When the Sticks Are Gone

About the Book

David Godfrey, tall for fifteen, didn’t wait for his uncle’s answer. He yanked buckskins over his muscular legs and hurtled down from the loft. Dashing from the feed yard, black crow feathers flying, he leaped over Seeaway’s rump and onto the pony’s back. The story of an orphan boy trying to care for his younger brother in the pioneer days of the Midwest brings adventure and intrigue to the reader. Taming the wild country to carve out a home for settlers, Indians, and oh yes, mischief makers will not only entertain but also bring history alive.

About the Author

I have been a journalist and a writer since I was a child. From the time I visited the press room of the Philadelphia Inquirer, I was hooked. Growing up on the East Coast, I am now a Midwesterner and loving all the research I have been able to glean for my juvenile historic novels. My husband, Jim, is supportive of my craft, as are my four children, nine grandchildren, and now my baby great-grandchildren. I have held writing workshops in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio, and Michigan and served as guest faculty for Chautauqua Highlights and for the Intergenerational Institute in Glens Falls, New York, for four years. I also taught writing workshops in Hilton Head, South Carolina, schools. My books are the following: From the Ashes, Colors of War, Animal Academy, and Turtle in the Hot Plum Moon. I’ve also written short stories for magazines.