Denise Harlow Timpko

The comments from kids who've read the book are now on the home page of my web site. One of the kids, John Serger, caught an error that no one else who's read the book--and there have been many adults--noticed. Thank goodness! At any rate, I've incorporated necessary changes based on the comments I received.

It makes me especially happy that the boys liked the book. Although I had met Richard Hrdy once when he was about 6 or 7, I didn't know him. I've never met Alex Schaaf, and I only see John Serger once or twice a year.  

I've also expanded certain sections of the book to more fully distinguish between Isis and Electra, provide more history about the Stake-a-tine, and set up the following books. In doing so, I discovered the need to tell the story of Granddad Firma and his twin brother Marcus, who have an interesting tale to tell. I've titled that book Destiny Twins.   

A fellow member of my writers group, Felicia Ansty, sent me a stuffed gray squirrel adorned with a purple sash--Willoughby the Squirrel--for Christmas. He and I are pictured on my home page.