When There Is a ‘Fear of Falling,’ Jump!: Teens Wrestle with Prejudice, Take a Stand for ‘Outsiders’
BRISTOL, R.I., Oct. 7, 2009 — Maddie Hickman is 16 and fresh off the worst year of her life, which includes not one but two ex-boyfriends. Maddie swears off love and her once-beloved self-help books, and spends her after-school hours editing the school paper and banging out weepy poems – unti…
PEACHTREE CITY, Ga., Aug. 21, 2009 — Author Harry Ernest Fitch is proud to announce the release of his new book, “The Number Two Pencil Solution” (published by iUniverse), a book that takes readers inside the ever-changing face of the U.S. public education system. Follow along as Dan…
‘Confessions of a Rogue Teacher’: New Novel Uses Plot to Highlight Issues in Inner-city Schools
NEW YORK, Feb. 9, 2009 — There have been many movies and TV shows that attempt to highlight, through drama or comedy, the issues that exist in America’s inner-city schools. But what is it like, really? “Confessions of a Rogue Teacher” (published by iUniverse), by novelist and r…
