Once upon a time in the American Jim Crow South, a little Jewish girl was faced with a moral dilemma. In a minute, I will tell you how Queen Esther and the ancient Purim story gave Essie Rose the courage to do the right thing. But first, let’s hear more about Essie Rose’s problem. Meet […]
PRESS RELEASE Young Adult Title Features Iranian/American Relations JANUARY 9, 2020: Cloud of Witnesses (Jane Hertenstein, Golden Alley Press), set during the 1979 Iran Hostage Crisis, provides newly relevant discussion points. In Athens, Ohio, Roland Tanner is a hillbilly, an outsider within his family and community. Tested as gifted, he is bused from his rural […]
