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Independent Publisher Book Award 2016 Bronze Medal Winner (Juvenile-Young Adult Non-Fiction category)

http://wgnradio.com/2016/03/14/like-finding-my-twin-fern-schumer-chapmans-literary-connection-with-her-mothers-past/

Praise for Like Finding My Twin: “Every child should read it! Every school should teach it!” ~ Pulitzer Prize nominee James B. Lieber, author of “Friendly Takeover“ “An excellent introduction to the Holocaust... an important addition to any library” ~ Debbie Colodny, Association of Jewish Libraries   AJL review “A non-fiction narrative that informs and inspires...” ~ Hadassah Magazine

  Like Finding My Twin will be included in the 2016 Middle School and 5th and 6th Grade Trunks organized by the Washington State Holocaust Center for Humanity. The Center sends the trunks to classrooms throughout the state.   https://www.holocaustcenterseattle.org/education/teaching-trunks

Beautiful article promoting Saturday, November 14th book event at Anderson's Book Shop in Naperville, IL! www.dailyherald.com/article/20151113/news/151119814/

“...just finished reading Like Finding My Twin, with goosebumps on my arms and a few tears.” “A small book with a very large message.” “This is a quick read that I couldn't put down.” “A well-told, moving story, attractively designed and abundantly illustrated with photographs, artifacts, and historical documents.” “…a great model for relevancy projects, where students learn through a real life classroom experience. It's also an amazing story that ...

Wednesday, August 19, 2015 8-10 a.m. A one-hour radio interview on WGTB Morning Show with Greg Berg. He interviews FSC about all three of her books. The show will be archived at this link: http://www.wgtd.org/Morning_Show.asp

http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-finding-my-twin-st-0712-20150712-story.html

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