SF Book Review on Serena Tejpar’s “You Are So Much More”

You Are So Much More: An Inspiration for Children Healing from Trauma or Injury follows the tumultuous journey of a young girl who is struggling with her chronic illness. While other children her age are playing outside, going to school, and experiencing the freedom of youth, she must stay in hospital to receive treatment. Since her condition is not mentioned, the story should be easily relatable for any child struggling with any serious ailment. The author acknowledges how scary it can be to live with a serious condition, but also offers hope and encouragement for young survivors.

It is refreshing to see a children’s book that tackles this sensitive subject with a perfect combination positivity and realism. This story is equally important for healthy children to hear. Even though they may not be able to relate to the main character presently, they will gain a better understanding of the daily struggles that plague individuals who are battling illness. The emotions portrayed will help children build empathy toward sick individuals, while also showing how brave one must be to withstand all these challenges. The author provides resources after the story to assist adults who are caring for a child with a chronic illness.

Reviewed By: for San Francisco Book Review
Author Serena Tejpar
Star Count 5/5
Format Trade
Page Count 44 pages
Publisher Loving Healing Press
Publish Date 01-Jun-2022
ISBN 9781615996322
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Issue June 2022
Category Children’s
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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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