Susan Lynn Meyer

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Children’s Books and Baltimore History: Lesléa Newman’s Ketzel, the Cat Who Composed

While I was thinking about what I learned about Baltimore history from reading Laura Amy Schlitz’s The Hired Girl, I happened to come across another book that taught me more about Baltimore: Lesléa Newman’s adorable picture book, Ketzel, … Read More

Posted on 02/14/2016 07:33 pm | 4 Comments
 

Laura Amy Schlitz’s The Hired Girl, Jews, and Baltimore Schools

I’ve just been reading Laura Amy Schlitz’s The Hired Girl (Candlewick 2015) with great pleasure. It has a compelling plot, it gives us a glimpse into Jewish life in turn-of-the-century Baltimore, and Joan is such a terrific character—an utterly believable, … Read More

Posted on 02/04/2016 11:55 pm | 12 Comments