tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77020854514092667592024-03-15T18:09:51.697-07:00kristiana gregory: notes from the sunroom, a writer's journey"all the fun's in how you say a thing" -- Robert FrostKristiana Gregoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08364615121361379233noreply@blogger.comBlogger175125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7702085451409266759.post-68056255571257125102024-03-07T05:06:00.000-08:002024-03-07T05:34:16.811-08:00Old friends in the library<p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQVsds-R5wC9PEKBOPrRzqU4flgcLUF7WOS_Qm1n0G1FP5830SpGnw4bGSP5LxzdoddA25fb3g_6_daD8Y05H41f2Fq1osUnCyT7WmEfZtZWDdrEWE-1u-98ondnqKxEyv4PLBn3nzE6qt7mBQBOCZYW05RiJrjLGHx0dup5B1sgCTEqL7ay_ot55mTNs/s320/Emmett,%20library.heic" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="240" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQVsds-R5wC9PEKBOPrRzqU4flgcLUF7WOS_Qm1n0G1FP5830SpGnw4bGSP5LxzdoddA25fb3g_6_daD8Y05H41f2Fq1osUnCyT7WmEfZtZWDdrEWE-1u-98ondnqKxEyv4PLBn3nzE6qt7mBQBOCZYW05RiJrjLGHx0dup5B1sgCTEqL7ay_ot55mTNs/w150-h200/Emmett,%20library.heic" width="150" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">5th graders, field trip</td></tr></tbody></table>In 1960, in California, a few of us neighborhood kids started the Manhattan Beach 4th Street Book and Snack Club That wasn't its official name, but that's how we thought of it. We were nine years old. With younger siblings tagging along, we rode our bikes to the pier then up the hill to the library where whispering--<i>quiet </i>whispering--was strictly enforced. There we roamed the stacks until we each found a book to check out, its plastic cover then crackling against our handlebars as we rode home,<i> fast</i>, because of the treats that awaited us. It was the best part of the club, eating our snacks while looking out at the ocean. Though we never actually discussed the stories we read, we sure had fun. <p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuH7PPdCopaSG3Kuze-2PVkJIRUEEV1fT1bLgZuT4Q280qyulDZ6vijajx8vkC-NBQyFuh7svocvh_Gs7phutwS2Kzdq0-Fvw8GcF9pmkHhdzgzhJbPdj3PVwajRmYKOCURaJQQq00fBqKrS63PGtTj5vl8K8cyrQ-AatKXX_WnAZ_P2bzx_MGDlQ2afw/s320/kg%20library%20books.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="240" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuH7PPdCopaSG3Kuze-2PVkJIRUEEV1fT1bLgZuT4Q280qyulDZ6vijajx8vkC-NBQyFuh7svocvh_Gs7phutwS2Kzdq0-Fvw8GcF9pmkHhdzgzhJbPdj3PVwajRmYKOCURaJQQq00fBqKrS63PGtTj5vl8K8cyrQ-AatKXX_WnAZ_P2bzx_MGDlQ2afw/w150-h200/kg%20library%20books.heic" width="150" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">old friends</td></tr></tbody></table>The other day my niece Hailey sent a photo from a nearby library where she found a modest section of my books. "We're on a field trip to the Palos Verdes Public Library," she texted. "And here you are." My heart soared to see original editions from the Dear America and Royal Diaries series, somewhat ragged, but still in circulation. I have reprinted several different titles through Amazon, and thought it would be fun to post a link here.<div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Great-Railroad-Race-Territory-America/dp/197574232X/ref=sr_1_4?crid=1ICPUXQCJ3RSL&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Pmd2V9orDACFlHqXd-oFQ95cxFg1o4jgAZ2o2f5N18z-WFfkPORIqcRCntgnuMiFITTUJB2eaPwkjNwFl0c7c856oXNi6J2FDDpUqgGwHfA.toKHMew0YTrl_N5VAtE9uW3G2tTL1A8ZOCuLUSC7MRM&dib_tag=se&keywords=the+great+railroad+race+kristiana+gregory&qid=1709816201&s=books&sprefix=the+great+railroad+race%2Cstripbooks%2C176&sr=1-4">The Great Railroad Race</a> was one of my favorite to research and write: <div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzUa_uPUOdPI2JFgifKJ2dLLXkoCYweh2U1Xbtc6yrXk5mbuyikSQUtQs-8nNDB8bmUqMfX8NB0_pMNmF3agaIOKCbFlYrUnI3KjEnk7zyc4f_XjBpKqGrMDcFVgwYVVhP_FeYu3gIFlI9fBAnZ3Vn1VkNXYLA90y-XcozoLElHlSgUhGHbqRmfW00gnY/s576/new%20cover.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="378" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzUa_uPUOdPI2JFgifKJ2dLLXkoCYweh2U1Xbtc6yrXk5mbuyikSQUtQs-8nNDB8bmUqMfX8NB0_pMNmF3agaIOKCbFlYrUnI3KjEnk7zyc4f_XjBpKqGrMDcFVgwYVVhP_FeYu3gIFlI9fBAnZ3Vn1VkNXYLA90y-XcozoLElHlSgUhGHbqRmfW00gnY/w131-h200/new%20cover.jpg" width="131" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Great-Railroad-Race-Territory-America/dp/197574232X/ref=sr_1_4?crid=1ICPUXQCJ3RSL&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Pmd2V9orDACFlHqXd-oFQ95cxFg1o4jgAZ2o2f5N18z-WFfkPORIqcRCntgnuMiFITTUJB2eaPwkjNwFl0c7c856oXNi6J2FDDpUqgGwHfA.toKHMew0YTrl_N5VAtE9uW3G2tTL1A8ZOCuLUSC7MRM&dib_tag=se&keywords=the+great+railroad+race+kristiana+gregory&qid=1709816201&s=books&sprefix=the+great+railroad+race%2Cstripbooks%2C176&sr=1-4">click here</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><i>As the daughter of a newspaper reporter, 14-year-old Libby West keeps a diary account of the exciting events surrounding her during the building of the railroad in the West in 1868. </i></div><div><br /></div><div>I'm still thrilled to read letters from teachers and students studying American history. And our public library is still one of my happy places.