Born: 02/16/1966   Nashville
Parents: Charles Melvin and Ruth Jane Hefflin
Spouse: Douglas Keith Hartman
Children: Vail Douglas; Laya Bena; Bethany Ruth
Address(es):
Permanent :
4818 Nassau Street
Okemos , MI 48864
Contact Information:
Phone : 860-539-7953
Email : [email protected]
Website : http://www.benahartmanbooks.com

Image	Title	Genre	Audience	Publisher	Date
	My Elephant-Sized Dream,	Picture Book	Children	Morgantown, PA : Masthof Press	2016
	September's Big Assignment - When fifth grader September Champlin is given a writing assignment, she has no idea how much it will affect her life.	Fiction	Children	Northville, MI : Nelson Publishing & Marketing	2013
	Jasmine Can: Creating Self-Confidence	Fiction	Children	Northville, MI : Ferne Press	2011
	Article: What's so "Powerful" About African American Children's Literature?: Let's Ask the Students	Non Fiction	Adult	The New Advocate, Spring 2003	2003
	Article: Learning to Develop Culturally Relevant Pedagogy: A Lesson About Cornrowed Lives	Non Fiction	Adult	The Urban Review, September 2002	2002
	Article: Using Writing to improve comprehension: A Review of the writing-to-reading Research, Improving Comprehension Instruction: Rethinking research, theory, and classroom practice	Non Fiction	Adult		2002
	Article: African American children's literature that helps students find themselves: Selection guidelines for Grades K-3,	Non Fiction	Adult	The Reading Teacher, May 2001	2001
	Review of white supremacy in children's literature: Characterizations of African Americans, 1830-1900 - Book Review	Non Fiction	Adult	History of Reading News, 1998	1998

What is the aim or goal of your writing: I am a writer because I have unanswered questions floating around in my head. I am also a writer because I am a reader. The way for me to release what I read is to write. Reading is the inhale, writing is the exhale!

May inquiries be sent to you about doing workshops, readings: Yes

Skills:
Author

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