“Rita Dragonette deems her debut historical novel a designation intended to echo yet distinguish it from the typical coming of age experience.”

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"What I particularly love are the ceiling-high bookshelves that make me feel like one of Max Perkins’s clients from the ’20s or ’30s. Hey, we’re writers… we imagine!"

Judy’s journey mirrors Dragonette’s experience at NIU – arriving on campus as a nursing major on a U.S. Army scholarship.

A boomer takes us back to campus during Vietnam

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Rita Dragonette’s new novel explores coming-of-age conflicts, conscience, war

Author ventures into territory not yet claimed

Debut Novelist Rita Dragonette Writes Female-Focused, Coming-Of-Age Vietnam-Era Story