(Fiction)
The Shells of Mersing (YA) (Mystery, Suspense, Romance, Adventure) (14+)
Evernight Teen, June 2017
When notorious Uncle Azman disobeys orders, and secretly sends Callie and her younger brother Lucas to meet their mother's sisters in Mersing, Malaysia, 14-year-old Callie hopes their troubles are over. After all they have endured, what more could go wrong? Their American dad is dead, Mom is missing, and their foster dad in Seattle was murdered, with Callie falsely accused. Pawns in a crime operation gone awry, Callie and Lucas barely escaped being targeted by their uncle's sinister boss for sale in Thailand’s human trafficking market. Although Azman's turnaround was a miracle, Callie knows that real safety lies with family in Mersing, where they can begin searching for Mom, but a shell box, a ruby, and a boy named Sam from Chicago are about to change everything.
(Nonfiction)
Events That Changed the World: 1920-1940, Greenhaven Press, 2003. (age 12 up)
Ratification of Nineteenth Amendment, first assembly of League of Nations (United States was absent), Mussolini's March on Rome, Lindbergh's transatlantic flight, Jazz Singer debut, Gandhi's "Salt March," Hitler's rise, stock market crash, and "Operation Dynamo" (rescue at Dunkirk) are among the events discussed, describing a highly transitional period that begins with the aftermath of World War I and ends with the outbreak of World War II. Based on primary sources.
ARTICLES:
Himsl, Marie. "Jungle Train, A Window on True Malaysia." The International Railway Traveler, September 1996, pp. 6-7.
PUBLISHED ON BLOG:
"Female Scientists Before Our Time" (26 posts), April 2017 (famous women of antiquity)
"Pioneer Women in Aviaton A-Z" (26 posts), April 2016 ("intrepid" was their middle name)
"Inventions by Women A-Z" (26 posts), April 2015 (some surprising inventions)
"Yummy Fruits A-Z" (26 posts), April 2014 (learn the nutritional value of fruit and more)
"Stereoviews A-Z" (26 posts) April 2013 (a collection from family archives)
OTHER - COMPLETED BUT NOT PUBLISHED:
Indigenous People of North America: The Shoshone
Publisher - Lucent Books.
Series was cancelled in 2005, before book could be published. Accepted kill fee for completed book.