Michigan. She attended the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, from which she first graduated with majors in English, as well as Theatre and Drama, and later earned her master's degree and secondary teaching license. She taught junior and senior high at Open School in Saint Paul, where she was also the drama coach. She feels honored for being voted "Most Influence Teacher' two years in a row. Dara's favorite plays are West Side Story and Alice in Wonderland. She's an actress, too, and particularly enjoyed playing "Anita" in West Side Story and "Narrator" in Joseph and Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. She has been writing for several years and enjoys writing classes and groups. Her book, Muriel's Red Sweater, is forthcoming from Chronicle Books in 2005. Dara and her husband are the proud parents of one daughter. Dara is currently working on future books and teaching at the Minnesota Historical Society's Mill City Museum in Minneapolis.
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