<br /><p></p><p><br /></p><br /><p><br /></p><br /></div></div></div>Kristiana Gregoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08364615121361379233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7702085451409266759.post-40200809924558902662024-02-25T13:55:00.000-08:002024-02-25T13:55:30.705-08:00Playing pretend with a three-year-old<p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5D7W7nA9FZNy0mXWOfghRfs9TwSVN9tAC3AEBIDtAZiXQ5AWQyFbKZ1SlwNBz8w_FRdr6NsSB6-NLYnz9g5HsGNYRk32KRnkA9u09xRSja-DktjUntYzFKqdkJ-RqtqchVaSyWj3PaEPNsUEdEmxKgEzYYqOiFoDQsn8DWj4OjtgRhPUzNQK0VJ3jMt0/s320/Jack%20spyglass.JPG" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="240" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5D7W7nA9FZNy0mXWOfghRfs9TwSVN9tAC3AEBIDtAZiXQ5AWQyFbKZ1SlwNBz8w_FRdr6NsSB6-NLYnz9g5HsGNYRk32KRnkA9u09xRSja-DktjUntYzFKqdkJ-RqtqchVaSyWj3PaEPNsUEdEmxKgEzYYqOiFoDQsn8DWj4OjtgRhPUzNQK0VJ3jMt0/w150-h200/Jack%20spyglass.JPG" width="150" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jack, ferryboat captain</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span> </span>The most fun playing with a three-year-old is their imagination. I recently hung out with our grandson Jack after he broke his leg on a trampoline. Despite his red cast he scooted around the house, rolled, and spun, laughing and narrating his games. The toy I brought him was a familiar kitchen item: an empty paper towel tube. He immediately knew its purpose and over several days put it into action: a sword, a telescope, a stick for his bongo drum. Among Legos it became a house chimney, an airport control tower, then a tunnel for tiny race cars. When he called himself a ferryboat captain I asked if he could see a lighthouse. <div><span> </span>"Umm ... yes. There!" he said, aiming his spyglass at the dog. </div><div><br /><div><span><span> I look forward to when </span>Jack and I can read a Cabin Creek Mystery together. He's a little young now but I'm sure he'll be able to imagine a giant Pacific Octopus, a shark, and the tall haunted lighthouse. </span><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Legend-Haunted-Lighthouse-Cabin-Mysteries/dp/B0BP4L3XDS/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1R2H3K8DOBWJ3&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.WCAuV5rMonticwWz5y6PbqbUMnwJapxNg0JROJX0OWhxXg9QCu1o7o79R47DV2DuWpL4jt5Lm-nfUU8ovpXKAjpxIWtHQ2dnd7veeG67Q2_BTQBV5B0zZmePhJD80btAvTUtBhdW5NkcyCR4ZX3pf0R8jYLEq0c_Ls08BPPAh3Hexto_mZTI8RHUjAGLEUAzIIwGviqxA9-olN-gU5Fc7Fxf5e4qk6bnyYfDO7WqhqM.uFJjLLjTBdcARWf_syu_dgEl75_iz3tPksaa4f_Ip8c&dib_tag=se&keywords=the+legend+of+the+haunted+lighthouse&qid=1708896892&s=books&sprefix=the+legend+of+the+haunted%2Cstripbooks%2C173&sr=1-1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1600" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRbZNBFBzEpb9KJAEwBMPmMYHENaypD8V2M4zg7veh17ku_FYhRqpnVmVvyozIv8REQgtxmcEH7xFUVkqHSfXKsIJYOYaizmdTXmXSwLnp4N3YUOGV0ixKc3TesXoEJiRPrgnCK-KTBbCm3nUUE3yf_NFXLqy_wSxBGsS_u0GZfW6835N9GiqG2wza6QY/w125-h200/CC-11%20KDP%2011.29.22.jpg" width="125" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Legend-Haunted-Lighthouse-Cabin-Mysteries/dp/B0BP4L3XDS/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1R2H3K8DOBWJ3&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.WCAuV5rMonticwWz5y6PbqbUMnwJapxNg0JROJX0OWhxXg9QCu1o7o79R47DV2DuWpL4jt5Lm-nfUU8ovpXKAjpxIWtHQ2dnd7veeG67Q2_BTQBV5B0zZmePhJD80btAvTUtBhdW5NkcyCR4ZX3pf0R8jYLEq0c_Ls08BPPAh3Hexto_mZTI8RHUjAGLEUAzIIwGviqxA9-olN-gU5Fc7Fxf5e4qk6bnyYfDO7WqhqM.uFJjLLjTBdcARWf_syu_dgEl75_iz3tPksaa4f_Ip8c&dib_tag=se&keywords=the+legend+of+the+haunted+lighthouse&qid=1708896892&s=books&sprefix=the+legend+of+the+haunted%2Cstripbooks%2C173&sr=1-1">click here</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Legend-Haunted-Lighthouse-Cabin-Mysteries/dp/B0BP4L3XDS/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1R2H3K8DOBWJ3&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.WCAuV5rMonticwWz5y6PbqbUMnwJapxNg0JROJX0OWhxXg9QCu1o7o79R47DV2DuWpL4jt5Lm-nfUU8ovpXKAjpxIWtHQ2dnd7veeG67Q2_BTQBV5B0zZmePhJD80btAvTUtBhdW5NkcyCR4ZX3pf0R8jYLEq0c_Ls08BPPAh3Hexto_mZTI8RHUjAGLEUAzIIwGviqxA9-olN-gU5Fc7Fxf5e4qk6bnyYfDO7WqhqM.uFJjLLjTBdcARWf_syu_dgEl75_iz3tPksaa4f_Ip8c&dib_tag=se&keywords=the+legend+of+the+haunted+lighthouse&qid=1708896892&s=books&sprefix=the+legend+of+the+haunted%2Cstripbooks%2C173&sr=1-1" target="_blank"><span