Books

March 22, 2021
Elizabeth Cover

Elizabeth Started All the Trouble Play

This year, in honor of the 100th anniversary of women winning their fight for the right to vote, the League of Women Voters in Fresno, California […]
August 24, 2015

READER’s THEATER

As part of the California Young Reader Medal program, educators in California have made my book into a play, and I think it’s great. And I […]
April 2, 2013

CELEBRATE WOMEN’S HISTORY ALL YEAR LONG

HONORING THE FUTURE WOMEN OF THE WORLD WITH WOMEN OF THE PAST I was honored this month to be interviewed about my books about women by […]
April 1, 2013

MEET BANK STREET’S AWARD WINNING AUTHORS

Beyond Courage was privileged to win the Flora Stieglitz Strauss award for Non-fiction given out by the Bank Street Children’s Book Committee. I was away during […]
April 1, 2013

TWO AUTHORS LOOK AT THE LIFE OF HELEN KELLER

I don’t know if you’ve read Deborah Hopkinton’s wonderful new book, Annie and Helen, illustrated by Raul Colon, and published by Schwartz & Wade. I always […]
February 8, 2013
firstbook

THE NATIONAL DAY OF SERVICE

On Saturday, January 19, 2013, the wonderful organization of First Book that supplies books for thousands of children was part of the National Day of Service […]
November 6, 2012

BEYOND COURAGE Honored! PW & Booklist Best Books 2012

The Candlewick Press team and I are thrilled and proud  BEYOND COURAGE has been honored by both Publishers Weekly and Booklist! The book is on their […]
October 18, 2012

Remembering the Sobibór Escape

Sunday, October 14 marked the 69th anniversary of the escape from the Sobibór death camp. I spent a good part of the day thinking about the […]
September 12, 2012

Beyond Courage is published!

Today is a special day for me. My book Beyond Courage is going out into the world and we are starting a conversation here on this […]