About Paulette Benjamin: I've loved writing since I was eight years old. I knew that I wanted to write when my forth grade teacher instructed us to write a sentence using the word "Fireplace". I ended up writing over a half of a page. I believe that it was my love of writing that brought my first sister into being, (I think.) I had an older brother already, but by the time I was around seven, I started wishing, and then writing about having a sister and about all of the fun things we would … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Paulette Benjamin
Lucy Green Eyes by Paulette Benjamin
"Oh, how I wished I could've told her what had happened. How I wished I could've let go and allowed the tears to spill. But I knew that if I had cried, Mama would've asked me what the matter was. And if I had told her the truth, she would've said that I was lying. And if she thought that I was lying . . . well, you know the rest. Still, I wonder . . . did she know? Did anyone know? Didn't everyone know?" Lucy Green Eyes is based on the true-life story of Merlene … [Read more...] about Lucy Green Eyes by Paulette Benjamin