Winter’s Silence is the story of Emily, a six-year-old Jewish girl, who is going through a really rough time. She is a very creative, intelligent child. A large portion of her time is spent in daydreams, the only way she can escape all of the turmoil surrounding her. Through her imagination, she becomes a North…
Even while a baby is still in the womb, their future is being planned—perhaps they’ll be a judge, ruler of a country, or that athlete who scores the winning points for their team. And, like all other parents, I too had lofty goals for my child. In the last trimester of pregnancy, I’d decided that…
Parenting is an adventure all its own. Until the moment that first child comes along, do any of us really know what we are getting ourselves into? No matter how many books you’ve read on parenting, no matter how many have given you advice on how to raise your kids, there are still many surprises…
April Hale has Asperger’s syndrome, a form of autism. She has some major issues expressing or feeling emotions, and when she becomes upset, she tends to speak like Yoda. She is obsessed with movies, especially Star Wars. April’s family lives next door to the Blacks. They are awakened each morning by the Blacks fighting. April…
How did this author develop her characters? Is Winter’s Silence based on an event that happened in her life or in the life of someone she knows? Is there a sequel planned? And has this author ever faced religious discrimination? On the back cover of your book, it says that grew up as the only…
