Karen Ruth Meyer, Author
Historical Christian Fiction for Children
Writer of Historical Novels for Children
KAREN MEYER'S passion for history began as a young girl and led her to complete a copy of an early Ohio settler's diary in her senior year. After earning a bachelor's degree cum laude in English and Education, she became an Air Force wife, and over the course of nine years lived in places as far away as Labrador. Seeing new lands gave Meyer a window on regional and national differences, and confirmed an appreciation for her own Ohio roots where she and her husband settled and raised their family.
Today Karen writes historical novels for young readers, seeking ideas from Ohio’s many history-rich towns. As part of her desire to interest children in history, she visits schools impersonating Grandma Sarah, a character in her pioneer novels.
The pioneers lived close to nature growing their own food, so Karen gets her hands into the dirt of her vegetable and flower garden. Karen's latest writing project has been percolating for a long time. Simon Kenton has appeared as a character in Karen’s four pioneer novels and now he will have his own story. Simon Kenton, Unlikely Hero, a Kenton biography for young readers, will be published in the near future.
Welcome
Will you help me get young readers interested in history? Start them early and they will enjoy it the rest of their life. My books weave real characters and events into an exciting story with Christian values.
Selection
for September
(The Ohio Frontier History Lady)
to present a
workshop
at your school, club, or retirement center.
Karen Meyer's Midgrade Novels are Published by Sable Creek Press