Dana Lamers ’01 VanderLugt

Dana Lamers ’01 VanderLugt reports that Enemies in the Orchard: A World War 2 Novel in Verse will be published by ZonderKidz in September of 2023. The seeds of the novel, which is written for a middle grade audience, were planted in her creative writing classes at Hope two decades ago, when her research revealed that German prisoners of war picked apples on her family
and has been elevated to chair of the national resource department.
Dana Lamers ’01 VanderLugt reports that Enemies in the Orchard: A World War 2 Novel in Verse will be published by ZonderKidz in September of 2023. The seeds of the novel, which is written for a middle grade audience, were planted in her creative writing classes at Hope two decades ago, when her research revealed that German prisoners of war picked apples on her family orchard during the Second World War. In addition to writing, Dana works for Hudsonville Public Schools as an instructional coach and also works part time in Hope’s education department supervising secondary student teachers.

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