John Dreamer Meet the author Elise Celine (Ages 13+) Saving Baby Doe Meet the author Danette Vigilante (Ages 10+) The Milk of Birds Meet the author Sylvia Whitman (Ages 14+)
Home Author Archive For Librarians Authors: Get Included Barry Hoffman Dear Reader: In The Shamra Chronicles my main character, Dara, is given little voice or respect by her own people, but when life is turned upside down, she steps up and accepts a leadership role with courage, vision, and hope.  I think girls need role models like Dara and after teaching for thirty years in the inner-city classrooms of Philadelphia I want to give back to my students and find a way to bring stories of strong women into the classroom despite the cutbacks that made it hard to purchase new books for the classroom.   To date I've donated 11,145 copies of The Shamra Chronicles to thousands of young readers in classrooms, homeless shelters, Native American reservations, libraries, military families, and the Girl Scouts.  I hope Dara's story gives other young girls the strength to find their voices too! To win a free copy of all 3 books in the series, write to info@gauntletpress.com with the subject line: Shamra Giveaway. Happy Reading! Barry Hoffman www.ShamraChronicles.com  Curse of the Shamra / Barry Hoffman / Edge Books Price: $12.99 / ISBN: 978-1887368681 / Published: May, 2011 Ages 10+/ YA Fantasy TOP OF PAGE BACK TO MAIN PAGE © 2005 by AuthorBuzz