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(0)Frances R. Schmidt
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Fred : Buffalo Building of Dreams ,built in 1900, tells the oral history and legacy of generations of his ethnically and culturally diverse tenants and their families who arrived in America from all over the world, during the span of a hundred twenty years.
This multi- period historical fiction novel shares Fred's appreciation of the value of freedom and what it means to thrive and survive in the 21st Century and beyond. It is a legacy of hope for...
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"Forever Violet" is the story of Violet Sheehan, a twelve-year old girl growing up during the Great Depression in Stony Hill, a poor neighborhood of New London, Connecticut. Raised in a loveless home, she endures years of cruelty and indifference from an alcoholic father and mentally unstable mother. Living the life of a gamin, Violet vows to escape the trappings of her bleak existence and fulfill her ambition to become a professional writer. Her...