Rockland author gets national book honor
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Ramapo High School graduate, M. Sindy Felin got some serious literary attention this month.
Her debut novel, “Touching Snowâ€? was nominated in the Young People’s Literature category of the National Book Awards and now the book will have the gold sticker on its jacket from the NBA folks. She didn’t win, but being nominated is quite a fabulous recognition — especially for a new novelist.
The 58th annual awards were announced Nov. 14 in New York City.
“Touching Snow” is about a young girl’s coming-of-age in suburbia—a story that has the courage to ask: How far will you go to protect the ones you love, according to a description from Simon & Schuster. It is a complicated tale about a seventh grader whose family is from Haiti and is facing struggles in their New York community.
Fein graduated from Ramapo High School in 1990 and received a scholarship from the Rockland County Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority.
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