by Susan Nadathur | Oct 28, 2013 | Gypsies and Romani Culture
A four-year old blonde girl set off a whirlwind of international publicity in October of 2013 when she was found living in Greece with a Romany couple who were not her biological parents. The girl was scurried off to Child Protective Services, the couple arrested, and...
by Susan Nadathur | Dec 4, 2017
Today’s teens are facing serious psychological and emotional challenges that are growing every day more severe. Many young people today are going to dark places to find meaning and control in their often-tumultuous lives. But, they are not talking about it. Why would...
by Susan Nadathur | Apr 12, 2017 | The Making of a YA Novel
In this and subsequent posts I am going to show how my young adult novel, The Halls of Abaddon, came to be. Hopefully in the process, I will be able to share with you the joys (and sometimes frustrations) of working directly with teens in the development of a young...
by Susan Nadathur | Jan 21, 2015
Your Culture My Culture is a multimedia presentation focusing on the message that It’s okay to be different. In fact, it is encouraged. The Goal: to make the cultures and young people from Spain and Puerto Rico come alive through storytelling, music and art. The...
by Susan Nadathur | Jan 19, 2015
Awesome Outcasts is a multimedia presentation focusing on the message that It’s okay to be different. In fact, it is encouraged. Through music, art, and literature, students in grades 7-12 are encouraged to embrace what makes them different and to accept that there is...
