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Heartbreak in Baltimore
Every day I see Baltimore in the news it breaks my heart. Shootings, riots, an unnecessary death, and the arrests of both black and white police officers are polarizing our nation. Ugly racial rifts...
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What Was It Like to Be a Slave?
Presenting my book at Neil Armstrong School Do kids really understand what it meant to be a slave in America? Probably not. Yes, they learn about slavery and the Civil War in history class, but they...
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The Church That Love Built: AME Church, Charleston
This past month the AME church in Charleston, South Carolina proved it has become the church that love built. This 199-year-old house of worship exhibits a rich history. Founded in 1816, it is the...
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Where Has All the History Gone?
courtesy of Bing.com I speak at middle schools about slavery and the Underground Railroad while promoting my novel, Dark Enough to See the Stars, about a boy who runs away from slavery. I enjoy...
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Dark Enough Earns Five Bookworms!
I was thrilled to find this unsolicited book review of my book by thirteen-year-old Erik on Twitter. Check out why he gave it his highest rating....
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Is Banning Books on the Rise?
The Children’s Book Council website recently published a Harris Poll survey that suggests that parents’ attitudes about banning certain books from school libraries are changing....
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Read Kiddo Read
Bing.com I just started taking a writing course by one of the most prolific fiction authors today, James Patterson. This man’s success writing fiction makes every wannabe bestselling author drool. Is...
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Moses in the Lion’s Den
courtesy of Bing.com If you know your Bible stories, my blog title probably made you stop and think. Moses? Don’t you mean Daniel? Well, it might make a catchy book title. I have been on a one-year...
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Reluctant Reader? Give Him Adventure
My novel for kids, Dark Enough to See the Stars, does that. A twelve-year-old slave boy runs away from his master’s plantation and meets friends and danger along the way as slave catchers pursue him to...
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War Room Top Movie!
Yesterday USA Today reported that War Room “trounces Compton” for no. 1 movie over the Labor Day weekend and called it a box office miracle. http://goo.gl/APl2Ed War Room grossed 12.6 million in just...
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Reading, Writing, and Riding Stationary Bikes!
courtesy Bing.com Can kids better their reading scores by riding stationary bikes? North Carolina elementary counselor Scott Ertl wanted to find out. He put a donated bike in a classroom. One cycle...
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Books Fuel the Fire of Intelligence
Bing.com Frank Bruni, an Op-ed columnist for the New York Times, recently published a column entitled “The Gift of Reading.” Here’s what he has to say: “The list of what a child needs in order to...
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Accolades to a Man Who Changed History: MLK
Bing.com Learn about MLK and the Civil Rights Movement in a nutshell. I am reposting my review about the movie Selma, which shares nuggets about MLK’s heroic efforts. On our flight home from a most...
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Finding Heroes Who Bring the Races Together
Since I write historical fiction for kids about slavery and the Underground Railroad in Dark Enough To See the Stars, I am keenly interested in the recent developments that have stirred up racial...
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Jesse Owens: American Hero
Jesse Owens In a recent blog I mentioned that I would spend time writing about heroes who help close the racial divide. I talked briefly about Bishop Harry Jackson, a modern day champion of racial...
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Praise for DARK ENOUGH from KIRKUS REVIEWS
I am happy to report that Kirkus Reviews gave this glowing recommendation to Dark Enough to See the Stars: “A story that will bring Civil War history alive for adolescent readers and will make a useful...
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