Nancy Schwartz on Raising a Son with Trisomy 21 / Down Syndrome

Nancy Schwartz:”Up, Not Down Syndrome: Uplifting Lessons Learned from Raising a Son with Trisomy 21″

Presented February 11, 2021
for Phoenixville Public Library

Up, Not Down Syndrome is a love letter and a map. Experience how it feels to think your life is over after having an unlovable baby. At first the loss seems impossible to overcome. Alex becomes Nancy’s greatest teacher. Love is stronger than fear. Everyone has gifts. The book consists of three parts: the story, the lessons Alex taught Nancy, and Alex’s perspective. Up, Not Down Syndrome is a promise to stay positive, no matter what: up, not down. Nancy’s journey gets to the core of what it is to be human.

Nancy M. Schwartz has taught in Pennsylvania for 26 years. She holds certificates as an ESL program specialist, reading specialist, and elementary and early education teacher. Nancy’s undergraduate degree came from Temple University, and she attended graduate school at Saint Joseph’s University. Nancy spent several summers studying at the Teachers College Columbia University, Reading and Writing Project. She enjoys ballet, reading, writing, art, fashion, animals, music, and, most of all, motherhood. This is her first book. More info at https://upnotdownbook.com​.

Upper Michigan

SKU 979-8-89656-117-0
$18.95
Stories, Memories, and Poems
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Product Details
UPC: 979-8-89656-117-0
Brand: Modern History Press
Binding: Paperback
Grade Level or Age Range: Adult
Audiobook: Audible, iTunes
Edition: 1st
Author: R. H. Miller
Illustrator: Joanna Walitalo
Pages: 126
Publication Date: 05/01/2026

There's a place where rivers run cold and clear, where the woods seem to remember everything, and where a simple day outdoors can become a lasting memory.

In Upper Michigan: Stories, Memories, and Poems, R. H. Miller invites readers into that world--shaped by friendship, loss, humor, and the quiet pull of the North. Through short stories, memories, and poems, he captures the spirit of the Upper Peninsula: its people, landscapes, and defining moments.

Fishing threads through the collection, but these pieces reach far beyond it. At their heart, they explore connection--between friends, generations, and the places that shape us. There is laughter, grief, and the kind of wisdom that comes with time.

Warm, honest, and deeply reflective, this collection offers a chance to slow down and step into another rhythm--one memory, one story at a time.

"Upper Michigan, R. H. Miller's new collection of stories, poems, and memories, will be a delight to anyone who loves fly fishing, the U.P., nature, and married couple humor. Like John Voelker in Trout Madness, Miller finds solace in nature, understands the deeper consolations to be found in a trout stream or out in the wilderness, and paints pictures with words that make you wish you were fishing right now." -- Tyler R. Tichelaar, PhD and award-winning author of Charley Kawbawgam: Ojibwa Chief and Lake Superior Pioneer

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