If you check the ABOUT tab on this website you’ll see that LOIS LOWRY is the first name in the list of authors whose work I deeply admire and enjoy. I’m not alone in that opinion, but I’d take on all comers in an arm wrestling match for bragging rights that I love her work… Read more »
Verse Novels
A Biography-In-Verse: It Rained Warm Bread
IT RAINED WARM BREAD: Moishe Moskowitz’s Story of Hope (A Novel in Verse) Story by Gloria Moskowitz-Sweet, Poems by Hope Anita Smith, Illustrations by Lea Lyon Christy Ottaviano Books, Henry Holt and Company, New York 2019 ISBN: 9781250165725, 160pp. Summary: Holocaust survivor Michael (Moishe) Moskowitz was a Jewish child in 1936 when Hitler’s Nazi rise… Read more »
Verse Novels: Who, What, How? Passing along an Interview with author Caroline Starr Rose

I am a fan of Caroline Starr Rose on many levels. My fan-girl status began when I read her books, in particular the verse-novel MAY B. Since reading that amazing historical novel, I’ve subscribed to her blog, followed her on social, media, and read her other books. I’d already been a fan of verse novels,… Read more »