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Sonja Herbert

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http://www.goodreads.com/frauherbert

born

Germany

gender

female

website

http://www.germancarnivalgirl.com/

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https://twitter.com/#!/frauherbert

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Historical Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Young Adult

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January 2012

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Sonja Herbert and her five siblings were raised in a caravan, traveling the carnival circuit from town to town in post-World War II Germany.

Sonja converted to the LDS Church, later married and immigrated to the United States, where she received a bachelor of arts degree at Southern Utah University in Cedar City, Utah, and a master of arts degree from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. She also raised six children, taught school and ESL, and is now a freelance writer.

Besides her childhood memoir, Sonja has also written many autobiographical stories, which have been published in the Chicken Soup for the Soul series and other anthologies. A biographical novel about her half-Jewish mother’s experiences in Nazi Germany is almost finished.

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Sonja Herbert's Blog: German Carnival Girl

Oktoberfest, Part 8

I stared into the sky at the Ferris wheel. It went up and up into the cloudy sky, seemingly right into Heaven. Eventually I looked back down again and realized we stood in a small line of people waiting to get into the gondolas. It was our turn and the roustabout helped us into the yellow and red gondola. It was large, had a canvas roof and the sides were protected by strong plexi-glass. Inside... Read more of this blog post »

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Carnival Girl: Searching for God in the Aftermath of War
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Sonja Herbert wants to read Secret Speakers and the Search for Selador's Gate by Karey (K.S.R. Kingworth) Shane (Goodreads Author)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Sonja Herbert rated a book 3 of 5 stars Nexus Point by Jaleta Clegg (Goodreads Author) read in August, 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
That was a really nice read, even though it wasn't very polished. I'm still thinking about whether I want to read the sequel. I'm leaning toward doing so.
Aug 21, 2012 05:13pm · see review
Sonja Herbert is on page 245 of 328 of Nexus Point: The writing isn't great, but the plotting is. I'm having fun reading it. Nexus Point by Jaleta Clegg (Goodreads Author) progress:	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Sonja Herbert entered a giveaway Redemption of the Sorcerer (The Crystalon Saga, #1) by Ralph L. Angelo Jr. (Goodreads Author)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Sonja Herbert liked MaryAnn Dennis's review of Carnival Girl: Searching for God in the Aftermath of War: " Carnival Girl by Sonja Herbert A Memoir Published by Cedar Fort This is a very well-written memoir of the childhood of a young girl born in the aftermath of WWII Germany, raised in a carnival. I've always been fascinated by WWII history. The author'... " Read more of this review »
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