Richard Rooker Biography, Books, and Similar Authors

Richard Rooker Biography

Richard Rooker is an English and history educator, writing coach, and longtime personal friend of Charles Person. He grew up near Niagara Falls, New York, moved to Indiana for college at Purdue University and graduate school at Indiana University. A National History Day project in middle school by his now adult son Zack connected Richard and Charles Person. Rooker consults as a writing coach.

Richard's debut work, Buses Are a Comin' (with Charles Person), stems from the long friendship between the two. Richard enjoys studying the lives of courageous people. Meeting Freedom Riders and learning their stories encouraged Richard to journey with Charles Person through his story as an original Freedom Rider and to document the courage, service, and sacrifice of one of our country's heroes.

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