We Live in Boise

by Elisabeth Sharp McKetta, James Stead, April Vandegrift (Illustrations)

Explore life in Boise, a city that runs into the hills, through the eyes of its children as they grow, make friends, feed elk, paddle rivers, and become part of this vibrant and thriving Inland Northwest community. Following not one child, but many children, "We Live in Boise" shows the cycle of life of growing up alongside one's hometown.

34 pages, Hardcover

Published March 10, 2019

About the author

Elisabeth Sharp McKetta is a novelist, poet, biographer, teacher, and a mother of two. With a PhD on the intersections between fairy tales and autobiography, as well as a seven-year streak of writing weekly poems for strangers, she teaches writing for Harvard Extension School and Oxford Department for Continuing Education. She has authored ten books and co-edited one anthology. Her poetry and short work have been published widely, including in The Poetry Review and Real Simple; her work with myth and memoir has been spotlighted in Harvard Magazine. Her TEDx talk, “Edit Your Life like a Poem,” led to a personal growth guide to be published by Penguin Random House. Elisabeth lives with her sea-swimmer husband and her children.

Reviews

[MCS]

What a fun book! Whether you’ve been to Boise once of live there, it’s a cute story about learning to appreciate the unique moments and spaces around us while we can.