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SUMMARY:Book Launch - Carolyn Zeisset - Caught in the Middle
DESCRIPTION:Francie & Finch Bookshop is pleased to welcome back author and historian Carolyn Zeisset as she presents her newest novel for kids and adults\, Caught in the Middle\, a story about twelve-year-old Alice who is caught between childhood and adulthood\, changing women’s roles\, and World War I America and a German-speaking\, peace-church heritage. The novel follows Alice as she must decide who she is.\nOrder your copy HERE\nABOUT THE BOOK:\nAlice Janzen chafes that she must do all the girl chores in a family with five brothers. Her parents treat her like a child\, but expect her to be responsible for her little brother\, teaching him to write the German her family speaks\, though it is banned at school. Her parents say war is wrong\, but her brother Simon follows war news in the weekly paper. \nNew student Rebecca is the most interesting person in school\, though others belittle her. Alice learns Rebecca’s family lost their small farm to oil speculators and that the girl’s step-brothers are on the war’s front lines. \nFrau Fleming serves tea from a samovar and tells Alice about bringing it to America when the Russian czar changed rules so that German-speaking men had to be in his army. She says if she must move again\, she will take the samovar\, “unless there is a girl who keeps our ways.” \nPeople harass German-speaking neighbors\, especially members of peace churches. During a raid that vandalizes farms\, Rebecca’s little brother falls off his horse as he rides with the mob. Rebecca blames Alice for her brother’s fall. Alice’s three draft-age brothers each understand their religious beliefs differently and have different war experiences. Alice’s sister and husband emigrate to Canada when they are threatened with imprisonment. Spanish flu closes public places and spreads in military camps. \nAfter the war\, Alice learns that Rebecca’s brother was wounded in battle\, and Simon saved him. Alice thinks she should write a story about Rebecca’s brothers\, but she is torn by the feeling she should instead write her own brothers’ story. What decision will she make? \nABOUT THE AUTHOR:\nAs she grew up\, Carolyn Zeisset was interested in ways families of her father (English-Scotch-Irish) and mother (German from Russia) were different and alike. This sparked a life-long interest in culture\, language\, and history\, She heard stories all around her and wrote and illustrated her first story at the age of eight. \nHer first historical novel\, Then the Rules Changed (2022)\, tells a story of Isaac\, a boy whose family immigrates from South Russia to the Great Plains in the 1870s. The new one\, Caught in the Middle\, shows Alice\, Isaac’s young daughter\, caught between identities as an American with German-speaking heritage during World War I. Readers of both books are 9-99+. \nCarolyn is a life-long educator and has taught and written curriculum for preschool\, elementary\, middle school\, and adult levels in public school\, religious\, and business settings.
URL:https://francieandfinch.com/event/book-launch-carolyn-zeisset-caught-in-the-middle/
LOCATION:Francie & Finch Bookshop\, 130 S. 13th Street\, Lincoln\, NE\, 68508\, United States
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SUMMARY:Book Launch - Alison Pearce Stevens - When Beavers Move In
DESCRIPTION:Join us as we welcome back beloved children’s author Alison Pearce Stevens as she brings hands on demonstrations to dive us into the world of her newest book When Beavers Move In!\nPre-Order your copy today by following the link HERE! \nAbout the Book:\nWhen beavers move in\, they chew down a tree.\nThey nibble the bark.\nAnd they drag the branches into a stream. \nBeavers topple trees and build dams\, which can cause floods and disrupt neighborhoods. So what do we do when beavers move in? In Puget Sound\, we call the Tulalip Tribes. They send biologists to help relocate our furry friends to a place far from people\, where the beavers can be free. \nPoetic text and gorgeous art makes this an irresistible read with gentle STEM tie-in. \nAbout the Author and Illustrator:\nAlison Pearce Stevens is a former scientist who writes award-winning nonfiction books for the world’s most curious people to inspire them to protect the world outside their doorstep. She is the author of Junior Library Guild Gold Standard books Rhinos in Nebraska: The Amazing Discovery of the Ashfall Fossil Beds (which won the Nebraska Book Award in three categories) and Animal Climate Heroes (March 5\, 2024). She co-authored National Geographic Kids Books’ 5\,000 Awesome Facts 3 and three books in their Weird But True series and has published hundreds of STEM-based magazine and online articles for kids. \nTo learn more about Alison\, visit apstevens.com. \nNatasha Donovan is an illustrator originally from Vancouver\, Canada. She works primarily on children’s books but also loves illustrating comics and graphic novels. Past titles include the award-winning Mothers of Xsan series by Brett Huson\, Classified by Traci Sorell\, and When the Stars Came Home by Brittany Luby.
