When people think of the Holocaust, they think of Auschwitz and Dachau. Not of Russia or the Ukraine, and certainly not a town called Kharkov. But in reality, the first war crime trial against the Nazis was in this tiny Ukrainian town, which is fitting, because it is where the Holocaust actually began. Judgment Before Nuremberg is also the story of Dawson’s personal journey to this place, to the scene of the crime, and the discovery of the trial which began the tortuous process of avenging...

A Sydney Taylor Book Award 2023 Middle Grade Notable!A Jewish Book Council Award Middle Grade Finalist!The moving true story of how young Ukrainian Jewish piano prodigies Zhanna (alias “Anna”) and her sister Frina outplayed their pursuers while hiding in plain sight during the Holocaust. A middle grade nonfiction novel-in-verse by award-winning author Susan Hood with Greg Dawson (Zhanna’s son).She wouldn’t be Zhanna. She’d use an alias. A for Anna. A for alive....

A collection of True Crime storiesCovering the tragedy of the Sharon Tate and LaBianca murders of the late 1960's, this book documents the twisted spiral of Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme. This book explores how the relatively normal world of Californian suburbia that Lynette Fromme was born into could lead her into the arms of the most notorious cult leader and cult group in history. Taking into consideration how the warped beliefs of a street hustler named Charles Manson could have such a pull...

The moving true story of how young Ukrainian Jewish piano prodigies Zhanna (alias “Anna”) and her sister Frina outplayed their pursuers while hiding in plain sight during the Holocaust. A middle grade nonfiction novel-in-verse by award-winning author Susan Hood with Greg Dawson (Zhanna’s son).She wouldn’t be Zhanna. She’d use an alias. A for Anna. A for alive.