Why did you produce memory books from each of the years that you taught in Paterson?, some have asked me.  The answer is quite simple.  It started as  a way for me to learn and remember my students' names.  As it gained popularity among my students, the Memory Books morphed into something more meaningful to both the students and myself.  This is my latest effort and it was for my 7th graders whom I have known and worked with since 5th grade to one degree or another. I looped with them from 6th grade.