Dear Friends,
The Midwest Book Review just published a review of my chapter book for children, The Passover Surprise, illustrated by Ronald Kauffman (Fictive Press, 2015) in its online October 2015 issue. The article is in the section entitled “Children’s Bookwatch.” The review is below. (more…)
A Review of Randall’s Wall by Carol Fenner, 1991; rpt. New York: Bantam Doubleday Dell Books for Young Readers, 1996, 85 pages
This realistic novel for middle-grade children concerns an artistic boy from a poor family. Randall’s father has abused and abandoned his wife and children, leaving them with little money or food in a home without running water. Most of Randall’s fifth-grade classmates shun him because he is dirty and withdrawn. And his teachers don’t know how to handle a boy who daydreams and hates reading aloud. Randall has built up a psychological wall to keep other people from hurting him. (more…)