style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em;"></span></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p></div></div>Kristiana Gregoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08364615121361379233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7702085451409266759.post-27504107288256955132024-02-05T14:18:00.000-08:002024-02-05T14:22:32.968-08:00When a real cat inspires a Cabin Creek Mystery<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK0L1HfP6nKC-NmLvIaWPd258o75GRD_2WMPR32WS_8SzH3HeQIeIOq46LPQb8yB9gSE4O7oUeja2tKSO0x6A16AloP6hwbBAHBjKrGBRbDfXx2beezN8xqFrJn1BtowSML2tHjOURMDLKIASwFv-pqcCQ8pGGrDNEsp1E48DNJIht1Z1asBRXrfQb6eA/s2410/Leon%20on%20Fishtank%20%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2410" data-original-width="2388" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK0L1HfP6nKC-NmLvIaWPd258o75GRD_2WMPR32WS_8SzH3HeQIeIOq46LPQb8yB9gSE4O7oUeja2tKSO0x6A16AloP6hwbBAHBjKrGBRbDfXx2beezN8xqFrJn1BtowSML2tHjOURMDLKIASwFv-pqcCQ8pGGrDNEsp1E48DNJIht1Z1asBRXrfQb6eA/w261-h264/Leon%20on%20Fishtank%20%20copy.jpg" width="261" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Leon, guarding the fish tank</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Our neighbor's cat, Leon, often visits when he sees my husband and me in the garden or on our deck reading. Sometimes he brings us a wiggly mouse or a sad little bird, but mostly he likes lounging near us. When he jumps on the table we grab our water bottles just before he knocks them over, then with a dramatic flop he settles in with purring. Click <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Shark-Cabin-Creek-Mysteries/dp/1731480431/ref=sr_1_1?crid=22G8BR26QHQJG&keywords=the+shadow+at+shark+cove&qid=1707159795&s=books&sprefix=the+Shadow+at+Shark+%2Cstripbooks%2C208&sr=1-1" target="_blank">here</a> for a link to the book on Amazon. I hope you enjoy meeting Leon in THE SHADOW AT SHARK COVE where the cousins try to solve the mystery of the disappearing octopus.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2I8f4mugbUeq3RnruF-93midn8DAKpxJJUnJz7IxOoMuoNZvSgi0mFF9Tvm3oNfRVhVl732DjU1DijdUNSo-lZy3o1RmSeXZb380Cy8CvHazEHhTOvUwq2fVHzYjjWO79dIgetSjCh0sWOt-_NW4fb7ffANPQkMOv1xbgQ_5q31Rb1wyLAK0VBC3MPh4/s320/Leon%20on%20deck,4.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="240" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2I8f4mugbUeq3RnruF-93midn8DAKpxJJUnJz7IxOoMuoNZvSgi0mFF9Tvm3oNfRVhVl732DjU1DijdUNSo-lZy3o1RmSeXZb380Cy8CvHazEHhTOvUwq2fVHzYjjWO79dIgetSjCh0sWOt-_NW4fb7ffANPQkMOv1xbgQ_5q31Rb1wyLAK0VBC3MPh4/s1600/Leon%20on%20deck,4.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our good neighbor, Leon</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><a name='more'></a><p><span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Kristiana Gregoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08364615121361379233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7702085451409266759.post-54824217013505068052018-03-15T09:24:00.001-07:002018-03-15T09:24:37.067-07:003rd graders love Cabin Creek Mysteries<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A wonderful surprise just made my day. My post office box was stuffed with letters from 3rd graders in North Carolina. In various degrees of beautiful penmanship with charming drawings, they explained that their teacher reads two chapters a day to them. They were thrilled with the stories, but "very, very sad" that #8 was about to end. "Please write more," they said. In a separate note their teacher added,<br />
<i> I wanted you to see how your Cabin Creek Mysteries have motivated my 3rd-grade students to love mysteries. Recently one of my students came to me all excited that he had found book 9 in your CCM. Naturally I had to add it to my collection. We are currently writing mysteries in class and many students have incorporated your books into their story. Thanks for helping my students love "read alouds".</i><br />
