Susanna Plotnick

Painter, Illustrator & Doll-maker

BOOKS

Fire Dance, A Lament

Fire Dance, A Lament is a dystopian story set in Coney Island, New York, in the year 2035.  

     Angelina is a happy eight-year old girl who enjoys spending time on the beach and the boardwalk with her older brother Enrique and her older sister Cristina.  It is a violent, smoke-filled world.  Cristina is worried that the birds are breathing in the smoke, and she tries to rescue them by making little masks for them to wear.

     Enrique has a girlfriend, Paloma, who is a dancer on the boardwalk.  Angelina loves Paloma and the other dancers.  As the smoky atmosphere gets worse, violence ensures which will change Angelina’s life forever.

BOOKS

Fire Dance, A Lament

Fire Dance, A Lament is a dystopian story set in Coney Island, New York, in the year 2035.  

     Angelina is a happy eight-year old girl who enjoys spending time on the beach and the boardwalk with her older brother Enrique and her older sister Cristina.  It is a violent, smoke-filled world.  Cristina is worried that the birds are breathing in the smoke, and she tries to rescue them by making little masks for them to wear.

     Enrique has a girlfriend, Paloma, who is a dancer on the boardwalk.  Angelina loves Paloma and the other dancers.  As the smoky atmosphere gets worse, violence ensures which will change Angelina’s life forever.