Rising From the Dead
The connection between disease and vampires is closer than you might think. This is a sad and eerie story about a graveyard of buried children in Rome. Faced with an outbreak of malaria, the community tried to find a way to stop it…by rituals that were supposed to keep the dead from rising.
“It seems when humans are faced with the unknown, it’s been a very common reaction throughout our entire history to react with fear….I really feel deeply for this community that was dealing with this epidemic when they had no understanding of it,” said an archeologist working on the site.
The journalist who wrote the article didn’t mention that similar burials were reported in the 19th century in New England, when people were trying to control and understand outbreaks of tuberculosis. This was the inspiration for my ghost/vampire/mystery, Mercy.
Read MoreWNY Children’s Book Expo!
So excited to be traveling to this event. My first time there–it looks like a lot of fun!
Nov. 10 in Buffalo, NY. Click HERE for a schedule of events (I’m presenting a poetry-writing workshop at 2:00 if you want to come and write poetry!)
Read MoreWhat I’ve Been Reading
Or rather, what I am about to read–I AM SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS BOOK I AM MAKING LITTLE SQUEALY NOISES. I CAN’T WAIT I CAN’T WAIT I CAN’T WAIT!
Nerdy Author Night
Nerdy Author Night is always a fantastic event–great authors and illustrators, enthusiastic readers, lots of cool books for sale! Don’t miss it!
Morse Street School in Freeport
Friday, September 28, 2018
6:00-8:00pm
Park at Morse Street School or in the LLBean parking lot, come on in, and enjoy a Nerdy Night!
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Sarah L. Thomson
A children’s book author publishing award-winning nonfiction, poetry, picture books and novels including…
“Thomson focuses on newfound connection, magic, and suspense to conjure a fast-paced, heartwarming mystery. Thomson’s world is populated by resourceful protagonists, fanciful creatures, and quirky supporting characters.”
—Publishers Weekly