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The Novel mockingbird by Kathryn Erskine Captures the Point of View of a Child with Asperger’s Syndrome

Motivated by her concern after the Virginia Tech shootings in 2007, Kathryn Erskine wrote mockingbird (mok′ ing-bûrd) to examine how families cope after a sudden tragedy.  Erksine’s first-person narrator is a ten-year-old girl with Asperger’s syndrome named Caitlin Ann Smith.  Caitlin is a talented young artist, but her life is difficult.  Caitlin’s mother died of cancer, and her older brother Devon died after a shooting at his high school.  The two siblings were very close, and Devin had helped his sister to deal with the complex and confusing world around her.  Caitlin’s father is paralyzed by grief after he loses his son, and he has trouble parenting Caitlin. (more…)

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Janet’s Interview with Barbara Bietz in April, 2015 about The Passover Surprise

Dear Friends, My interview with Barbara Bietz about my new book The Passover Surprise, has just been published. Here it is! Best wishes! Janet   The Passover Surprise – Welcome Janet Heller, Posted on April 26, 2015 by Barbara Bietz Janet Ruth Heller is a poet, literary critic, college professor, essayist, playwright, and fiction writer. She is a past president of the Society for the Study of Midwestern Literature, currently president of the Michigan College English Association. Janet has been featured in many journals and literary magazine, and has published three books of poetry: Janet’s picture book, How the Moon Regained Her Shape (Arbordale, hardback 2006, paperback 2007) received numerous awards. Her newest book, The Passover Surprise (Fictive Press, 2015) is a chapter book set in the early 1960’s. Through the eyes of Lisa, readers explore a variety of themes related to freedom and equality. I am excited to share my chat with Janet about The Passover Surprise – a story that will be enjoyed by readers all year long! The Passover Surprise deals with a…

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