![]() Now 81, she continues working as an English professor at Borough of Manhattan Community College, The City University of New York. Her recent young adult novel, Soldier’s Secret: The Story of Deborah Sampson was published by Henry Holt Publishers. When the colonies went to war with the British in 1775, Deborah was intent on being part of the action. She wanted to read, to travel-and to fight for her countrys independence. But Deborah Sampson wanted more from life. ![]() Most recently, she collaborated with her daughter Perri on Every Mother is a Daughter. In the 1700s, womens responsibilities were primarily child rearing and household duties. She writes nonfiction as well as both adult and young adult fiction. Sheila Solomon Klass is the author of seventeen novels including In a Cold Open Field, and the memoir, Everyone in This House Makes Babies. She and her mother, Sheila Solomon Klass, are the co-authors of Every Mother is a Daughter: The Neverending Quest for Success, Inner Peace, and a Really Clean Kitchen. Klass is Professor of Journalism and Pediatrics at New York University, and the medical director of the Reach Out and Read program, dedicated to promoting early literacy as a part of pediatric primary care. ![]() Her other books include Quirky Kids: Understanding and Helping Your Child Who Doesn’t Fit In, with Eileen Costello, MD. In the 1700s, women's responsibilities were primarily child rearing and household duties. ![]() ![]() Perri Klass is a pediatrician and the author of many books of fiction and non-fiction, including most recently Treatment Kind and Fair: Letters to a Young Doctor, and The Mercy Rule, a novel. Read 'Soldier's Secret The Story of Deborah Sampson' by Sheila Solomon Klass available from Rakuten Kobo. ![]()
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