Publications include a doctoral dissertation Trends in Written Composition in Elementary Schools in the United States, 1890 -1960. Post, Long Island University and an EdD from Hofstra University.
Go figure!Ī Phi Beta Kappa magna cum laude graduate of Hunter College, she earned an MS from C. Winner Silver Medal Readers' Favorite 2016īorn in the South Bronx, two words long synonymous with urban decay, Barbara Donsky, the author of Veronica's Grave, went on to discover a passion for all things French. Ultimately, it's a tale of loss and resilience, showing the power of literature - from Orphan Annie and Prince Valiant to the incomparable Nancy Drew - to offer hope where there is little. The memoir, told in the young girl's voice, asks the reader to consider what parents owe their children and how far a child need go to make things right for her family. Veronica's Grave shows the psychological cost of families who keep secrets and the importance of pursuing one's dreams and passions. Forced to keep the truth of her mother's existence from her younger brother, Barbara struggles to keep from being crushed under the weight of family secrets as she comes of age and strives to educate herself despite her father's stance against women s education.
She is left a confused child whose father is intent upon erasing any memory of his dead wife. When Barbara Bracht's mother vanishes, no one tells the young girl that her mother has died. From beyond the grave came a cry for help she could not ignore.
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