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Stephanie wrote: "I received “Stumbling On History” in the mail and read it immediately. This book is very meaningful to me; last November my husband and I traveled to Amsterdam and saw many of the Stolpersteines th..."

Thanks for your comment, Stephanie. The stolpersteine public memorial is so powerful, and the installation ceremonies serve as a kind of funeral for those who were never properly buried. As you may know, STUMBLING ON HISTORY has a new version, FACING THE PAST, and it is part of The Legacy of the Holocaust series, which includes MIDDLE SCHOOL SLEUTHS and THREE STARS IN THE NIGHT SKY. Thank you for your interest!

I received “Stumbling On History” in the mail and read it immediately. This book is very meaningful to me; last November my husband and I traveled to Amsterdam and saw many of the Stolpersteines there, including the one in front of the Frank family’s house. It broke our hearts to see so many, and to know that there are so many, many more all throughout Europe…

Now available: A new edition of IS IT NIGHT OR DAY? with a new cover, Author's note, and more!

My mother's story of childhood immigration as an unaccompanied minor is more relevant than ever, as parents in our war-torn world are forced to rip their families apart and send their children away to safety.

Square Fish will release the paperback edition of IS IT NIGHT OR DAY? on Tuesday, March 18, 2014. It includes bonus material:

* An essay about how compassionate 8th graders reunited two Holocaust refugees

* A Teacher's Guide

* A Q/A with the author

The book is aligned with the new Common Core State Standards (CCSS).