I am a writer, book reviewer and clinical social worker living in Boston, MA and Ithaca, NY. My middle-grade novel, PICKLED WATERMELON (Kar-Ben, 2018) follows Molly's trip to Israel, where she meets her grandparents for the first time and figures out how to connect with them even though they don't share a common language.WAITING FOR A SIGN (Lewis Court Press, 2014), is a book for readers ages 11 and up about friendship, sibling bonds, grief and Deaf culture. ANYA'S ECHOES (Fithian Press, 2004) shares my aunt's memories of her life and survival during the Holocaust as well as a present-day bullying story.