I wasn't an adventurous kid, but I loved exploring deserted houses, nursing wounded soldiers on a battlefield, and saving a town from destruction. I also loved reading movie stars' biographies, and of course, I adored horse and dog stories. I could read through all sorts of distractions, especially a call to help in the house. She's had stories and articles in U.S. Kids, Jack and Jill, 'Teen, and other magazines. She belongs to Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators and Middle Grade Young Adult Network.
Electronic books are a step into the future that children are eager to experience.
Kids who groan when faced with a book are likely to give an e-book a smile, and a try. I'd like to see all kids as eager to read as that little girl in my first class. Fifteen years ago, Betty Jo wrote a diet book that led to her writing nutrition and diet articles for magazines. Out of about 175 articles to date, her proudest achievement was writing an article published by Reader's Digest. Their four married children have given them eleven grandchildren and one great grandson.