My pleasure! And thank you to teachers and parents who pass on a love of story to children. I'm privileged to be part of this adventure, and 'very, very happy' to tell them #10 is on the way: "The Curse of Shark Cove," set in a California town by the sea.Kristiana Gregoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08364615121361379233noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7702085451409266759.post-55234098040904572482018-02-23T15:23:00.001-08:002018-02-23T15:23:47.164-08:00NEW Cabin Creek Mystery<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"> The cousins are excited for their first campout on Lost Island with their friends Vimila and Anupam [from #8: </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01CTFQGAQ" style="font-size: small;">The Case of the Spying Drone</a><span style="font-size: x-small;">]. When they hear distressing cries of an animal and from their Lookout Tower see what appears to be a baby bear on the shore of Grizzly Paw Wilderness, limping and shivering, they want to save it. They fear its ferocious mother however, especially after discovering that a bear has ravaged their fort and food. Plans for rescue are thwarted by a storm, making it dangerous to row across the inlet. Worse though, their boat has come untied and is drifting out onto the lake: They're stranded! Growing hungrier by the hour the five kids must decide how to safely leave the island before their parents begin to worry.</span><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MRB7XttpRSI/WpCL5CZnrUI/AAAAAAAABR8/2e3mNRUFiLcuBsVvyCK-diUhpO0BHx-dwCLcBGAs/s1600/Backpacks%2Bon%2BDock.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1021" data-original-width="1600" height="204" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MRB7XttpRSI/WpCL5CZnrUI/AAAAAAAABR8/2e3mNRUFiLcuBsVvyCK-diUhpO0BHx-dwCLcBGAs/s320/Backpacks%2Bon%2BDock.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"> And stay tuned for Cabin Creek #10! I'm working on <i>The Curse of Shark Cove</i> and can't wait to share it with you. Here's a quick peek: Jeff, David, and Claire travel to California to visit their cousin Bronte Bella, who lives in Gray's Beach [from my middle-grade novel <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Brontes-Book-Club-Kristiana-Gregory/dp/0986152218/ref=tmm_pap_title_0">Bronte's Book Club</a>]. The four cousins have a surprising adventure in this small town by the sea, where strange and unexplained things are happening.</span><br />
<br />Kristiana Gregoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08364615121361379233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7702085451409266759.post-71774487206106985602017-09-18T09:54:00.000-07:002017-09-18T09:54:37.091-07:00new release: The Great Railroad Race<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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Hello Readers!<br />
I'm happy to announce new editions of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075LH4G47/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1505325247&sr=1-3&keywords=the+great+railroad+race+by+kristiana+gregory">The Great Railroad Race: The Diary of Libby West, Utah Territory 1868</a>.<br />
Originally published in Scholastic's Dear America series, it's now available in paperback and on Kindle:<br />
<i>As the daughter of a newspaper reporter, fourteen-year-old Libby keeps a
diary account of the exciting events surrounding her during the
building of the railroad in the West in 1868</i>.<br />
I had a blast researching this momentous time in American history and exploring Promontory Summit Utah with our teenage sons. With the Wasatch Mountains in the background, it was a thrill to witness a reenactment: the chugging-chugging of Locomotive <i>No. 119</i>, its smokestack billowing steam and its shrill whistle as it met nose-to-nose with <i>Jupiter</i>. Years earlier I had lived in Salt Lake City blocks from Brigham Young's house and other spots featured in this story. Being able to see and touch historic sites has always enriched my imagination, and made writing so much fun.<br />
And for fans of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Jimmy-Spoon-Express-Legend-Volume/dp/1505329000/ref=tmm_pap_title_0">Jimmy Spoon and the Pony Express,</a> I wove in scenes with Jimmy, Nahanee and their "little surprise." I hope you enjoy these new editions!Kristiana Gregoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08364615121361379233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7702085451409266759.post-79706574810653889522017-07-10T08:09:00.000-07:002017-07-10T08:09:32.569-07:00neighborhood library<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Poppy loves our library</td></tr>
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Boise's Library! at Cole & Ustick received a Gold LEED
certification for its green features and sustainable design. "Flowing"
river rock and xeri-scape gives it a beautiful Idaho feel. And here's
