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I'm a writer and college instructor in southern Minnesota, where I was born and raised. WE'LL BE THE LAST ONES TO LET YOU DOWN is my first book for adults. I have written more than 20 books for the children's educational market.

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	We'll Be the Last Ones to Let You Down: Memoir of a Gravedigger's Daughter 3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Can You Survive Antarctica?: An Interactive Survival Adventure 4.07 of 5 stars 4.07 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Life As A Knight: An Interactive History Adventure 3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ancient Rome: An Interactive History Adventure 3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Japanese American Internment: An Interactive History Adventure 3.44 of 5 stars 3.44 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2008 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nebraska 3.0 of 5 stars 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2009	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cheetahs 5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2009	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lions 5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2008	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Penguins 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2008	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Polar Bears 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2009	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Venice: Pure City

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Rachael Hanel wrote a new blog post Family plots I’m excited to post the first installment in what I hope will be a regular series on my blog. I … Continue reading »
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Rachael wants to read Defiant Brides: The Untold Story of Two Revolutionary-Era Women and the Radical Men They Married by Nancy Rubin Stuart	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Rachael rated a book 4 of 5 stars Prairie Silence: A Memoir by Melanie Hoffert read in April, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Hoffert offers an intriguing exploration as to why the prairie (in this case, rural North Dakota) treasures silence, and how someone who doesn't necessarily want to stay silent deals with that unwritten rule. This is a "going back home" memoir--Hoffer...more
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Rachael liked Kristin Thompson ashland's review of We'll Be the Last Ones to Let You Down: Memoir of a Gravedigger's Daughter: " I don't typically like memoirs because I feel like the author is using the platform to justify their behavior. This memoir, however, is more a story of growing up in a small town trying to figure out this big, complicated world. The writing is in... " Read more of this review »
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Rachael wants to read Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? by Jeanette Winterson	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Rachael rated a book 5 of 5 stars Thirty Rooms to Hide In: Insanity, Addiction, and Rock 'n' Roll in the Shadow of the Mayo Clinic by Luke Sullivan (Goodreads Author) read in February, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Wow. Amazing. Luke Longstreet Sullivan has managed to tell an intimate story about his father's alcohol abuse and effect upon a young family with a sense of detachment, which makes the story even more amazing. I got a real, honest sense of the alcoho...more
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