Virgina Frances Schwartz is a fantastic author who new from childhood what she wanted to become. Though she didn't take writing serious as a youngster she became a teacher and went on to teacher and inspire youngsters to learn to write. Like we are learning in class she too knows that reading is a great necessity for writing. She says, "Storytelling was the fuel and reading provided the fire."Virginia is a writer with heart; she states,"I have always cheered for the underdog." As we have been reading about the second language learners and thier difficulties in school becasue of the teachers lack of understanding thier personal problems of not speaking English. She too knows how it is with children with diverse personal limitations. Thus, she gets a lot of her motivation for her books. through her books she lets children know they are not alone in what they are going through.
Her book Send One Angel Down is about a young girl who is from a family of slaves. Born on a plantation she is hated by the daughters of the owner of that plantation, but is she so hated? And why is her older cousin determined to protect her from life's horrors? What are those horrors? This novel is just one of Virgina Frances Schwartz's brilliant writings which tell of a possible true life story. This book is Contemporary Realistic Fiction and for ages 12 and up.
If you would like to get informed about Virgina Frances Schwartz and her writings go to the website below. Than scroll down to the alphabet that the author's last name start with; this is on Google. It will take you to her main website and it will lead you to her book list, resources, bibliography, awards, and much more.
http://www.childrenliterature-meetauthors/illustrators
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