Poppy, super excited about the electric vehicle charging station.Kristiana Gregoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08364615121361379233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7702085451409266759.post-46258223990440328712017-07-06T16:44:00.001-07:002017-07-06T16:44:40.286-07:00Mandarin translations<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Look what FedEx just delivered! Chinese translations for Scholastic Royal Diaries.<br />
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I don't have links yet, but here they are for the English:<br />
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Catherine-Great-Journey-Russia-Diaries/dp/1533664226/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=">Catherine: The Great Journey, Russia 1743</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Cleopatra-VII-Daughter-Egypt-Diaries/dp/0590819755/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1499384256&sr=1-1&keywords=cleopatra+vii+daughter+of+the+nile">Cleopatra: Daughter of the Nile, Egypt 57 B.C.</a><br />
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<br />Kristiana Gregoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08364615121361379233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7702085451409266759.post-26899219865889622872017-05-18T20:50:00.000-07:002017-05-18T20:50:08.588-07:00Mother's Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A pretty day to plant a Mother's Day hydrangea with Poppy (garden supervisor) and my friend Savannah.<br />
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Kristiana Gregoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08364615121361379233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7702085451409266759.post-86241968888216312422017-05-02T16:54:00.001-07:002017-05-02T16:54:39.836-07:00our new gardener<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Poppy, aka Captain Judy Muffinhead</td></tr>
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It's a beautiful spring day in Boise. <br />
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After a brief inspection of the perimeter, our yard supervisor took to
the shade. Her folded front paw indicates she's thinking about things.Kristiana Gregoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08364615121361379233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7702085451409266759.post-26327845200622244222017-04-29T16:51:00.002-07:002017-04-29T17:01:00.768-07:00buddy, the neighborhood McCaw<div class="_5pbx userContent" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="js_9jw">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Buddy could live to be 80 years</td></tr>
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On
my walk this afternoon, I made a new friend. Buddy is a Catalina McCaw,
19 years old with a vocabulary of more than 75 words. He loves Cheetos,
burgers and ice cream, and to watch football and golf on the 55" TV in
his room. From Sesame Street he learned his colors and how to count.<br />
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He's afraid of spiders and snakes. When he was watching the
nature channel and saw an anaconda, he shrieked, "Help me! Help me!"<br />
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This is why I carry a pen and notebook in my pocket.</div>
Kristiana Gregoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08364615121361379233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7702085451409266759.post-49486149130334544362017-04-24T17:08:00.001-07:002017-04-26T17:17:55.320-07:00SCBWI authors in Boise<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tess Hilmo and I with fellow book lovers</td></tr>
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An enthusiastic audience of readers and writers, and panel of authors met last Friday at Rediscovered Books, in downtown Boise. Owner <a class="profileLink" data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show="1" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=1036519712" href="https://www.facebook.com/laura.delaney.106">Laura DeLaney</a> hosted with great questions, sharing her own passion about children's literature. The evening was part of the conference at Boise State University, sponsored by the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI).<br />
