This morning I did another presentation with St Sophia Religious Assn of Ukrainian Catholics, USA (Philadelphia). This audience was two 10th grade classes. Thank you so much for the invitation!
Visiting with St. Sophia’s 10th grade students
Tag: scholastic
Roberts ES 5th grade students
It was such a pleasure to speak with 5th grade students from Roberts Elementary in Suwanee GA on Good Friday morning. Virtually visiting Roberts has become something of an annual tradition! Here are pics from one of the participating classes. Students asked thoughtful questions and made good connections between my WWII novels and Under Attack: Kidnapped from Ukraine, set during Putin’s current war on Ukraine.
Hickson Central Public School visit
It was nice to visit with grade 7 and 8 students at Hickson Central today! I had passed right by the school in January on my way to Stratford Christian. On that day it was minus 25C. Today it was a balmy 6.5C, so I didn’t bother with a coat (or socks!)
Loved the good questions and the one-on-one with students at the end. Thank you, Mrs. Van Wyk, for the invite.
CYM London
St. Vincent ES visit
It was so nice to visit with St. Vincent ES students and discuss overcoming personal challenges, empathy and compassion, World War II and the war in Ukraine. Students had lots of questions about Making Bombs for Hitler, Stolen Girl and The War Below.
Video interview, Nash Holos
A few weeks ago, Paulette MacQuarrie interviewed myself and Chrystyna Lucyk-Berger for her podcast about our middle-grade novels set during Russia’s war on Ukraine. This is an abridged video version.
Craig ES visit!
I had such a wonderful visit with 5th grade students from Craig Elementary School in Georgia who were reading Making Bombs for Hitler and studying WWII. We compared the connections of what happened then and what is happening now with Russia’s war on Ukraine. We talked about revisions, research, and movies in your head. Check out these pics!
Interview: Chrystyna and Marsha on Nash Holos
Thank you, Paulette MacQuarrie, for this great interview with myself and Chrystyna about our books for kids that are set during Russia’s war upon Ukraine. I consider Chrystyna’s book to be somewhat of a prequel to mine, since hers is set in 2014, during the invasion of Crimea, while mine is set in Feb 2022 in Mariupol, when Russia continued its war. The book in the middle, Ukrainian Food Flair, was edited by Paulette and is available on Amazon. The recipes are GREAT — especially the sweets!
Kidnapped from Ukraine #2: Standoff
Book #2 of my Kidnapped from Ukraine trilogy will be published on Oct 7, 2025.
This gripping, accessible novel by celebrated Ukrainian Canadian author Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch follows two sisters as they struggle to survive the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
12-year-old twin sisters Rada and Dariia Popkova couldn’t be more different. Dariia is outgoing and chatty while Rada is quieter and artsy. But what they have in common is their love for each other and their home. The family lives in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol, which is attacked by the Russians on Feb 24th, 2022. The attack separates the family — Dariia is with her mom and Rada with her dad.
Standoff follows Rada and her father as they navigate the treacherous journey from shelter to shelter and make their way to the Azovstal plant so that her father can fight in the resistance. Meanwhile, Rada is still trying to get in contact with her sister and mother. As the war rages and each family member must contend with their own battles, their love for their country and their family keeps them going.
Three writers talking
Had a great conversation hosted by Paulette MacQuarrie’s Nash Holos Ukrainian Roots Radio with Chrystyna K. Lucyk-Berger about our new books, both set during Russia’s war on Ukraine. Paulette is also an author. She compiled a fantastic Ukrainian cookbook. The interview was live, but will be available as a youtube video and podcast later on.