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Member Since: Aug. 26, 2010
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Joan H. Young


Biography

Joan Young has enjoyed the out-of-doors her entire life. Highlights of her outdoor adventures include Girl Scouting, which provided yearly training in camp skills, the opportunity to engage in a 10-day canoe trip, and numerous short backpacking excursions. She was selected to attend the 1965 Senior Scout Roundup in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, an international event to which 10,000 girls were invited. She has ridden a bicycle from the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean in 1986, and on August 3, 2010 became the first woman to complete the North Country National Scenic Trail on foot. Her mileage totaled 4395 miles.

She has recently begun writing more fiction, including short stories and cozy mysteries.

Where to find Joan H. Young online

Website: http://www.booksleavingfootprints.com
Twitter: sharkbytes
Facebook: Facebook profile
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/joanhyoung
Blog: http://myqualityday.blogspot.com

Where to buy in print

http://www.booksleavingfootprints.com

Books

Toby & Harry    by Joan H. Young
Price: $0.99 USD. 2650 words. Published by Twin Trinity Media (TTM)  on January 1, 2012. Fiction.
There are things that go bump in the night, and then there are kids who wake up with bumps from the night. Toby, a devious and disturbed little boy, only seems to love his teddy bear, Harry, even though Harry's worse for wear because of it. It's too bad Harry can't love him back.
News from Dead Mule Swamp    by Joan H. Young
Price: $0.99 USD. 37590 words. Published on November 30, 2011. Fiction.
(5.00 from 2 reviews)
News from Dead Mule Swamp is a cozy mystery set in the upper Midwest. Anastasia Raven is running from the pain of a failed marriage, and hopes to hide from the world in an old farmhouse she has purchased at the edge of Dead Mule Swamp. When she finds a hundred-year-old newspaper inside a wall, why is it stolen before she can even read it?
Get Off the Couch with Joan    by Joan H. Young
Price: $1.89 USD. 6300 words. Published on August 28, 2010. Nonfiction.
(5.00 from 1 review)
Ten essays, most were previously published as newspaper columns, chronicling two years of hikes on the North Country Trail by the author. "Young has an easy, breezy way of writing that makes reading both pleasurable and informative." - Big Rapids (MI) Pioneer (txt version not recommended, as the photos are a big part of the experience)
Devotions for Hikers    by Joan H. Young
Price: $0.99 USD. 3580 words. Published on August 27, 2010. Nonfiction.
(5.00 from 1 review)
Ten short Christian devotions for hikers. Topics are tied to concepts which relate to walking, trail finding, camping, etc.

Joan H. Young’s tag cloud

adventures    bible lessons    children    cozy mystery    devotions    fantasy    hikes    hiking    horror    midwest    mystery    mystery amateur    north country trail    regional    short story    teddy bear    women in the outdoors    women sleuths   

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