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Rechtmäßiger Name: Elaine N. Russell
Geburtstag: 1948
Geschlecht: female
Nationalität: USA
Land (für Karte): USA
Geburtsort: San Francisco, California, USA
Wohnorte: Sacramento, CA, USA
Ausbildung: University of California, Davis; California State University Sacramento
Berufe: Environmental Consultant; Author
Organisationen: SCBWI, California Authors; Northern California Authors and Publishers
Kurzbiographie: Elaine Russell began writing adult and children's fiction over twenty years ago, finding her true vocation at last. She loves traveling and most of her novels are based in part on places she has visited. She enjoys weaving the culture and history of other countries and people into her stories. Her books have won numerous awards.

Her latest work is a picture book (ages 8 - 12 years), All About Thailand (coming November 8, 2016 with Tuttle Publishing).

The inspiration for her adult novel, Across the Mekong River, came from her involvement with the Hmong and Lao immigrant community. She visited Laos many times to research her novel and as a member of the nonprofit organization Legacies of War. She has written and lectured extensively on the history of the civil war in Laos, which resulted in the mass exudous of Hmong and other Laotian refugees, many of whom immigrated to the United States. Across the Mekong River won four independent publishing awards in 2013.

Elaine is also the author of the middle grade mystery/adventure series with its skateboarding heroes Martin and Isabel: Martin McMillan and The Lost Inca City, Martin McMillan and The Secret of the Ruby Elephant, and Martin McMillan and The Sacred Stones released in January 2016. The books are intended as fun reads appealing to both boys and girls, and are appropriate for reluctant readers.

Her young adult novel, Montana in A Minor, stems from a love of music, interest in the complexities of modern family life, and her belief that everyone likes a good love story!

The titles above are from two different Elaine Russell's. My books include Across the Mekong River, Martin McMillan and the Lost Inca City, Montana in A Minor, and All About Thailand (listed under the other Elaine Russell). I am also the author of Martin McMillan and the Secret of the Ruby Elephant and Martin McMillan and the Sacred Stones, which are not listed.

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In the Company of Like-Minded Women von Elaine Russell

This historical fiction novel takes place in 1901 in Colorado. It's a book about women's rights - the right to vote, the right to go to college and get training for the job that they want and the right to make their own decisions. This book is full of interesting characters who will grab your interest from day 1. It has
-Lida, a widow with two children who has been trained to be a doctor but meets discrimination everywhere from the college to her attempts to practice her profession.
-Sarah Jane - Lida's daughter, who at 14 is learning from her mother how to fight for what she wants out of life.
-Eva - her sister from St Louis who has come to spend the summer and bonds with Sarah Jane.
-Mildred - Lida's other sister, also visiting for the summer but a bitter woman who thinks that women should stay at home where they belong.
Can the three totally different sisters become close again and realize the need to fight for the role of women in the new century?

I loved this book. The author gave us a lot of information about the suffragette movement as well as the temperance movement as part of the story line. The women were very well written and are a good reflection of the women who fought for women's rights long before it was politically correct to do so.

Thanks to the publisher for a copy of this book to read and review. All opinions are my own.… (mehr)

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susan0316 | Dec 22, 2018 |

Across the Mekong River von Elaine Russell

A self published that doesn't disappoint. Really glad I took a chance on this one. The scene when Laura is sick was a touch melodramatic for my tastes. I also didn't care for the happily ever after perfect ending but I can see others liking it. I would recommend this to readers of Picoult.

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flippinpages | 4 weitere Rezensionen | May 11, 2015 |

Montana in A Minor von Elaine Russell

Having been let down by her father, a famous symphony conductor, Emily Lopez heads to Montana with her family to spend the next three weeks on her step-grandfather's ranch. At first she finds it a boring place to be and spends the majority of her time learning her cello piece for her upcoming competition. Everything changes, though, when she meets summer ranch hand, Breck!

I took one look at this book and really didn't think it'd be my cup of tea but I decided to give it a go anyway. I'm glad to say I did because I couldn't put it down. I just wanted to know what was going to happen next to the characters.

I loved Breck, he's exactly the kind of man I adore - just the right amount of cockiness whilst having a sense of humour and being sweet. I thought he made Emily more exciting, without him she'd have been slightly dull. I'm not too sure what to make of Emily. She was a bit too self-pitying to me. She wanted everything to go her way and got all angst-y when she did things wrong. She had her moments but they were few and far between. All of the characters had a kind of realistic side to them. They were all easy to connect to and be able to understand their problems and their angst.

The scenes were well written even if there were times I somewhat struggled to envision being there. There were scenes I enjoyed more than others like when they went to the rodeo. I couldn't put the book down after that point eager to know all was well. For me that was one of the best parts of the book.

There was a part in the book that left me confused and Breck at one point was called "Break" but that is just me nit-picking.… (mehr)

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Chicalicious | Dec 28, 2014 |

Across the Mekong River von Elaine Russell

Laura Lee (Ly Nou) vividly remembers the first few weeks of peace after the Americans left war torn Laos. It wasn't long before that family had fled the cruelty of conquerors , losing one family member after another during their escape to a Thailand refugee camp. This fictionalized tale follows seventeen year old Laura from birth to college, covering the bewilderment of a child caught in a war to a young woman seeking balance between the freedom of American teenagers and the cultural expectations in the Hmong culture. Author Elaine Russell uses flashbacks from Nou (Laura), her mother Yer, and father Pao in this fictionalized account of Hmong refugees.

It is unusual for an American juvenile to sue for freedom, let alone a refugee from Cambodia. The characters seem stereotyped without much depth or individuality.… (mehr)

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bemislibrary | 4 weitere Rezensionen | May 26, 2013 |

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