Monthly Archives: February 2017
New Typeface for Dyslexic Readers
“Traditional typefaces are confusing for readers with dyslexia because “twin” letters like b and d are based on the same design. In Dyxlexie, slight variations in similar letters—along with more space between individual letters—help readers keep text straight. The computerized Dyslexie font is dark blue color by default, which Boer says is easier for dyslexics to read.”
Book Signing at Hershey Lodge!
Stop by my book signing at the Hershey Lodge on March 31 from 9:00-4:30 p.m. during the 44th Pennsylvania School Librarians Annual Conference,”Creating a Culture of Curiosity.” Sign up for the conference here!
Click here to get your copy of From Blue Ground!
Waverly, Pennsylvania was a haven for run-away slaves in the 19th century
Great book for high school history classes!
SCRANTON, Pa. — Sunbury Press has released Embattled Freedom: Chronicle of a Fugitive-Slave Haven in the Wary North, Jim Remsen’s history of the town of Waverly’s role in the Underground Railroad and other abolitionist activity.
About the Book:
Rural Northeastern Pennsylvania was a bucolic farming region in the 1800s—but political tensions churned below the surface. When a group of fugitive slaves dared to settle in the Underground Railroad village of Waverly, near Scranton, before the Civil War, they encountered a mix of support from abolitionists and animosity from white supremacists. Once the war came, 13 of Waverly’s black fathers and sons returned south, into the bowels of slavery, to fight for the Union. Their valor under fire helped to change many minds about blacks. Embattled Freedom lifts these 13 remarkable lives out of the shadows, while also shedding light on the racial politics and…
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