Fire in Genesee Country
Fire in Genesee Country is the sixth book in my Rochester series of novels for kids. Steven (now a teacher's aide at #27 School) is not happy that house sitting for Principal Coley's sister includes taking care of her spoiled cat. He would have downright refused if he'd known that the cat has a secret. Francois is a time traveler. While Mrs Levine's class is learning about the past by exploring Genesee Country Village and Museum, Francois leads Steven on a time traveling journey into a fire in Rochester's past and a test of his strength and courage.
"Fire" is very dear to my heart because Steven and Francois time travel back to 1901 and the Rochester Orphan Asylum fire, where my grandfather's twin daughters died. This book is dedicated to Dear Mary and Sweet Gertie.
About Sally Valentine (Rochester, New York Author)
Sally Valentine is a native Rochesterian, who has been both a student and a teacher in the Rochester City School District. After teaching math for 25 years, she is now off on a tangent of writing. Her love for kids, books, and Rochester led her to write a series of novels for intermediate grade kids which are each set in a different Rochester landmark. The titles thus far are The Ghost of the Charlotte Lighthouse, Theft at George Eastman House, What Stinks? An Adventure in Highland Park, Lost at Seabreeze, and STORMED. She loves to do school visits.
Sally is also the author of an award winning book of poems entitled There Are No Buffalo in Buffalo. Her latest book is Martha the Hairpreneur, the true story of a Rochester woman who turned $60, a formula for hair tonic, and her own floor-length hair into an empire of 500 salons worldwide. Sally feels blessed to be a part of the rich Rochester writing community. You may contact her through her website at www.RochesterAuthor.com.
