Collingswood Book Festival 2024
Collingswood Book Festival October 2024 I was happy to return to the Collingswood Book Festival in October. This time I was invited to join a panel of middle-grade and young adult authors. And, I'm happy to say, this time we had perfect early-fall weather. Collingswood is a delightful event [...]
Collingswood Book Festival 2023
Collingswood, NJ October 7, 2023 Rain drove the Collingswood Book Festival in doors. Despite the uncooperative weather, intrepid book lovers trooped out to hear authors and buy books. We had a nice crowd at the YA Author Panel on Writing Historical Fiction. Traffic at the signing tables was steady all [...]
Book Review: Magda, Standing
Magda, Standing by Christine Fallert Kessides The daughter German immigrants, high school sophomore Magda must quit school to help her family. Magda’s dreams of going to college and becoming a doctor are dashed. Set during World War I, Magda Standing tells the story of a determined and resourceful [...]
Pharmacy Girl Selected for California Reads
December 2021. The California Teachers' Association has tapped Pharmacy Girl as a 2021-2022 pick for California Reads, a list of 15 books selected by California teachers for grades K-12. This year's theme, California Strong, features books about hope and resilience. Thank you, California Reads, for selecting Pharmacy Girl. News [...]
Pharmacy Girl Wins Third National Award
Pharmacy Girl was named a 2020 Best Book Awards finalist in children's fiction.
Pharmacy Girl Wins 2nd National Award
I am delighted to announce that in June, Pharmacy Girl was named the National Federation of Press Women's 2020 Second Place Winner for Children's Fiction. Earlier this year, Pharmacy Girl took the first place award for children's fiction in the Delaware Press Association's 2020 Communications [...]
2019 Moonbeam Award
Over the Moon: Pharmacy Girl Wins 2019 Moonbeam Silver Medal I’m happy to announce Pharmacy Girl was awarded a 2019 Moonbeam Children’s Book Award Silver Medal for Pre-teen Historical/Cultural Fiction. “…[T]he Moonbeam Awards are designed to bring increased recognition to exemplary children’s books and their creators, and help these special [...]
Where Did You Get Your Information for Pharmacy Girl?
At a school visit, sixth graders had amazing questions about Pharmacy Girl and the process of writing the book. I’d like to share one with you. How did you get all the information for Pharmacy Girl? Writing a book is a little like writing a gargantuan research paper, but [...]
4th of July Number: Caesar Rodney and the Second of July
To observe Independence Day, I'd like to share with you the story of Caesar Rodney, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Do you have a quarter with the picture of a man riding a horse? Is he wearing a tri-cornered hat and a Colonial jacket with flyaway tails? Paul [...]