Discrimination – Page 5 – Janet Ruth Heller

Discussion of Multicultural Literature for Children & Young Adults at International Literacy Conference in Boston on July 10, 2016 from 1 to 2:30 p.m.

Post author:Janet Ruth Heller
Post published:May 14, 2016
Post category:Books Conference Presentations Discrimination Fiction Historical Fiction Janet's Speaking Events Jewish Families Jewish Traditions Literature Multicultural Literature Psychological Issues Sibling Rivalry

On Sunday, July 10, 2016 from 1 to 2:30 p.m. in Room 209 of the John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center in Boston, Janet Ruth Heller will be speaking on a panel at the International Literacy Association Conference about Recent Multicultural Literature for Children and Young Adults. The title of her presentation is “Recent Multicultural Books for Children about Jews and People of Color.” For more information, please see the website http://www.literacyworldwide.org/conference Janet’s website is https://www.janetruthheller.com/

Janet Heller Reads Her Book The Passover Surprise and Leads a Creative Writing Workshop at the Congregation of Moses in Kalamazoo on Sunday March 27, 2016

Post author:Janet Ruth Heller
Post published:February 20, 2016
Post category:Advice for Writers Autographing Books Children's Programs Discrimination Fiction Historical Fiction Janet's Speaking Events Jewish Families Jewish Traditions Literature Parenting Sibling Rivalry World War II Writing Workshop

Janet Heller Reads Her Children’s Book The Passover Surprise and Leads a Creative Writing Workshop at the Congregation of Moses in Kalamazoo

Sunday March 27, 2016 beginning at 10 a.m.

Brunch at 10:30 a.m. • Book signing at 12 p.m.

10 a.m.—Story event for children and families

In The Passover Surprise, Lisa and her little brother Jon enjoy collecting stamps. But when their father holds a contest to decide which child will get a new large stamp album, Lisa has to solve a difficult problem. This chapter book takes place around 1960 and includes details about Jewish soldiers’ experiences during World War II and early stages of the Civil Rights Movement. Janet Heller will read The Passover Surprise and discuss issues raised in this book, such as sibling rivalry, bullying, and discrimination.

10:45 a.m.—Workshop for older students & adults

In this Creative Writing Workshop, Janet Heller will share some great short works by Jewish authors and then give participants ideas for their own writing. She will individually help participants to structure their pieces and develop their topics by using specific details. (more…)

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I love books by British writers P. D. James, Seamus Heaney, S. T. Coleridge, Jane Austen, William Wordsworth, Robert Browning, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, George Eliot, W. B. Yeats;

American writers Judy Blume, Edna St. Vincent Millay, T. S. Eliot, Maxine Kumin, Jim Daniels, Mong-Lan, Robert Hayden, Langston Hughes, Naomi Shihab Nye, Alberto Ríos, Gail B. Griffin, Jerry Spinelli, Jane Yolen, Kathryn Erskine, Gary D. Schmidt, Adrienne Rich, Judith Minty, Gwendolyn Brooks, Marge Piercy, Grace Paley, Alicia Ostriker, Jaimy Gordon; South African writer Athol Fugard;

Israeli writers Chaim Nachman Bialik, Yehudah Amichai, Rachel Bluwstein, Chaim Guri, S. Y. Agnon; and Hispanic writers Sor Juana, Federico García Lorca, Ruben Darío, Antonio Machado, Jorge Guillén, Pedro Salinas, and Dámaso Alonso.

I also love Japanese haiku, especially those by Matsuo Bashō.

My writing has been influenced by many other authors, including British writers Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Jane Austen, William Wordsworth, Robert Browning, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, George Eliot, W. B. Yeats;

American writers Edna St. Vincent Millay, T. S. Eliot, Maxine Kumin, Adrienne Rich, Judith Minty, Gwendolyn Brooks;

Israeli writers Chaim Nachman Bialik, Yehudah Amichai, Rachel Bluwstein, Chaim Guri, S. Y. Agnon, and Hispanic writers Sor Juana, Federico Garcia Lorca, Ruben Dario, Antonio Machado, Jorge Guillen, Pedro Salinas, and Damaso Alonso.