I have always had a great concern with social issues and with individual development, spiritually, morally, and ethically, and I believe my work reflects these concerns. The Baha'i Faith, which I discovered while still in that critical teenage period, has had a profound impact on me, allowing me to find hope and goodness despite the pressing problems our world presents.

Odd Man Out (Macmillan 1995), Junior Library Guild selection; Young Hoosier Award nominee.
The Golden Days (Macmillan 1991; Pocket Books, 1992) was recently filmed as the movie, The First of May, starring Julie Harris and Dan Byrd with Mickey Rooney, Charles Nelson Reilly and Joe DiMaggio. The book earned the Highest Honor for Language Arts Elementary Novels from the Society of School Librarians International and was a nominee for the South Carolina Children's Book Award.
CF In His Corner (Four Winds Press 1984), Notable 1984 Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies; Sequoyah Children's Book Award Master List.