Torch Wins!
What it was like for Torch to win the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Literature.
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On This Day: The Soviet Invasion of Czechoslovakia
Remembering the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia, which took place on this day in 1968.
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Independence Lost
Comparing the national security law that eliminates Hong Kong’s independence to the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968.
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A Big Announcement for TORCH!
Have you ever written a super-secret project, one you didn’t want to tell *anyone*? That was me, for years, as I worked on draft after draft of a weird, multi-POV...
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Family Heritage Trip, Part 2
A trip to Prague, where my daughter learned of the country’s 20th century history and its struggle for freedom.
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Winner, Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Literature, 2023!
