Tag: scouts

  • New Book in the Works!

    This month I began work on a new historical YA novel, “Prepared to Spy.” If you know Polish survivors of the Cold War I can interview, please contact me!

  • A Scout from the 1944 Rising

    This past Saturday I met Halina Butler at a Polish Festival  in Martinez, CA. At the festival, I shared about my book, Rising Hope, which takes place in  Poland during WWII. While speaking with Halina, I learned that, in 1939, she was a 12-year-old Girl Guides member (Girl Scout) when WWII began in Poland. She …[ read more ]