Did you know that the character of Meg was based on a real person? Here are some pictures of the real Meg!
Meg Goes to America
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2019 Gold Medal Winner of the Douglas Preston Award for Published Fiction in the Albuquerque Museum Foundation Celebration of Writing
“Wow, Meg Goes to America is one of my favorite novels ever told.” Dallas, October 8, 2020
“This is a tender and sweet story of growing up between cultures and finding one’s way in the world.” Jennifer, April 4, 2024
“While the book is tastefully done, it deals with sensitive issues and [may] best be approached as a read aloud between parents and their children.” Pete: January 25, 2025
Meg and the Rocks
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2023 Winner of the WILLA (Willa Cather) Literary Award for Young Adult Fiction given by Women Writing the West
“If you love history, a genuinely good heroine, and pages that practically turn themselves, you will want to read Meg and the Rocks over and over again.” Kate: February 14, 2023
“A very interesting use of placing a story about the experiences of the daughter of an American missionary to Japan against the development of the atomic bomb and nuclear power during the 1930’s and 1940’s.” Amazon customer, October 14, 2023
