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Michelle Isenhoff


Biography

I write mainstream novels for kids. In my books, you can expect ADVENTURE and SUBSTANCE, but I'll always respect the INNOCENCE of our children. Though I write for a young audience, many adults have applauded my work and asked, "Why is this just for kids?"

**Drawing on my background in education, I like to make free resources available on my website for using my books in the classroom.

**I have also written a series of Bible stories under the pen name Shell Isenhoff, just to keep the genres separate.

Where to find Michelle Isenhoff online

Website: http://www.michelleisenhoff.com
Twitter: @middlereaders
Facebook: Facebook profile
Blog: http://www.michelleisenhoff.wordpress.com

Where to buy in print

http://www.amazon.com/author/michelleisenhoff

Books

Willy Heath, You Brush Your Teeth    by Michelle Isenhoff
Price: Free! 570 words. Published by Candle Star Press  on April 9, 2013. Fiction.
(4.00 from 2 reviews)
A silly short story I wrote for my young son's class. Illustrated by Mrs. Neely's second grade class.
Divided Decade Trilogy Boxed Set    by Michelle Isenhoff
Price: $5.99 USD. 136200 words. Published by Candle Star Press  on April 8, 2013. Fiction.
Over 135,000 words. Save 50% off individual prices. Includes three full novels set within the Civil War decade plus two bonus short stories that follow the Watson/Jones family from slavery to freedom. Novels: The Candle Star/Broken Ladders/Beneath the Slashings
Taylor Davis: Episode One    by Michelle Isenhoff
Price: Free! 5670 words. Published by Candle Star Press  on March 30, 2013. Fiction.
Against his will, Taylor Davis is sucked into a world of angels and their adversaries and assigned an impossible task. The Flame of Findul–the sword that guards the Tree of Life–has been allowed to burn out. The only way to avoid worldwide disaster is to relight it in the forge of Findul the Firesmith. But there is One who stands in his way. *Episode one includes the first 5 chapters.
Beneath the Slashings: Classroom Resources    by Michelle Isenhoff
Price: Free! 9960 words. Published by Candle Star Press  on August 2, 2012. Nonfiction.
The materials collected within this booklet are designed to help teachers get maximum mileage out of Beneath the Slashings, a juvenile novel set in a lumber camp just after the conclusion of the American Civil War. They include chapter by chapter discussion/study questions, vocabulary, social studies extension ideas, primary sources and weblinks, all aligned with GLCE's and Common Core standards.
Song of the Mountain: Classroom Resources    by Michelle Isenhoff
Price: Free! 4190 words. Published by Candle Star Press  on July 25, 2012. Fiction.
Well-written fiction provides a powerful teaching platform. The materials collected within this booklet are designed to help teachers get maximum mileage out of Song of the Mountain (MG fantasy novel). They include chapter-by-chapter discussion/study questions, vocabulary, and social studies extension ideas, all aligned with GLCE's and Common Core standards. Reproduction rights granted. Grades 5-8
Beneath the Slashings    by Michelle Isenhoff
Price: $3.99 USD. 48240 words. Published by Candle Star Press  on July 25, 2012. Fiction.
Divided Decade Trilogy, book 3 After four uncertain years of war, Grace Nickerson is desperate to patch together what is left of her community and return to some sense of normalcy. But soon after his return, her father sells the farm and drags the family off to a lumber camp in Michigan’s northern wilderness. Will Grace ever find the peace and security she knew before the war?
Broken Ladders: Classroom Resources    by Michelle Isenhoff
Price: Free! 11600 words. Published by Candle Star Press  on June 5, 2012. Nonfiction.
The materials collected within this booklet are designed to help teachers get maximum mileage out of Broken Ladders, a juvenile novel set during the American Civil War. They include chapter by chapter discussion/study questions, vocabulary, social studies extension ideas, primary sources and weblinks, all aligned with GLCE's and Common Core standards. Reproduction rights granted. Grades 5-8
The Quill Pen: Classroom Resources    by Michelle Isenhoff
Price: Free! 4260 words. Published by Candle Star Press  on January 27, 2012. Nonfiction.
