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My latest book: Call Me Betsy
This is a picture book about Betsy Ross. I dress up as Betsy every July 4 in my hometown and participate in our Independence Day Parade. I thought it was time I wrote a book about her.
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My fictional Appalachian novel. First in a trilogy.
Unlike my other books (with the exception of the cookbook), this is a fictional novel for adults. I think this novel would be liked by young adults also. It is a short novel (56,000 words) and takes place in 1908 Appalachia. I hope you enjoy it. I started this book in 2008, and I never gave up on it. Through the years I went back to it, edited and added to it until it is what it is today. The writing of this was a labor of love.
If you like fiction about Appalachia in the early 1900s, I think you will enjoy it.
The novel Christy inspired me to write this book.
In a time and culture steeped in superstition and old traditions, Jonathan and Lucy marry. The place is Blackberry Holler, which cuts through the Appalachian hills of West Virginia. The time is 1908. Lucy, a spirited young girl,marries Jonathan even though she secretly believes his ma is a witch. During the first years of her marriage, she discovers secrets and makes wishes on stars, but will she ever accept her eccentric mother-in-law's ways? Her life, the life of her unborn child and the life of her husband's young cousin are in jeopardy. Will her wishes on stars and the unique abilities of Jonathan and his ma be enough to save them?
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Second in a trilogy.
This main story takes place in 1924. Lucy's memories are inserted as separate chapters as she reminisces about past births and deaths in her family. It catches the reader up from what happened from the ending of the first book (1910) to the present time of 1924 when she is expecting her 8th child. A moving story that will touch your heart and have you reading 'til the end to see what happens.
Hum, Hum, Hummingbirds
a picture book about hummingbirds
a pretty and informative picture book for young and old.
Filled with pictures and fun facts!
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Now available in hard back.
My cookbook.
It is filled with over 120 down-home recipes.
Recipes I grew up enjoying and recipes I've grown to love as an adult.
Try my version of Grandma's applesauce stack cake.
It is delicious and worth the trouble of making 7 thin layers and spreading spiced applesauce between each one.
Seven delicious blackberry recipes.
Twelve pages in the back where you can record your treasured recipes - lest you forget.
OOPS! There's been a slight change since publication to one of the recipes. Good news! It has been fixed. If you bought the book after December 1, 2017, no need to worry. If you bought it before December, the revised recipe (Ora's Orange Macaroni) can be seen and copied if you go here.
NEW COVER!
Duck and Cover
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TESTIMONIAL:
"Duck and Cover is a charming novel of young people coming of age during a very frightening time, the early 1960's at the height of the Cold War. Set in West Virginia, Smart's characters are as real as the hills in
which they live, and as enduring. I thoroughly enjoyed the story and believe this author is one to watch (and read) now and in the future." –
Homer Hickam, author Rocket Boys/October Sky and Carrying Albert Home
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REVIEW:
This book is a unique change from the current deluge of stories about robots and super heroes. It is written for middle schoolers, but as someone who was a youngster during this period, I found the memories to have great interest.
Lois Casto
retired teacher and author
Fun Through the Seasons
Recipes, Crafts and Fun Facts for Kids
Volume One
NEW BOOK COVER!
Recipes, Crafts and Fun Facts for Kids
Volume One
NEW BOOK COVER!
Copyright 2014 Janet F. Smart
Available on Amazon.
Also available at Barnes and Noble
FUN THROUGH THE SEASONS:
Recipes, Crafts and Fun Facts for Kids
Volume Two
Copyright 2020
I am proud of this book.
My son and I worked on the cover and I drew and colored the illustrations.
The paperback costs more than volume one because I published it in color.
The illustrations are very bright and colorful. I think children will love it.
It is available in paperback and kindle. Click here to check them out on Amazon.
