I’m writing with a joyful heart to tell you about Ayden, pictured here along with the Thank You card he sent me.

Judge’s Commentary: What a wonderful read. From the very beginning, you brought me right into the story and showed Adam’s strong personality, and his will to overcome difficulties. I was enthralled by your descriptions of what he went through during the war. You created a vivid, emotional story that spanned most of the 20th century…

The Upside of Hunger, a true story based on the early life of a man who has been a resident of BC since 1951, has been evaluated and approved for use in high schools, and is now listed on the BC Erac site here. The novel chronicles the life of Adam Baumann, from his childhood in eastern Hungary through his teenage years and involvement in WW2 as a teen soldier, and on to his immigration to Canada as a young adult, and the life he built in BC…

FROM THE CUTTING ROOM FLOOR of The Upside of Hunger — The team of horses was standing in the shade of the barn, still attached to the wagon and glistening with sweat. Good! He wasn’t too late to take them to the pond to cool off. Out of the corner of his eye, he spotted his mom behind the house, draping fresh laundry over the sagging clothesline…

OMG, I was so nervous! But Tanya Cronin, CFJC’s Midday Host, is amazing and made it really easy. You can watch it at this link, and please feel free to forward it to your friends and family…

When I was in Vancouver recently, I had an opportunity to stop in at the CBC studio and chat with Sheryl McKay, who had just finished reading The Upside of Hunger. Have a listen…

Listen as Adam retells the story of his arrival in Prince George in 1951…

Ginger Moran – Dear Friend, I have had the great pleasure of working with Roxi Harms on her marvelous book, The Upside of Hunger. I’m going to let her speak for herself in the case study you can find on my site…

I was looking through the cutting room floor, and found this little gem from the summer of 1963. It didn’t make the last edit of the manuscript, and hence, isn’t found in The Upside of Hunger…

Adam could smell onions on his mom’s hands as she leaned down and fastened the top button of his coat under his chin. The dirt floor and thick mud walls of the little kitchen held the chill of the winter air…