Books – Page 34 – Janet Ruth Heller

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

Author: Janet Ruth Heller May 27, 2015

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. …
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Asperger’s syndrome, Books, Bullying, Coping with Deaths in a Family, Emotional Development, Gun Violence, Literature, Parenting, Psychological Issues, Reviews

Asperger's syndrome, book review, books, bullying, children's literature, Coping with Deaths in a Family, Special Needs Children

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

Author: Janet Ruth Heller May 2, 2015

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…
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Autobiography, Books, Historical Fiction, Interviews, Jewish Families, Jewish Traditions, Literature, Parenting, Sibling Rivalry, World War II

autobiography, children's literature, history of ideas, interview, Jewish families, Sibling Rivalry, women's issues

Janet Ruth Heller on Panel about Midwestern Dramatic Monologues at the Writing the Midwest Conference on June 1, 2015

Author: Janet Ruth Heller April 23, 2015

Monday, June 1, 2015—Janet Ruth Heller will be discussing “Dramatic Monologues in Midwestern Poetry,” reading her poetry, and autographing her books from 3:30 to 5 p.m. at Writing the Midwest, the annual conference of the Society for the Study of…
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Autographing, Books, Criticism, Humanities, Janet's Speaking Events, Literature, Midrash/Exegesis, Poetry, Poetry Reading

dramatic monologues, Midwestern literature, poetry, poetry reading