Historical Fiction

Review of the Middle-Grade Novel Worth by Alexandria LaFaye (Aladdin/Simon & Schuster, 2004)

This historical novel set in the 1800s poses a challenging question:  how much is a child worth when differently abled or orphaned? Eleven-year-old Nathaniel “Nate” Peale helps his parents Gabriel and Mary Eva to farm their land in Nebraska.  He…
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Chicago Tribune’s review of the Tritonysia Play Festival and Janet Ruth Heller’s play Pledging

Here is the Chicago Tribune‘s Review of the Tritonysia Play Festival and my short play Pledging. This is the first performance of Pledging. “‘Tritonysia’ play festival offers mix of serious, humorous work,” posted May 8, 2017 by Rachel K. Hindery…
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