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Awards & Praise

  • National Best Books 2009 Awards (sponsored by USA Book News):
    Finalist in the Young Adult Non-fiction Category
  • Hollywood Book Festival 2009 Award: Winner, Teenage Category
  • Next Generation Indie Book Awards 2008: Finalist, Autobiography/Memoir Category
  • Forward Magazine Book of the Year Award 2008: Finalist,  Autobiography/Memoir Category
  • Reader Views Awards Program 2007: First Place, Young Adult Category
  • Reader Views Awards Program 2007: Semi-Finalist, Autobiography/Memoir Category
  • So.Calif. Genealogical Society Short Story Contest 2007: Finalist, The Camel Hair Coat, an excerpt from Becoming Alice
  • ByLine Magazine, March 2008 Short Story Contest: Honorable Mention, Cashmere, an excerpt from Becoming Alice
  • Chosen as a Publisher’s Choice Book by iUniverse, April 2007
  • Chosen as a Star Book by iUniverse, March 2008

Praise

"Strongly recommended … a deftly written memoir that will hold the reader’s rapt attention from beginning to end." Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA)

"This is a magnificent memoir and an impressive, courageous piece of work. I was honored to read it. It is clear that you put a great deal of time and effort into the planning, crafting, and revising of this fine book. Those qualities are evident through the readable, conversational style and, of course, the heartfelt tale itself. Your writing is clean and concise, and it doesn’t shy away from the difficult moments and emotional subject matter. I applaud your courage in facing this challenge, and I thank you for sharing your story. I hope it reaches many other people, especially those who may need guidance in face of their own challenges." Writer’s Digest Magazine Contest 2008, Judge’s Commentary

"Thought I’d read a few pages, and before I knew it, had read over a hundred pages. Well-written memoir. Congrats!" Catherine Ann Jones, award winning playwright and author of "The Way of Story"

"… of interest to anyone …easy to read and relate to … a beautiful job …" Reader Views

"… engaging reading that will resonate … everywhere." Beth Cohen, Ph.D., author of "Case Closed: Holocaust Survivors in America, 1946-1954"

"I read your book. It is amazing, well-written, impelling, descriptive, captures the events. I loved it. … Well done!" Gladys Sturman, Editor and Publisher "Western States Jewish History"

"The book (Becoming Alice) will be my top choice for my intercultural communication and identity course … next spring semester" Diana Trebing, Ph.D. Ass’t. Professor Saginaw Valley State University, University Center, Michigan

ISBN: 978-60528-021-9 ● Publication date: August 2008 ● Publisher: iUniverse ● Trade Paper
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