I never was one to care much about playing with dolls when I was growing up but I found this interview by friend, Barbara Bietz, of Jacqueline Dembar Greene, the author of the newest addition to the American Girl historical doll collection, quite interesting. The doll, named Rebecca Rubin, is a 9-year old Jewish girl [...]
I've lived and traveled around the world, but now make my home in California.
By day, I teach; evenings and many weekends, I write.
My teaching, reading, and writing eventually led to a Master's degree in Language and Literacy and, later, an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts.
My first picture book, BLUE ON BLUE, illustrated by the amazing Beth Krommes, will be published by Beach Lane Books (Simon and Schuster) in 2014.