Rowman & Littlefield Publishers / Sheed & Ward
Pages: 170
Trim: 5½ x 8⅜
978-1-55612-072-5 • Paperback • July 1989 • $17.00 • (£12.99)
978-1-4616-1981-9 • eBook • July 1989 • $16.00 • (£11.99)
Kayla M. Becker is a college student who works part-time with physically and mentally disabled persons at the Handicapped Development Center in Davenport, Iowa. In 1985, at the age of 18, she gave birth to a baby girl. She held her, loved her, and named her Keera before releasing her for adoption.
Connie K. Heckert, M.A., holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Augustana College and a Master of Arts degree from the University of Iowa. She is the author of six published books and has published work in the Midwest newspapers, and national magazines and journals. She is a lecturer at St. Ambrose University, Davenport, Iowa.