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Jerri Garretson
Jerri Garretson was born Geraldine Annette Kundiger in San Francisco, California on May 24, 1947. Her family moved to
Manhattan, Kansas in 1949. Her father was an organic chemist on the faculty at
Kansas State University. Her mother
later was a faculty member in the Division of Biology there. Jerri has two sisters and one brother, all younger
than she is. She graduated from Manhattan High School in 1964, and the University of Kansas in 1967. She has a
master's degree in educational technology from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. In 1965 she married Peter W.
Garretson who originally came from Heidelberg, Germany. They met in the Manhattan City Park swimming pool when he
was a student at KSU. Peter and Jerri have two grown sons, Peter Anthony (an Air Force Pilot) and Leif Ashley
(who works for Alltel in Florida), and are grandparents. They live in Manhattan, Kansas.
Visit Jerri at Ravenstone Press:
www.ravenstonepress.com
Jerri's Current Releases
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Trespassing Time - Ghost Stories from the Prairie
An anthology featuring stories by Barbara Baldwin, Jerri
Garretson, Linda Madl, and Sheri L. McGathy
Ravenstone Press
ISBN 0-9659712-6-0
On the lonely trails of the windswept plains, desperate spirits wander across time burdened with the raw emotion of their unsettled lives.
Does the fog creeping up from the river bring vengeful ghosts seeking to settle an old score? Are the fleeting shadows you see from the corner of your eye leading you to the horrors of the restless dead?
These sixteen compelling and spooky stories of love, legends and evil will challenge your sense of reality. Is the deserted church really the Gates of Hell? Can a murdered cat save a young woman's life? Will the friendship of two small children surmount even death? How far will a long-dead mother go to get back a precious charm bracelet? What is the prairie spirit that demands a terrible price from those who break the sod?
From a wind-tossed lake to a lonely abandoned cemetery; from a stone mansion to a barnstormer's plane, eerie specters await you as you dare to trespass time.
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Whispering Springs
Ravenstone Press ISBN 0-9659712-4-4
When 14-year-old Cassie's family buys the grand old mansion on the prairie, she is caught in a frightening web of intrigue. A mysterious cold presence whispers to her and a dangerous stranger spys on them. Cassie must solve the mystery and free a dead girl's ghost from her family's past.
Ages 11-14 - Grades 5-8 and up. Young Adult.
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Imagicat
Ravenstone Press
ISBN 0-9659712-2-8
Eleven-year-old Jeff Holiwell loves to write stories but his knack for getting into mischief is in the way of achieving his dream of being a real writer. Enter Mortimer, a snippy, talking cat whose mission it is to get Jeff motivated.
Ages 8-12 - Grades 4-7 (Intermediate)
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Twister Twyla: The Kansas Cowgirl
Ravenstone Press ISBN 0-9659712-5-2
Twyla started out small, racing the wind in the south pasture, then roping dust devils to keep in the corral. She went on to lasso tornadoes and ride Old Stormy in the Flint Hills Rodeo. This Kansas cowgirl joins the ranks of tall tale heroes as she rides her twisters in the rodeo career of the century.
Come along for the ride!
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Izzie: Growing Up on the Plains in the 1880s
Ravenstone Press ISBN 0-9659712-1-X
Thirteen stories about childhood on the Great Plains in Fergus Falls, Minnesota; holidays, school, family and friends. Meet spunky Izzie who comes to life through her stories and photos and portrays a strong sense of praire community life in the 1880s in her Norwegian-American family.
Ages 5-10
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Johnny Kaw
Ravenstone Press ISBN 0-9659712-0-1
Move over Paul Bunyan! Watch out Pecos Bill!
Here comes 30-foot-tall Johnny Kaw, the Kansas tall tale hero who flattened out Kansas, dug the Kaw River, planted the state with wheat and loped off tornado spouts for a nice bit of rain. Don't miss this rollicking picture book story.
Ages 5-10
This book is out of print, but can still be ordered from Kansas
Originals.
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Kansas Katie: A Sunflower Tale
Ravenstone Press ISBN 0-9659712-3-6
Katie and her cat Buttercup head out West to Kansas and they aren't too pleased at what they find - Kansas needs the touch of a woman. Katie sets out to make Kansas bloom, planting millions and millions of sunflowers. They make great hiding places for Buttercup. A Kansas tall tale.
Ages 5-10
This book is out of print, but can still be ordered from Kansas
Originals.
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