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Rusty Watson

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Rusty grew up in St. Louis, Mo. among a large group of very talented family members who worked and created fine art, sang opera, played musical instruments and read novels with a passion. After obtaining her fine art degree from Washington Univ. she had an exciting career as a fashion designer, but when the workday was over, she usually had her "head in a book." Rusty's desire to learn permitted her to go back to college at 40 and obtain a teaching degree. She hopes she has instilled that same desire for knowledge in the hearts and minds of the hundreds of Kindergarten and Art students she has been fortunate to instruct over the years. She believes this cognizance has manifested itself in her desire to research and write about the past gene ...more

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	Matilda's Upside Down Smile (Matilda Learning Books) by Janet Yaeger, Rusty Watson (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 2.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2012 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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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A Sunshine Patriot

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The Goodreads Giveaway is coming to an end, and I am so grateful to those who love to read historical fiction. If you haven't already, don't forget to sign up. This year, 2026, our Nation is celebrating its 250th Anniversary of Independence.
In honor of that historic event, I have written a novel of the Revolutionary War, as told through the eyes and experiences of a young boy an Read more of this blog post »

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Published on April 24, 2026 10:08 • Tags: 1775, courage, grief, historical-fiction, history, kings-mountain, love, love-story, north-carolina, revolutionary-war, young-adult-fiction

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Still Life (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #1)

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