URL:https://francieandfinch.com/event/book-launch-alison-pearce-stevens-when-beavers-move-in/
LOCATION:Francie & Finch Bookshop\, 130 S. 13th Street\, Lincoln\, NE\, 68508\, United States
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SUMMARY:Poetry Reading - 'until there are no words left' - Nebraska Poets Writing Amidst the Storm
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Saturday\, March 21st at 4:30 PM as we welcome 5 Nebraska poets to read from the new book ‘until there are no words left’ – Nebraska Poets on Writing Amidst the Storm\, in which they all contributed!\nThis book was edited by Chuck Peek. \nPhip Ross – Fulbright Scholar\, teaches at SCC\nJes Vetter – Motivated by the opportunity to make a difference\nMary K. Stillwell – Author of The Life and Poetry of Ted Kooser (NU Press)\nRachel Hruza – Writer\, teaches English at SCC\nTwyla M. Hansen – Nebraska State Poet 2013-2018 \nTO ORDER A COPY OF THE BOOK STOP BY THE SHOP OR CALL US AT 402-781-0459
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LOCATION:Francie & Finch Bookshop\, 130 S. 13th Street\, Lincoln\, NE\, 68508\, United States
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SUMMARY:Visiting Author - Ron Rosmann - A Practical Farmer's Journey: A History of Community\, Stewardship\, and Resilience
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Francie & Finch Bookshop as we welcome farmer and author Ron Rosmann! He will be talking about his work in sustainable and organic farming\, and will give us a “blueprint” for sustainable farming in our own area.\nStop by the shop or follow the link HERE to order your copy today!\nAbout the Book:\nPart historical memoir and part “blueprint” for sustainable farming and the future of agricultural communities\, this works follows the life of a born and raised farmer\, and the changes to his trade witnessed over a lifetime. \nA Practical Farmer’s Journey revolves around three promises. The first was fulfilled for many immigrants who came and settled in western Iowa\, allowing them to purchase land\, start farms\, and build new lives and communities. The second promise\, however\, was broken during Ron L. Rosmann’s fifty-year farming career\, when the corporatization and industrialization of agriculture led to farm consolidation\, monocropping and vertical integration\, ecological destruction\, and the steady decline of rural communities. The third promise focuses on restoring what was broken\, detailing how agricultural communities can adopt thoughtful and sustainable farming practices. Through the narrative of the farmer and author\, using these promises as its framework\, this book explores how to combat climate change in agriculture and create healthier farms and food systems\, aiming to restore the unfulfilled potential of rural America. \nAbout the Author:\nRon and Maria Rosmann\, along with two of their sons\, David and Daniel and families\, own and operate Rosmann Family Farms near Harlan in western Iowa. Their third son\, Mark\, works for the Foreign Agricultural Service of USDA as a Foreign Service officer in Bogota\, Colombia. Ron is now semi-retired. He and Maria turned over the farming business to their sons David and Daniel in 2025. Ron started farming in 1973 upon graduation from Iowa State University with a B.S. degree in Biology. He stopped the use of pesticides in 1983 on their farm. They have been certified organic since 1994. \nThey now have a 700-acre diversified organic crop and livestock farm raising over 15 crops annually. Some of these crops include corn\, soy\, oats\, wheat\, barley\, hybrid rye\, field peas\, popcorn\, hay\, pasture\, and numerous cover crops They have a cow-calf operation\, a farrow to finish hog operation and egg layer operation. Maria has a store on the farm named “Farm Sweet Farm” which began in 2012. Daniel and his wife\, Ellen\, own and operate a local foods restaurant in Harlan that is called “Milk and Honey”. \nRon helped to start the “Practical Farmers of Iowa” (PFI) in 1986 and was the second board president. This organization now numbers over 10\,000 members. The organization is dedicated to doing on-farm research trials to both improve individual profitability and environmental sustainability but also to share with other farmers and their rural communities. The goal is to create viable farms and vibrant rural communities. He and his two sons have completed over 50 randomized and replicated on-farm research trials with PFI and Iowa State University. He was on the board of the Organic Farming Research Foundation in Santa Cruz\, California from 1998-2004\, serving as board president for three years. He was on the board of National Catholic Rural Life in Saint Paul\, Minnesota from 2012-2018. He has been very active over the years in his local parish of St. Boniface\, Westphalia\, Iowa. \nRon has been involved in agricultural policy work all of his career as a farmer. He has testified numerous times before the United States Senate and House of Representatives Agricultural Committees. \nRon has written numerous articles and editorials in several magazines and newspapers\, including Newsweek\, The Des Moines Register\, and the Omaha World Herald. \nHe has recently written a book entitled: “A Practical Farmer’s Journey\, A History of Community\, Stewardship\, and Resilience”. The publishing company is Hamilton Books which is a division of Bloomsbury Press. \nRon and Maria have seven grandchildren\, one of whom is deceased. They have been married for 47 years.
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LOCATION:Francie & Finch Bookshop\, 130 S. 13th Street\, Lincoln\, NE\, 68508\, United States
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