Bear with me while I share a touching and entirely unexpected experience. A few details have been blurred, to assure privacy, but the underlying events in this account are true. Earlier this spring, a writing friend reached out to say how grateful she is for my book. She was referring to ODIN’S PROMISE. She and… Read more »
historical fiction
Review: THE ILLITERATE DAUGHTER
The Illiterate Daughter: The Young Guardian, Book One by Chia Gounza Vang Teen Historical Fiction, independently published December, 2021 From Amazon blurb: “In war torn Laos, thirteen-year-old Nou daydreams of the legendary heroes and mythical beings who live in the folklore stories she loves to hear. Remembering them helps her ignore physical pain as she… Read more »
Review: The Miners’ Lament: A Story of Latina Activists in the Empire Zinc Mine Strike
THE MINERS’ LAMENT: A Story of Latina Activists in the Empire Zinc Mine Strike” by Judy Dodge Cummings Illustrations by Eric Freeberg Jolly Fish Press, 9781631635359 Publication Date: September 1, 2021 148 pages, Middle Grade Novel I AM AMERICA Series Description from Indiebound: “It’s 1951, and workers at the Empire Zinc mine in Alba, New… Read more »
PRAIRIE LOTUS, by Linda Sue Park: Expanding the Single Story
PRAIRIE LOTUS by Linda Sue Park Clarion Books, 9781328781505, 272pp. Publication Date: March 3, 2020 Currently five starred-reviews and still counting. This remarkable novel is ideal for middle grades and I add my voice to urge all ages to read and discuss this important story: “Prairie Lotus is a powerful, touching, multilayered book about a… Read more »
