I'm a writer and college instructor in southern Minnesota, where I was born and raised. I've enjoyed researching all of the children's nonfiction books that I've written. My educational background is in history and journalism, so these books fall right within my interests. To me, the most fascinating era in history is whichever one I'm currently researching! I was originally going to minor in history as an undergraduate, but I couldn't decide on what six classes to take, so I made it a major so I could take more classes! I'm now working on a memoir about growing up as a gravedigger's daughter.