Katie’s Books

  • Little Orphant Allie

    Little Orphant Allie is a middle-grade novel-in-verse based on the real-life inspiration for James Whitcomb Riley's classic poem, “Little Orphant Annie."

    Available on Amazon & Bookshop

  • Little Bird Woman

    This middle-grade novel-in-verse follows 11-year-old Geneva on the day of her mother’s funeral as she explores the woods of her old family farm and communes with the natural world around her.

    Little Bird Woman is based on the life of Indiana author and naturalist Gene Stratton Porter.

    Available on Amazon & Bookshop

  • Wildflowers in Watercolor

    A whimsical coming-of-age fantasy told in lyrical verse, Wildflowers in Watercolor follows the stories of three young sisters as they navigate their healing journeys, with a little help from the fairies who have promised to always watch over them.

    Available on Amazon & Bookshop

  • When Mother Read Aloud

    A newly re-released picture book that tells the memoir and life story of Katie’s great-great-great grandmother, Almyra King Holsclaw, an Indiana pioneer woman.

    Find it on Amazon & Bookshop

  • Family History Creative Writing Prompts

    Designed to help family historians write creatively about their ancestors, this book is full of nearly one hundred writing prompts.

    Available on Amazon

  • Going Over Home

    NEWLY RE-RELEASED!

    Maddie Fox’s life changed the day she read her real birth date: May 17, 1820. Not 1990, like she’d been told all along…

    Going over Home follows the story of Maddox Fox as she travels across time through present and pioneer Indiana to uncover the truth about her family’s past— and what that means for her own future.

    Available on Amazon‍ ‍

  • Going Over Jordan

    NEWLY RE-RELEASED!

    The sequel to Going Over Home, Going Over Jordan follows the story of Maddie’s younger sister Ellie as she transitions from the modern life she has always known to her new one in the heart of 19th-century Indiana.

    It seems only a matter of time before Ellie’s mouth gets the best of her. And when it does, everything is at stake— even lives. Now it’s up to her to restore what’s been compromised, and grow from a young girl to the woman she is called to be.

    Available on Amazon

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