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Dennis Conrad is the award winning, Amazon bestselling author of Marcus and the Emperor's Coin. This book and The Two-Cent Piece make up the In God We Trust series from Elk Lake Publishing, Inc. Dennis is a retired community college professor of speech communications. He and his wife, Diane, have taught public speaking and English around the world.

1. How did an international traveler and college professor become a children’s author?

2. Why did you choose coins from the time of the American Civil War as the main focus in the book?

3. After 50 years as a coin collector, you stopped, and sold your complete collection. Why?

4. How did coin collecting, the Civil War, and a fictional story about a young girl of faith come together in the Two Cent Piece?

5. How did a comment in a read-and-critique group encourage you to write Marcus and the Emperor’s Coin?

6. You tell the story about writing a book at age nine. What is that all about?

7. What is the “Read Aloud Bonus,” and how can it help family members  reinforce the idea of trusting God?

8. I know your website has free resources for children. What are those resources, and what is the name of your website?

9. Why do you believe reading not only changes lives, but reading can also save lives?