Caren Stelson author
Caren Stelson author

Searching for Peace

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A Call to Action

What is peace? What kind of per­son do I want to be? Pursue answers to these ques­tions. These were the last words Sachiko Yasui shared with me for our book before I sent in my man­u­script to edi­tor Carol Hinz at Carolrhoda/Lerner Publishing Group. Sachiko’s words also have been ring­ing in my ears ever since I wrote

March 7, 2017 No Comments
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The Path to Sachiko: The Journey Continues …

This January, right after New Year’s, I trav­eled to Nagasaki, Japan to ful­fill a promise. I would present Sachiko: A Nagasaki Bomb Survivor’s Story to Sachiko Yasui. Sachiko and I had been dream­ing of this day for a long time. When Sachiko and I worked togeth­er to write her sto­ry, she was strong and vig­or­ous. But

January 31, 2017 No Comments