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Poetry Reading at the Michigan College English Association’s Conference at Eastern Michigan University on Saturday, October 25, 2014

Author: Janet Ruth Heller October 21, 2014

Saturday, October 25, 2014—Janet Heller will read “Poems from Exodus and Nature’s Olympics” from 2 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. She will also autograph her three poetry books and How the Moon Regained Her Shape, her award-winning children’s book about bullying…
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Books, Literature, Poetry Reading

Eastern Michigan University, Michigan College English Association, poetry reading

Janet Had a Booth at the Reading Rocks in Rockford Festival on June 7, 2014

Author: Janet Ruth Heller August 10, 2014

On Saturday June 7 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., I sold and autographed my books at the Reading Rocks in Rockford Festival. I brought my award-winning book for children about bullying, How the Moon Regained Her Shape (Arbordale), and…
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Books, Janet's Speaking Events

book fair, festival, Reading Rocks in Rockford

Literature for Children Should Break Rules and Defy Boundaries

Author: Janet Ruth Heller August 9, 2014

In 1999, I went to a writers’ conference where one editor claimed that books for children must have the child hero or heroine alone completely solve the problems raised. I was astounded by this narrow-minded claim, which would nullify the…
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Advice for Writers, Books

child protagonist, children's literature, fiction for children, imagination, problem-solving in fiction, rules for creative writing