<DIV><p><I>Lesson Plans</I> is a captivating and funny novel centered on the lives of three families, each of which has chosen to homeschool for a different reason. Suzanne Greenberg weaves her tale through the perspective of four characters: Patterson, a Christian surfer; David, an empathetic liberal stay-at-home dad who feels stuck in suburbia; Beth, a full-time mom at loose ends; and Beth's six-year-old daughter, Jennifer. As their stories progress and their lives intertwine, each family's challenges loom larger. In a highly entertaining way, <I>Lesson Plans</I> takes a serious look at the choices parents profess to make on behalf of their children.<p><B>Suzanne Greenberg</B> is a professor of English and creative writing at California State University Long Beach. Her fiction, poetry, and essays have appeared in numerous journals, including the <I>Mississippi Review</I>, <I>West Branch</I>, and the <I>Washington Post Magazine</I>. Her collection of short stories, <I>Speed-Walk and Other Stories</I>, was the recipient of the 2003 Drue Heinz Literature Prize. She is the co-author of <I>Everyday Creative Writing: Panning for Gold in the Kitchen Sink</I> and co-author of the children's novels <I>Abigail Iris: The One and Only</I>, and <I>Abigail Iris: The Pet Project</I>. She received her BA from Hampshire College and her MFA from the University of Maryland. She lives in Long Beach, California, with her husband and three children.<BR></DIV>