I am pleased to present my interview with Dr. Edith Eva Eger to discuss THE BALLERINA OF AUSCHWITZ (Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2024), a YA edition of her award-winning memoir THE CHOICE: EMBRACE THE POSSIBLE. In the book, Dr. Eger…
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Interview with Samara Shanker, author of NAOMI TEITELBAUM ENDS THE WORLD
In Samara Shanker’s new middle-grade novel NAOMI TEITELBAUM ENDS THE WORLD (Atheneum, 2022), Naomi is surprised when she receives a small clay figure as a Bat Mitzvah gift. When the golem comes to life and grows out of control, only…
Interview with Caroline Kusin Pritchard, author of GITTY AND KVETCH
Caroline Kusin Pritchard’s picture book, GITTY AND KVETCH (Atheneum, 2021) illustrated by Ariel Landy, is a charming story of an unlikely friendship between perky Gitty and her crusty bird friend, Kvetch. Packed with humor and heart, along with subtly layered emotional storylines, GITTY…
Sonia Levitin Brings The Return to the Stage!
Sonia Levitin is an award-winning author of over 40 books. Most recently, she was honored with the Sydney Taylor Book Award for STRANGE RELATIONS (Knopf, 2007). Sonia has a new project on the horizon, a musical version of THE RETURN…