Helen Recorvits

Helen Recorvits
Yoon Kim

I grew up in a small city much like the town in Goodbye, Walter Malinski.  My grandparents were immigrants from Poland, Russia, and the Ukraine, and my parents were children during the Depression years.  Determination and hope got them through those difficult times. Even though they experienced many hardships, they always found something to smile about.

I remember my mother reading to me when I was two years old.  My favorite book was about Cinderella.  She wore a beautiful pink-and-white gown that looked like a great big birthday cake.  I began writing my own stories and sharing them with my cousins when I was eight years old. When I was a teenager, I wrote a weekly column for a local newspaper.  Later, I graduated from Rhode Island College with degrees in education and psychology.

Today I live with my husband in the peaceful, woodsy town of Glocester, Rhode Island.  I have two grown sons, and I am a second-grade teacher.  I love reading and writing stories about interesting characters -- people trying to find their place in life, people with hope in their hearts.

 


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