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Maria and the Plague: A Black Death Survival Story (Girls Survive) by award-winning author Natasha Deen

A GIRLS SURVIVE Story The paperback is available now and if you have AMAZON PRIME, you will get it for the same cost as the ebook! The ebook is on pre-order. It will release on January 16, 2021. OTHER RETAILERS YOU CAN PURCHASE FROM: *When purchased from Indigo, 1% of the sales proceeds go to … Continue reading Maria and the Plague: A Black Death Survival Story (Girls Survive) by award-winning author Natasha Deen

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/holocaust-remembrance-day-january-27 I have always been enthralled by literature and history. Often, they walk hand-in-hand. One story that weighed on my memory from both subjects was The Diary of Anne Frank. It was more than just being old enough to have known people who fought in World War II. No, it was that I could relate … Continue reading Remembering The Holocaust

National World Braille Day is now January 4 - Louis Braille's birthday https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-braille-literacy-month-january/ Everyone who knows me understands how important literacy is to me. The dissemination of information is vital for an educated society and the written word is the most powerful tool for that job. The UNESCO website states it this way: "The 'multiplier … Continue reading It’s Braille Literacy Month

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-science-fiction-day-january-2 Though Hugo Gernsback is the one credited for coining the phrase Science Fiction and popularizing it as a literary form, this day is celebrated on Isaac Asimov's birthday due to his considerable contributions to the genre. He, along with Robert A. Heinlein and Arthur C. Clarke, were considered the "Big Three" masters of their … Continue reading Celebrating Sci-Fi & Isaac Asimov