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Writing Workshop with Janet Heller about “Fixing Common Errors in Fiction and Nonfiction Manuscripts” at the Portage District Library on Thursday, September 24, 2015, at 6 p.m.

Author Janet Heller will discuss “Common Errors in Fiction and Nonfiction Manuscripts and How to Fix Them” at the Portage District Library and comment on work submitted by workshop participants.  Free event.  Writers are encouraged to bring one of their stories or essays for comments. (more…)

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A Review of Randall’s Wall by Carol Fenner

181482729_2519fcac29_poor-boyA 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  Most of Randall’s fifth-grade classmates shun him because he is dirty and withdrawn.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…)

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