Illinois Authors

Namelos, South Hampton, N.H. : ©2011.

World War II. Too young to fight.A young boy, caught up in a war far beyond his reach. Eddie Carl, living on a farm in Illinois, can't help but feel a sense of duty to stop Hitler and protect his country. But as the war rages on, it becomes clear that Eddie's own town of Ellisville is not immune to the struggles and conflicts of the world.His brother Thomas joins the fight, leaving Eddie to navigate the challenges of home: a mysterious fire, a stubborn grandfather, and a potential love interest. In the midst of it all, Eddie must discover what is truly right and what he is willing to fight for.With beautiful prose and heartfelt characters, Eddie's War is a moving portrait of a small town during World War II. Fans of The Book Thief and All the Light We Cannot See will find themselves immersed in this poignant tale.

Carolrhoda Books, Minneapolis : ©1997.

A biography of the determined woman who worked to improve the lives of children, the poor, and adult workers.

Carolrhoda Books, Minneapolis : ©2001.

Born a slave near the end of the Civil War, George Washington Carver was a small and sickly child. Too frail to work in the fields of the Missouri farm where he grew up, George did chores around the house. But when his work was done, he headed for the woods. There his lifelong love of nature was born. As a teacher and scientist at Alabama's Tuskegee Institute in the 1900s, George Washington Carver became famous for his work helping farmers grow better crops while sharing with them his love of nature's beauty. Follow George's inspiring life through this beautifully illustrated and engagingly written book.

Duckweed Books 2023

Twelve-year-old Madeleine "Lainie" Stanton is about to make headlines. She was the first baby born at the new millennium, and a local TV station wants an interview. But when the reporter uncovers the dark history of Lainie's great-grandmother Maddie, who was executed for murder, the interview takes a dangerous turn. Determined to clear her ancestor's name, Lainie and her two best friends embark on a thrilling race against time. Following clues left by Madeleine herself, they unravel a shocking mystery that has been buried for decades. A must-read for fans of The Parker Inheritance and The Dollhouse Murders. A story with heart, humor, family, friends, and a twisty old mansion, from the award-winning author of Eddie's War and The Bridge Dancers.

Createspace, [Place of publication not identified] : 2011.

In encouraging copy editors to resist compulsions, banish insecurities, and develop habits of carefulness, transparency, and flexibility, Carol Saller's mission is to show them not how to copyedit, but how to survive while doing so.This collection of 88 essays appeared between May 2010 and August 2011 at The Subversive Copy Editor blog (www.subversivecopyeditor.com).CAROL FISHER SALLER is a contributing editor to The Chicago Manual of Style and was chief copyeditor for the 16th edition of the manual and a consultant for the 17th. For many years she edited both The Chicago Manual of Style’s online Q&A and the CMOS Shop Talk blog. Her books include The Subversive Copy Editor as well as several books for children.

Carolrhoda Books, Minneapolis : ©1994.

A humorous Wild West tale, told in verse, about a dog, a cat, and a lone boy who team up to outwit the villainous bad guys Pug, Slug, and Doug the Thug.

Carolrhoda Books, Minneapolis : ©1991.

Maisie has never crossed the frightening old footbridge that separates her house from the nearest town. Then one night her sister Callie is badly injured, and Maisie must face her fear in order to fetch their mother, an herbal medicine healer. Discovering that there is more than one way to cross a bridge is the focus of this heartwarming tale.

Longtime manuscript editor and Chicago Manual of Style guru Carol Fisher Saller has negotiated many a standoff between a writer and editor refusing to compromise on the rights and wrongs of prose styling. Saller realized that when these sides squared off, it was often the reader who lost. In her search for practical strategies for keeping the peace, The Subversive Copy Editor was born. Saller's ideas struck a chord, and the little book with big advice quickly became a must-have reference for copy editors everywhere. In this second edition, Saller adds new chapters, on the dangers of allegiance to outdated grammar and style rules and on ways to stay current in language and technology. She expands her advice for writers on formatting manuscripts for publication, on self-editing, and on how not to be difficult.

Carolrhoda Books, Minneapolis : ©1998.

Describes the various jobs which children performed during the early 1900s, the reasons for employment, working conditions, the efforts of reformers, and child labor today.