<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Stacie Haas, Author]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stacie Haas is the author of Freedom for Me: A Chinese Yankee, an award-winning young adult historical fiction book. ]]></description><link>https://www.staciehaas.com/blog-1</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 11:38:43 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.staciehaas.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Pinching Myself over the Kirkus Star--Freedom For Me: A Chinese Yankee]]></title><description><![CDATA[I did a more formal blog post about my debut novel, Freedom for Me: A Chinese Yankee, earning the prestigious Kirkus Star, but it didn’t...]]></description><link>https://www.staciehaas.com/post/pinching-myself-over-the-kirkus-star-freedom-for-me-a-chinese-yankee</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62c8557e064b5a9fd7a5fb5b</guid><category><![CDATA[#kirkusstar]]></category><category><![CDATA[#bookreviews]]></category><category><![CDATA[#writing, #author ]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2022 16:10:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/64b12a_349ad0ffb9fe49c788a91ddeb65f25c5~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_551,h_207,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Stacie Haas</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Freedom for Me: A Chinese Yankee Earns Prestigious Kirkus Star]]></title><description><![CDATA[Freedom for Me: A Chinese Yankee has received a starred review from Kirkus Reviews. One of the most coveted designations in the book...]]></description><link>https://www.staciehaas.com/post/freedom-for-me-a-chinese-yankee-earns-prestigious-kirkus-star</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62c5c4742ab018e82d5b7dcd</guid><pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2022 17:27:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/64b12a_978d6cf720524503895518bf7ac9b02a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_574,h_623,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Stacie Haas</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Book Review: Touch ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Contemporary Young Adult &#38; Literary Fiction, Five Stars (*Not recommended for under age 15). Touch by Rebecca Miller is the story of two...]]></description><link>https://www.staciehaas.com/post/book-review-touch</link><guid isPermaLink="false">629205ea47efd010dfa7b4c4</guid><pubDate>Sat, 28 May 2022 11:28:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/64b12a_0f54189b532049db9174d82cf923d48c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_225,h_346,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Stacie Haas</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Book Review: Believe by Julie ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Genre: Children, Coming-of-Age Rating: 5/5 Stars In Believe by Julie Mathison, young Melanie is used to hanging out in a tube during...]]></description><link>https://www.staciehaas.com/post/book-review-believe-by-julie</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6262874eea535694176f053a</guid><pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2022 10:50:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/64b12a_92a524eeb2694f03b9c4e5708343ac54~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_286,h_442,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Stacie Haas</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Freedom for Me: The Second Edition]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why a second edition? The first edition of Freedom for Me was published in 2017 by Melody Press, an imprint of 50/50 Press, Inc. Due to...]]></description><link>https://www.staciehaas.com/post/freedom-for-me-the-second-edition</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6258bda1bc6db107e0f140be</guid><pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2022 00:40:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/64b12a_3761f2ccce4e48bf841ce5ed88049279~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Stacie Haas</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>