Larry Rochelle wins the 2007 KANSAS NELSON AWARD FOR POETRY for his book, HOME SCHOOLED.
HOME SCHOOLED
By Larry Rochelle
$13.99 Amazon.com
Rainy Day Books
ISBN 1-4196-4866-7
HOME SCHOOLED
A Shift in the Wind---
One of the trends in Kansas is toward homeschooling, a separation from the noisome public schools that so often breed loneliness and defeat. This new approach is typical of Kansas, where new discussions of evolution, vouchers and stem cell research crackle like thunderstorms over the Flint Hills. EPPIE-WINNER author, Larry Rochelle, brings these issues to the small towns of Paola and Osawatomie, sparking debate, drama and religious arguments in HOME SCHOOLED. And throughout the debate, the plain folks of Kansas nurture their lives as best they can.
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