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With <a class="profileLink" data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show="1" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=1311263460" href="https://www.facebook.com/amyacook">Amy Allgeyer</a>, <a class="profileLink" data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show="1" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=1043256959" href="https://www.facebook.com/neysa.jensen">Neysa Jensen</a>, <a class="profileLink" data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show="1" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=100001356513860" href="https://www.facebook.com/tess.harthilmo">Tess Hart Hilmo</a>, Leslie Patricelli, Wendy McClure, <a class="profileLink" data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show="1" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=14169" href="https://www.facebook.com/elisabeth.mcketta">Elisabeth McKetta</a>l <a class="profileLink" data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show="1" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=579835456" href="https://www.facebook.com/gloria.skurzynski">Gloria Skurzynski</a> Alane Ferguson <a class="profileLink" data-hovercard-prefer-more-content-show="1" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=1063262625" href="https://www.facebook.com/sarahtregay">Sarah Tregay</a><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bookstore owner, Laura DeLaney, describes her love of children's literature</td></tr>
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Kristiana Gregoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08364615121361379233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7702085451409266759.post-52564415832318175452017-04-06T09:24:00.000-07:002017-04-06T09:24:29.403-07:00sidewalk wisdom<div class="_5pbx userContent" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="js_i">
<a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mWyMwq1qN5k/WOZrOxVodSI/AAAAAAAABMM/OMM86xOB6VYmBAv67IKnzfk-Pg98L2ljACLcB/s1600/sidewalk.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mWyMwq1qN5k/WOZrOxVodSI/AAAAAAAABMM/OMM86xOB6VYmBAv67IKnzfk-Pg98L2ljACLcB/s400/sidewalk.JPG" width="300" /></a>During a lovely walk downtown Boise yesterday afternoon, I came upon this chalked message on 9th Street:<br />
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"When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced.<br /> Live your life so that when you die, the world cries and you rejoice. -- Indian saying"</div>
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<br />Kristiana Gregoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08364615121361379233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7702085451409266759.post-86552442643965706362017-03-24T08:16:00.000-07:002017-03-24T08:16:34.683-07:00family emergency = plea for health care<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
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{page:WordSection</style><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">In the emergency room six months ago, my husband
and I learned he had suffered an "R-Triple A": Ruptured Abdominal
Aortic Aneurysm. His first response: "I want a second opinion." The
surgeon shook his head. "Buddy, you don't have time for a second opinion.
You're going to die in thirty minutes. If you have surgery you might survive,
but there's only a 5% chance." </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">I'm writing this today for three reasons:</span></span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">1 -- The insidious debate about health care in the
United States. What Speaker of the House Paul Ryan proposes is scurrilous.
Millions of Americans will be forced to chose between seeing a doctor and
putting food on the table. People will die.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">2 -- In the ER that dreadful night, my husband
asked for a second opinion because he worried this medical emergency would
bankrupt our family. I foolishly had driven him to the hospital instead of
calling 911. Ambulances are expensive.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">3 -- I recently found my ER notes, jotted in
between calls and texts with our sons, and questions to the medical staff. I'd begun
a list of stuff used, to double-check against our future bill, having
experienced double charges in past care: "...nausea meds, painkillers, IV,
barf bag, cotton swabs, urine container, "robe", blood tests..." </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> Looking back I see a frantic couple married 35
years, terrified of losing each other but more so, terrified of the financial
hit. We are fortunate and grateful. A skilled surgeon, Dr. Christopher Alessi,
saved my husband's life.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> Short of having a single-payer health care system, we
need the ACA to be improved and expanded, not repealed.
