Elizabeth Sullivan Falk
Elizabeth Sullivan Falk is a children's author, who grew up in upstate New York near Owasco Lake. She now lives on Conesus Lake in upstate New York, USA, where she does her writing. Elizabeth Falk belongs to RACWI (Rochester Area Childrens Writers & Illustrators). She was a featured author at the Rochester Children's Book Festival on November 4th, 2006.
Books
Lettie’s North Star
"Lettie and her family escape from slavery on a Maryland plantation and travel by foot and by boat toward freedom in Canada. As they near their final destination, slave hunters overtake the packet boat her family is riding on and the slaves are captured. Just before the slave hunters board the boat, Lettie’s father hides his sleeping daughter behind large barrels of flour. When she awakens the next morning she finds herself all alone wrapped in a quilt that contains a secret code for slaves. She must use this code to guide her toward the North Star."
Freedom’s Fire
"The Revolutionary War that gave America its freedom touched the lives of thousands of families – including children – in far distant places. Freedom’s Fire tells the story of four such families. The events leading up to the Battle of Long Island are seen through the eyes of Maggie, a young Scottish girl living in England while her father prepares for war; James, a young American boy of Dutch descent living in New York City; Joe, an African-American slave on an upstate New York manor; and Taipa, a member of the Wappinger Nation in the lower Hudson River Valley. Each of these young lives is forever affected by the Revolution and its aftermath."
Hushed
In The Works. This is a memoir about Elizabeth Falk's year in seventh grade. "This Young Adult novel is a sometimes funny and often sad story of one girl’s effort to not only fit in with the popular crowd, but also to finally stand up for herself. Watch for updates on its publication."