Fiction – Page 5 – Janet Ruth Heller

Review of the Middle-Grade Novel Worth by Alexandria LaFaye (Aladdin/Simon & Schuster, 2004)

Author: Janet Ruth Heller April 18, 2019

This historical novel set in the 1800s poses a challenging question: how much is a child worth when differently abled or orphaned? Eleven-year-old Nathaniel “Nate” Peale helps his parents Gabriel and Mary Eva to farm their land in Nebraska. He…
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Book Review, Books, Children's Literature, Coping with Deaths in a Family, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Humanities, Literature, Novels, Parenting, Psychological Issues, Reviews, Sibling Rivalry

book review, historical novel, human worth, Orphan Train

Good Books for 1-Year-Old Boys

Author: Janet Ruth Heller March 14, 2019

Janet Ruth Heller’s picture book about bullying, How the Moon Regained Her Shape (Arbordale, 2006; 4th edition 2016), is mentioned in the article “Books a 1-Year-Old Boy Would Enjoy to Read.” The author is Jacob Jacobowitz, and the article is…
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Books, Bullying, Children's Literature, Fiction, Literature, Multicultural Literature, Picture Book, Psychological Issues

Books for Babies and Toddlers

Four Authors of Books for Children Reading and Autographing at Barnes & Noble in Brighton MI on Saturday, August 25, 2018 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Author: Janet Ruth Heller August 23, 2018

Meet Michigan children’s book authors Lisa Wheeler, Maria Dismondy, Kathryn Madeline Allen, and Janet Ruth Heller! Join us for book readings, crafts, and family fun! All four authors’ books will be available for purchase and autographing. Janet will be autographing…
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Autographing, Books, Children's Literature, Fiction, Janet's Speaking Events, Picture Book, Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators

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