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 [...]
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 [...]
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 was named a 2020 Best Book Awards finalist in children's fiction.
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Tom lived out his life in complete happiness with cooked liver in his diet every day.
Book Review: The 1918 Flu Pandemic: Core Events of a Worldwide Outbreak From Capstone Press’s What Went Wrong Series Author: John Micklos, Jr. At 32 pages, Micklos’ book about Spanish influenza is aimed at middle grade readers. Short chunks of text make The 1918 Flu Pandemic readable without sacrificing interest [...]
