Book tells stories about growing up in Plainsboro

By DAN AUBrey

Where Have All The Children

Gone? is the rhetorical question that retired special education teacher Charity Roszel (née Charity Ousley) uses to frame her book in which she reflects on life in the Princeton region nearly 90 years ago and lessons learned in her long career.

Written as a first-person narrative, the writer easily shares her thoughts and recollections, as the following excerpts demonstrate:

“My name is Charity Roszel,

how far would you go if they were sick?

Welcome to Capital Health.

age 96 years young, and this is my first book. I did not write this book to become rich or famous, but I wanted teachers, parents, and anyone who loves children to not only read my book but look and listen to and love children.

My statistics include widowed after almost 70 years of marriage to my husband, Bob, have three daughters, three sons-in-law, four grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, and children I have known and loved through the years.

Storytelling is my way of shar- ing children’s stories with you. Storytelling describes social and cultural activities. Every culture has its own stories or narratives that are shared. I chose written storytelling that has been used in fairy tales, newspapers, novels, and personal storytelling.

Even though many of the stories include me, the stories are about children. At the conclusion of my storytelling, ask and answer for yourself the question, “Where have all the children gone?”

Let’s look at our past as chil-

See BOOK, Page 5