Young Adult/Children
Jerri Garretson was born in California. Her family moved to Manhattan, Kansas when she was still a toddler. 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 and the University of Kansas and earned master's degree in educational technology from the University of Hawaii at Manoa.
She married Peter W. Garretson who originally came from Germany. They met in the Manhattan City Park swimming pool when he was a student at KSU. Peter and Jerri have two sons and three grandchildren.
Jerri has written nonfiction articles for children's magazines, newspaper features, children's picture books, middle grade novels, and YA fiction as well as newspaper columns. Her fiction has focused mostly on Kansas and the Great Plains.
Jerri is also a photographer and graphic desigher, and sometime illustrator. For instance, her photos and cover designs appear on several of her books.
To learn more, visit http://www.ravenstonepress.com
 | The Complete Guide to Writing Paranormal Novels: Volume 1 Dragon Moon Press ISBN: 978-1897492413 Friendly. Useful. Current. Written by a collection of well-known authors for new authors, The Complete Guide to Writing Paranormal Novels: Volume 1 covers a wide range of topics necessary for building your first paranormal novel. Paranormal novels are found in all sections of the fiction bookstore. One of the most prevalent forms of fantasy masquerading as romances, mysteries, general fiction and urban fantasy, this guide has tips and topics specific to writing a variety of paranormal novels. With chapters on: Angels and Benevolent Spirits; Yes, Virginia, There are Ghosts; Fae, Fey, Faery, Fairy—A Quick Glance into the Abyss; A Map to the Charted “Unknown”; Love, Romance, Sex and...; ’Tis A Mystery; World-building Self-Editing. Have fun with It How to Win Agents and Influence Editors; Dropped Eyes and Unattached Tentacles; Were, Oh Were; Vampires; Lesser Creatures of the Paranormal; Writing for Children and Young Adults; It’s Time to Travel; Marketing for Writers; A Hard, Honest Look at Critiquing Critique Groups; Another Experience; A League of Extraordinary Characters.... This guide will provide a solid path to completing that first novel by offering detailed help and reference material to get you writing. |
 | Kansas Tall Tales Ravenstone Press ISBN: 978-0-9659712-7-0 Three rollicking tall tales: Johnny Kaw - The Pioneer Spirit of Kansas, Kansas Katie - A Sunflower Tale, and Twister Twyla - The Kansas Cowgirl each explore many facets of history, geography and life in Kansas. Illustrated with B&W line drawings children can color or teachers and librarians can copy for classroom use, along with added content like useful internet sites about the themes and topics in each tale, suggestions for further reading, even a song and a cookie recipe. Available as a perfectbound paperback book or as a download. |
 | Trespassing Time - Ghost Stories from the Prairie 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. Awards: 2005 Foreword Magazine BOTY
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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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 | Whispering Springs Ravenston 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. |
 | 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. |
 | Izzie - Growing Up on the Plains in the 1880s Ravenstone Press ISBN: 0-9659712-1-X Thirteen stories a written and illustrated by Marion S. Kundiger and Jerri Garretson.
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. |
