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Barry Hoffman
Dear Librarian: 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 Barry Hoffman is one of our featured authors this week. Click here to view his reader comments and feel free to use them in your newsletters. |