Literature – Page 30 – Janet Ruth Heller

Janet will be interviewed about her new book The Passover Surprise by JD Holiday on Tuesday, July 21 at 1 p.m. EST

Author: Janet Ruth Heller July 16, 2015

Dear Friends, I will read part of my book and be interviewed about my new middle-grade fiction chapter book for children,The Passover Surprise (Fictive Press, 2015), by JD Holiday on Tuesday, July 21 at 1 p.m. EST on her show…
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Books, Children's Programs, Interviews, Jewish Families, Jewish Traditions, Literature

books, interview, Jewish families, Jewish traditions, literature for children, The Passover Surprise

Two Poems by Janet Published in Old Northwest Review

Author: Janet Ruth Heller July 4, 2015

Dear Friends, Old Northwest Review published two of my poems, “Inheritance (For Oma)” and “Policing My Apartment,” in its fall 2015 issue. This journal focuses on literature from the Midwest. I read the first poem at my grandmother’s funeral in…
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Literature, Poetry

literature, Old Northwest Review, poetry, published work

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