Dina discusses Playing Dad's Song on Writer's Voice.

(Farrar, Straus & Giroux, September 2006) It's been two years since Gus's father was killed in the World Trade Center, and Gus can't figure out how to move on. His mother thinks he needs to do something - anything - so she rents him an oboe and signs him up for lessons with her boss's elderly father, Mr. M. As Gus's friendship with Mr. M. develops, so does his passion for classical music, and soon he decides to compose a song of his own, a tribute to his father. But even if Gus can find a way to wrap up his father's life in a single song, will he ever find the courage to play it? A satisfying look at the emotions and coping mechanisms of a young boy struggling with an enormous, unexplained loss in his life.--VOYA A moving, heartfelt story --Kirkus Click here to read more

Bank Street College of Education, Best Children's Books of the Year, 2007

(Simon and Schuster, Feb. 2006) Escaping into the Night has been chosen as Association of Jewish Libraries Notable Book for Older Readers New York Public Library, Best Books for the Teen Age 2007 American Library Association Best Books for Young Adults Nominee Children's Book Council/National Council of Social Studies (CBC/NCSS) Trade Book VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates) Top Shelf Fiction "A vivid, masterful portrayal ... an important contribution to the Holocaust narrative." --Livia Bitton Jackson, author of I Have Lived a Thousand Years Click here to read summary Click here to order This link will open our order page on FrugalMarketing.com