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Humor and History

Humor and History

If you’re trying to write somewhat humorous fiction for kids about historical characters, it helps if the historical characters are quirky. So, keeping that principle in mind, it was easier to wring some humor out of John Adams than it was with George Washington. I’m writing a series of middle grade novels that feature regular […]

October 6, 2018 | By Deborah Kalb | Reply More

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