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Hope Anita Smith

Biography

Hope Anita Smith is the author of The Way a Door Closes and its sequel, Keeping the Night Watch. A professional story-teller, Hope teaches poetry-writing workshops to all grade levels. A native of Akron, Ohio, Ms. Smith now lives in Los Angeles, California.

It Rained Warm Bread
My Daddy Rules the World
Keeping the Night Watch
It Rained Warm Bread
My Daddy Rules the World
Keeping the Night Watch
It Rained Warm Bread
My Daddy Rules the World
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It Rained Warm Bread
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–14 · August 13, 2019

It Rained Warm Bread

By Hope Anita Smith · With Gloria Moskowitz-Sweet, Lea Lyon

A boy's hope flickers amidst the Holocaust's darkness, reignited by an unexpected act of kindness.

160 pages· 10,096 words· Est. 1 hour read
4.3/5 Goodreads · 509 ratings
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My Daddy Rules the World

Picture Book · Ages 4–7 · 2017

Celebrate fatherly love through a child's eyes in heartfelt poems.

It Rained Warm Bread

Chapter Book · Ages 8–14 · 2019

A boy's hope flickers amidst the Holocaust's darkness, reignited by an unexpected act of kindness.

Keeping the Night Watch

Picture Book · Ages 10–13 · 2008

A boy grapples with his father's return, torn between anger and healing.

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It Rained Warm Bread
Sale price
$1597

It Rained Warm Bread

Chapter Book · Ages 8–14 · 2019

A boy's hope flickers amidst the Holocaust's darkness, reignited by an unexpected act of kindness.

My Daddy Rules the World
Sale price
$1697

My Daddy Rules the World

Picture Book · Ages 4–7 · 2017

Celebrate fatherly love through a child's eyes in heartfelt poems.

Keeping the Night Watch
Sale price
$1099

Keeping the Night Watch

Picture Book · Ages 10–13 · 2008

A boy grapples with his father's return, torn between anger and healing.

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E. B. Lewis

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