</span></span></span>Kristiana Gregoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08364615121361379233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7702085451409266759.post-42217463420466474012017-03-18T07:30:00.003-07:002017-03-18T07:30:58.331-07:00Ada, the neighborhood elk, her bittersweet storyIdaho cares about wildlife. I love this bittersweet story.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Feb. 27, behind Boise Co-Op</td></tr>
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From Sitka Koloski re Ada the elderly elk:<br />"Ada was blocking traffic so the BPD were trying to feed her and give her water and she drank once but couldn't hold it down or leave the road so they sent traffic around her waiting for F&G to come assess. She was bleeding out both ends and went down on her own and was just at the end of her life so F&G put her down to end her suffering at this irreversible point where her digestive system shut down and they took her to the foothills since not diseased. Feeding her clearly just eased her final days. All positive and caring."<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Boise Northend, Fort Street</td></tr>
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<br />Kristiana Gregoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08364615121361379233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7702085451409266759.post-88107896158221476522017-03-16T08:35:00.001-07:002017-03-16T08:36:46.130-07:00letter from an immigrant 5th grader<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Kids who love to read are a breath of fresh air in these turbulent times. This fan letter from a fifth grader arrived yesterday and really touched me. She created art on both sides of the envelope and on her two pages. Then she wrote, "I've only been in America for half a year. I left my family in China, I am here with my mom." In the margin she drew a sad face with tears. Oh gosh. I wonder about her story.</span>Kristiana Gregoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08364615121361379233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7702085451409266759.post-68400165008485036172017-03-01T12:44:00.000-08:002017-03-01T13:01:59.935-08:00hope is in our youthAt the Idaho State Capitol, listening to senators debate SCR 108, which called for a
Constitutional Convention -- thankfully it was defeated 24-11. I was inspired to see students from 3rd grade to 12th learning about our democratic process. My
hope is in our youth.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">civics lesson</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">at the Capitol with my buddy Tracy Olson</td></tr>
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Kristiana Gregoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08364615121361379233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7702085451409266759.post-47718371927579071192017-02-28T11:27:00.000-08:002017-02-28T11:27:05.945-08:00mem fox, new revolutionaryMem Fox described her experience with LAX custom agents last week. Her finally comment resonates: “I wasn’t pulled out of the line because I was a revolutionary. But now I am.”<br />
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<a href="http://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/an-australian-childrens-book-authors-harrowing-interrogation-at-lax?mbid=social_facebook">http://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/an-australian-childrens-book-authors-harrowing-interrogation-at-lax?mbid=social_facebook</a>Kristiana Gregoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08364615121361379233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7702085451409266759.post-69734015249107497122017-02-27T06:34:00.000-08:002017-03-02T14:56:57.645-08:00Ada, the neighborhood elk<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Yesterday morning I watched what I thought was a baby moose behind the Boise Co-Op,
chewing the bushes at Dr. Bodily's dentist office. She was scruffy
adorable. Seeing wildlife in town however, may become a joy of the past,
with no more stewardship of our environment. The president's new puppet, Scott Pruitt, says eliminating the EPA "is justified" --
that Americans look at it "much like they look at the IRS." Words fail.