The materials collected within this booklet are designed to help teachers get maximum mileage out of The Quill Pen, my middle grade fantasy novel. They include chapter-vy-chapter discussion/study questions and vocabulary, all aligned with GLCE's and Common Core Standards. Reproduction rights granted. Grades 4-7
The Candle Star: Classroom Resources    by Michelle Isenhoff
Price: Free! 9020 words. Published by Candle Star Press  on January 15, 2012. Nonfiction.
The materials collected within this booklet are designed to help teachers get maximum mileage out of The Candle Star, my juvenile novel set just before the American Civil War. They include chapter by chapter discussion/study questions, vocabulary, social studies extension ideas, primary sources and weblinks, all aligned with GLCE's and Common Core standards. Reproduction right granted. Grades 5-8
The Color of Freedom: Classroom Resources    by Michelle Isenhoff
Price: Free! 12150 words. Published by Candle Star Press  on January 12, 2012. Nonfiction.
The materials collected within this book are designed to help teachers get maximum mileage out of The Color of Freedom, my young adult novel set at the start of the American Revolution. They include chapter by chapter discussion/study questions, vocabulary, social studies extension ideas, primary sources and weblinks, all aligned with GLCE's and Common Core standards. Contains link to paperback.
Song of the Mountain    by Michelle Isenhoff
Price: $3.99 USD. 34640 words. Published by Candle Star Press  on October 17, 2011. Fiction.
(5.00 from 1 review)
Orphaned at a young age, thirteen-year-old Song Wei has grown up listening to his grandfather recite legends of the distant past. But his own past is a closely guarded secret. Then Song discovers an heirloom that links him to an ancient prophecy. His destiny lies within the old tales. Song must follow the path that killed his father.
The Quill Pen    by Michelle Isenhoff
Price: $3.99 USD. 42060 words. Published by Candle Star Press  on October 17, 2011. Fiction.
(5.00 from 2 reviews)
If you owned a pen that wrote the future, would you use it? What if the consequences spread like ripples in a pond? What if they raged out of control? What if the pen demanded tribute...in blood? (Watch the trailer.)
Gilly the Great!    by Michelle Isenhoff
Price: $0.99 USD. 4790 words. Published by Candle Star Press  on September 21, 2011. Fiction.
(5.00 from 2 reviews)
Early chapter book. “Gloria Jean Gatsby!” Uh-oh! Mom only uses my whole name if she’s mad at me, or when she’s really proud, like when I graduated from kindergarten. When she’s proud her eyes start leaking and she says a bunch of sappy junk. But I don’t hear any sappy junk now, so this is probably a mad yell. And I bet I know why...
Broken Ladders    by Michelle Isenhoff
Price: $3.99 USD. 44520 words. Published by Candle Star Press  on April 23, 2011. Fiction.
Hannah craves excitement, but all local adventures dried up long ago, when her parents unpacked their wagon on the Michigan frontier. When war breaks out, her father and brother leave to fight the Confederacy. Then the farm is threatened, and the one place she longs to leave becomes the one place she'll risk everything to save. Divided Decade Trilogy, book two
The Candle Star    by Michelle Isenhoff
Price: Free! 44900 words. Published by Candle Star Press  on April 4, 2011. Fiction.
(5.00 from 1 review)
Divided Decade Trilogy, book one. After a tantrum, Emily Preston is shipped from her plantation home to her inn-keeping uncle in Detroit. There Emily meets Malachi, son of freed slaves, who challenges many ideas she grew up believing. But when she stumbles upon two runaways hidden in her uncle’s barn, Emily faces a decision more difficult than she would ever have imagined.
The Color of Freedom    by Michelle Isenhoff
Price: $3.99 USD. 49330 words. Published by Candle Star Press  on April 4, 2011. Fiction.
(5.00 from 1 review)
Meadow MacKenna understands the rebel desire to throw off the yoke of King George, but is freedom possible? Will liberty apply to Negroes, to Quakers, to Jews--to Irish Catholics like her? Or will majority rule serve the majority? She cannot commit to such a cause. But neither can she prevent the war from claiming the souls of her father and the man she loves.

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