~ Madeline J. Huss ~

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Young Adult

EMAIL ADDRESS: GHUSS70@aol.com

AUTHOR’S BIO: Madeline Huss lives with her husband George in Bowie, Maryland, where she has been a resident for thirty-five years. She is the mother of five children and grandmother of nine, all of whom fortunately live nearby. She was born in Lyndhurst, New Jersey, and much of her book is based on her experiences growing up there. As she says, “You can never forget your hometown and the part it played in your life.” The Dandelion Patch is her first book. She has been published in newspapers, and many women and children’s magazines.

REVIEWS/QUOTES:

“Growing up in Lyndhurst immortalized in the book, The Dandelion Patch. Her childhood was a happy one despite the tribulations of the times when she grew up.”--Charlotte Savino, Editor, The Leader Newspapers, Lyndhurst, NJ, May, 1998

The head of the Board of Education, Lyndhurst, NJ, purchased twelve copies of THE DANDELION PATCH to be placed in eight school libraries in town. February, 1999

“The Dandelion Patch is a heartwarming story of Gloria’s Italian family in the ‘30s.”@, Julie LeDoux, Reporter, The Topsail Voice, Hampstead, NC, August, 1998

“Nostalgia is the stuff of local writer’s first novel.”--Donna Reifsnider, Editor, The Bowie Blade, Bowie, MD, June, 1998