First Place Winner in historical fiction in the Purple Dragonfly Awards for excellence in children's literature, and named a U.P. Notable Classic.
Feel like you are in the moment nearly 100 years ago with a young girl, daughter of Finnish immigr
For many years a closet writer, was urged to publish by her teacher-mentor, Lynn Nelson, author of Writing and Being. Her first novel, Sun and Shade, based on the events leading to the Spanish Civil War and its aftermath is finally on the shelves.
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Born in Madrid, Spain, emigrated to France at age two when her father decided to flee Franco's dictatorship. Speaks five languages and now lives in Virginia, where she teaches high school English. Being a world traveler and a life-long immigrant searching for her roots profoundly affected her writing.
Birth Place
Madrid, Spain
Accomplishments
Received the Dolores Bowyer Writing Award from Glendale Community College and graduated Suma Cum Laude from Ottawa University. Presented numerous times at bilingual conferences at the request of the AZ Dept. of Education.
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