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Melissa Simonye

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Melissa (McEndree) Simonye is a wife, mother, small business owner, and retired elementary school teacher of twenty-five years. She explored her love for writing in high school by expressing herself through poetry and creative writing. As an educator, her passion was inspiring her students to love reading by sharing authentic literature that spoke to her students’ individuality. Reading about courageous people also fascinated Melissa, especially strong women who made a mark in history. Whenever she can escape her busy life, she exercises, travels, reads books, and writes.

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Surviving Southwood Avenue: A Story of Family Secrets and Resilience

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Melissa Simonye liked Julie Odom's review of Surviving Southwood Avenue: A Story of Family Secrets and Resilience: "This one is a tear jerker for sure. Extremely difficult topic. It gets rough about halfway through and doesn’t let up. "
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Melissa Simonye liked Nicole Hughes's review of Surviving Southwood Avenue: A Story of Family Secrets and Resilience: "Amazing Truly a fantastic book of survival. Thank you for sharing your grandmother Stella with me. Stella was an special woman. I hope you write more Melissa."
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Melissa Simonye liked Rachel's review of Surviving Southwood Avenue: A Story of Family Secrets and Resilience: "WOW!! This was an incredibly well written book. It was definitely sad and heartbreaking at times, but also an eye opener. The things that Stella had to endure, but how she dealt with them and overcame them were phenomenal. Definitely a great read and" Read more of this review »
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Melissa Simonye liked Wendy Phillips's review of Surviving Southwood Avenue: A Story of Family Secrets and Resilience: "A very well written debut novel, I enjoyed all of the Columbus and various Ohio references. A book about hard topics, but it was given all of the respect necessary. I would recommend this to other Columbus natives interested in learning about the res" Read more of this review »
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