
Susan Stoderl
Jan 30, 20242 min read
Literacy | Florida State Board of Education Delivers One-Two Punch to Cultural and Civil Literacy
The Florida Board recently banned public funds for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs at all 28 state colleges in Florida.

Susan Stoderl
Jan 26, 20242 min read
Maroons in the Great Dismal Swamp | Middle-Grade Fiction | Mission 2: Unexpected Visitors
Maroons of the Great Dismal Swamp | Middle-Grade Fiction |Mission 2: Unexpected Visitors Historical Fiction and Time Travel

Susan Stoderl
Jan 25, 20242 min read
Student Stereotypes | What’s in a Word?
Categorizing a fellow student as a “nerd” in middle or upper grades is applying a stereotype to a human being with feelings. It's used to...


Susan Stoderl
Jan 19, 20242 min read
Intrigue While Sailing on the Dismal Swamp Canal | Mission 2: Unexpected Visitors
In this blog, I investigate the intrigue sailing on the Dismal Swamp Canal.

Susan Stoderl
Jan 16, 20242 min read
Literacy | What If Your Four-Year-Old Struggles to Read and Write
Literacy involves reading, writing, listening, and speaking, which enables children, to communicate with others.


Susan Stoderl
Jan 12, 20241 min read
Excerpt | Chapter 3: Intersection Between Good and Evil," from Mission 2: Unexpected Visitors
The children of Ezekiel Stewart are about to meet their new mother on the Veranda of Oak Grove Plantation in 1834. They have their doubts.

Susan Stoderl
Jan 11, 20242 min read
Writers Life | 2024 Publishing Trends | Susan's Take
This is Author Susan Stoderls Take on the 2024 Publishing Trends

Susan Stoderl
Jan 5, 20242 min read
Sophia of the Bright Red Sneakers | Spinning Off into Upper Middle-Grade Historical Fiction
New chapters set in 1834 show Jeb’s and Liza’s life as enslaved pre-teens.

Susan Stoderl
Jan 2, 20241 min read
Literacy | Cultural Literacy is a Necessity for a Harmonious Society
In a world where political polarization and hate speech are on the rise, cultural literacy plays a crucial role to living in harmony.