A twelve-year-old mute boy sets off to find his mother in a blizzard, and becomes the captive of an evil woman in the Half-a-Moon Inn. ‘A suspenseful tale with archetypal characters and a haunting atmosphere. . . . The brisk pace and steady accumulation of events build tension, while Fleischman's fine writing begs to be read aloud." —BL.

1980 Children's Reviewers' Choices (BL)
Notable Books of the Year 1980 (NYT)
1980 Golden Kite Award Honor Book for Fiction (SCBW)
Children's Books of 1980 (Library of Congress)
1980 Silver Medal for Literature (Commonwealth Club of California)

One-to-one, drop by drop - only people can make peace. Upside-Down Coffee is a about Ruth Shapira, a native New Yorker who trades her scripted life as the daughter of one professor and the wife of another for a very different life - in Israel. Her regular coffee date on a trendy promenade with three other American immigrants not only gets her through the week, it gives her an anchor in the stormy country she calls home - that is, until the Second Lebanon War breaks out. As she struggles to maintain her equilibrium while her son fights on the front lines and rockets fall continually, just an hour away from her home, Ruth becomes entangled with two women who turn her life upside-down. Yelena, a traumatized Russian immigrant from a northern border town that is under constant rocket fire, moves into Ruth's house for safety. Terrified at first, she holes herself up in the Shapiras' tiny bomb shelter, but a war tragedy presents her with an opportunity to overcome her fears. Samira, Ruth's Arab house cleaner, is a powerhouse of charisma and far too smart for her profession. She draws Ruth into a joint venture that is exciting, but potentially risky. Ruth's American-liberal values are on trial, and almost none of the tools she imported stand up to the reality of life in the Middle East. But in the end, she re-discovers what she always knew: that peace, if possible at all, can only evolve through every day one-on-one human relationships.

All of us are psychic Whether it is a gut feeling, a premonition, a shadow in the hallway, or listening to our spirit guide, we've all had experiences that have touched the part of us that connects to something greater than ourselves. "So You Think You Hear Voices and What to Expect When You Start Listening" chronicles one person's journey as they learn to tap into the power of the Universe and the struggles they went through toward becoming a channel. Follow along on her life's journey to see that almost anything is possible.

This is not a technical book on learning how to increase your psychic abilities. It is a humorous and honest look at the often confusing and uncertain emotions and experiences that one may encounter during this type of journey.

" So...You Think You Hear Voices and What to Expect When You Start Listening"provides you with an opportunity to better understand your own journey with Light and may open the doorway to your own possibilities - at least a crack. Despite anyone's greatest resistance, as you will see, Spirit gets our attention sooner or later and life is never the same. Enjoy the ride and the read