First I get bragging rights. Children’s book author and editor Miranda Paul gives Blue Thread: “Five stars, five stars, five stars.” Thanks, Miranda. Click here for her review and interview, which includes a snippet about my own great-grandmother.
Blue Thread will wind up in a library in The Gambia. For more information about Miranda’s “One Million Books for Gambia” campaign for this tiny country, click here.
My name is Ruth. I write books and articles for children and young adults. Blue Thread is my eleventh book, and the first one in which I have knowingly stretched the truth.
Miranda Paul
/ March 29, 2012Thank you so much, Ruth, for the honor and privilege of being one of the first to read BLUE THREAD–and for the lovely and personal interview. I appreciate the mention of 1 Million Books for Gambia, too!
Ruth
/ March 29, 2012My pleasure, Miranda. Best of luck in all your endeavors.
Jarm Del Boccio
/ March 29, 2012Thanks, Ruth, for this fascinating look into the creation of your book, “Blue Threads”. I brought a prayer shawl back from Jerusalem when I took an ‘Into the Promised Land’ tour with our family. Although I am not Jewish, I love to follow your history…from Biblical days! I also am drawn to write non-fiction, so your insights into the process of research were enlightening. Keep up the good work, Ruth…we need more books (PB and YA) based on history.
Ruth
/ April 2, 2012Thank you, Jarm. History is for all of us to share.