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Retired Teachers Co-author
Children's Book
Book
Signings Scheduled
Retired Schenectady elementary
school teachers Faye Tischler and
Fran Gordon co-authored a recently
published children’s book, Dutch
Double. The two teachers wrote
the historical fiction novel for
middle readers and as instructional
reading material for 4th
and 5th graders.
About Dutch Double
Schenectady
history comes alive in this new
children’s book by local authors
Faye Tischler and Fran Gordon.
Katie or Katje? A mysterious
antique button, a family heirloom
received as a birthday gift,
transports 13-year-old Katie Van
Epps back in time to the 17th
century Dutch settlement of
Schenectady. The city is her home,
but home was never like this!
Katie, now Katje the servant, knows
that in three days there will be a
devastating massacre. Will she be
able to return to her own time and
escape history, or will she be
changed by it? In this adventure,
filled with danger and mystery,
Katie learns about life in the 17th
century and discovers important
things about herself.
Brimming with local ties, this book
is the result of the collaboration
between several area residents.
Both authors have connections to the
Schenectady
area since childhood and wanted to
bring the city’s exciting history to
life.
Fran and Faye were teachers in the
Schenectady
City School District and have both
lived in the Stockade at various
times. Some of the cover art for
their book was inspired by a
photograph of Lawrence taken by Herb
Dieck, a well-known local
photographer.
Tischler and Gordon have four local
book signings scheduled as follows:
January 28, 2007
at 3 pm
O’Leary’s Pub (Mohawk
Avenue,
Scotia)
February 3, 2007 at
2 pm
Schenectady County Historical
Society
February 4, 2007 at 3 pm
Arthur’s Market
May 5, 2007 from
1 – 2:30 pm
The Open Door Bookstore
Books are also available at:
www.Amazon.com
www.BarnesandNob.le.com
www.inkwaterpress.com
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