<a href="http://abcn.ws/2lW3kPS" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://abcn.ws/2lW3kPS</a><br />
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Fortunately for now, Idaho Fish & Game is on duty. They've been out to see her and have determined she is an older elk they call "Ada," but because of her age she can't be sedated <span class="text_exposed_show">and moved. Most likely she'll forage in the neighborhood and eventually make her way back to the foothills. The best thing is "to give her space until she's ready
to leave on her own;" and especially NOT to feed her, so she won't become dependent on humans. Thank you, Idaho Fish & Game for checking on "Ada."</span></div>
Kristiana Gregoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08364615121361379233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7702085451409266759.post-62370567928254137412017-02-26T13:50:00.000-08:002017-02-26T13:56:04.654-08:00boys who read<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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One summer day years ago, friends from Colorado drove through Idaho and stopped in Boise to visit us. During our lunch of BBQ'd hamburgers we somehow got on the subject of books so I showed the brothers to our shelves. After an hour the adults realized the house had grown quiet and the boys had vanished. We found them out front in the backseat of their van. Seeing them engrossed in reading warmed my heart then and does to this day. This photo [<b>ABOVE</b>] is still on our fridge; their books: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Dear-America-Across-Lonesome-Prairie/dp/0545350662/ref=sr_1_fkmr1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1488144160&sr=1-2-fkmr1&keywords=across+the+wide+and+lonesome+prai">Across the Wide and Lonesome Prairie: The Oregon Trail Diary of Hattie Campbell, 1847. </a>These brothers obviously kept reading and reading because they're now college graduates -- and happen to be married to lovely, smart women. I'm so delighted for them!Kristiana Gregoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08364615121361379233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7702085451409266759.post-52139203337258546762017-02-25T07:37:00.001-08:002017-02-25T07:52:59.383-08:00mem fox<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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My favorite
children's book author from Australia, Mem Fox, doubts she'll ever visit
our country again. On her way to Milwaukee to address a convention she and a room-full of travelers were detained at LAX for visa checks. She said the border agents acted as if they'd been given "turbocharged
power" by the president's executive order. <br />
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Afterward she said, "I have never in my life been spoken to with such insolence, treated
with such disdain, with so many insults and with so much gratuitous
impoliteness." <br />
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I am so ashamed of the White House puppet show. <br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-02-25/mem-fox-detained-at-los-angeles-airport-by-us-officials/8303366">http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-02-25/mem-fox-detained-at-los-angeles-airport-by-us-officials/8303366</a>Kristiana Gregoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08364615121361379233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7702085451409266759.post-71406252421291239582017-02-16T18:57:00.001-08:002017-02-16T20:36:43.594-08:00letter from U.S. Senator<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I love receiving personal letters.<br />
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Especially from a United States Senator.<br />
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This one is from my Idaho representative, James Risch. I had written requesting a NO vote for Betsy DeVos as Education Secretary because of her zero time in public schools. He voted YES, however. Well, now that he and she will share time in Washington, D.C., perhaps she'll
offer tips about how to actually read his letters before signing his name.<br />
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Oh
wait! Idaho is 46th in the country in education, so maybe this is the best he can do.Kristiana Gregoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08364615121361379233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7702085451409266759.post-61765459078849029492017-02-13T14:50:00.002-08:002017-02-13T14:56:46.424-08:00resistance <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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When I heard that letters to Washington, D.C. go through anthrax
screening and take longer to be read, I pulled out my stash of souvenir
postcards, many of scenic Idaho, and bought a bunch of 34-cent stamps. Here goes! Kristiana Gregoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08364615121361379233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7702085451409266759.post-23823488411123568782017-01-30T14:56:00.001-08:002017-01-30T14:56:56.187-08:00getting off my duff<div class="_5pbx userContent" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="js_1bx">
<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DFZHlCFG5Ew/WI_DGgiGJ8I/AAAAAAAABGA/awtcFTKBQlYDOBDhYcsuAkyGJp8nF0-TwCLcB/s1600/Sen.Risch%2Boffice.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="149" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DFZHlCFG5Ew/WI_DGgiGJ8I/AAAAAAAABGA/awtcFTKBQlYDOBDhYcsuAkyGJp8nF0-TwCLcB/s200/Sen.Risch%2Boffice.JPG" width="200" /></a>I
am a daughter of American Revolutionary War soldiers. To honor their
sacrifice and for the future of my children and grandchildren, I'm
getting off my duff.<br />
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Thomas Jefferson, the primary author of the Declaration of Independence, said, "When injustice becomes law,
resistance becomes a duty."<br />
<br /> So today some brand new friends and I
visited our U.S. Senators, Mike Crapo and James Risch at their offices in Boise, Idaho. Urged a NO vote
for Betsy DeVos as Education Sec'y, NO to immigration ban, and chatted
up other issues. Sooooo much work ahead, but I'm psyched.</div>
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Kristiana Gregoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08364615121361379233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7702085451409266759.post-10586178114191283802017-01-28T19:40:00.000-08:002017-01-28T19:40:26.922-08:00NEW study guides, Revolutionary War series<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hello Teachers and Parents!<br />
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I'm happy to announce new study guides for Hope's Revolutionary War Diaries #1-3: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B013R78CRK">Five Smooth Stones</a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B013R78HYS">We Are Patriots</a>, and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B013R78GJO">When Freedom Comes</a>. It was a lot of fun revisiting my research and travel to historic Philadelphia. I've included writing and drawing prompts, ideas for discussion, some activities, a recipe in each, and tidbits about myself. The free guides are on my <a href="http://kristianagregory.com/">website</a>. I hope they're fun for you and your readers!<br />
<br />Kristiana Gregoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08364615121361379233noreply@blogger.com0