BOOKS BY PHYLLIS ROSSITER

A LIVING HISTORY OF THE OZARKS 

  PUBLISHER: Pelican  
  LCCN: 92-5309
  ISBN: 0-88289-801-9 (paperback)
  ISBN: 0-88289-935-X (hardcover)
  NOTE: Illustrated

"When Ms. Rossiter writes that "In the Ozarks, 
things have a way of skewing into the fourth
dimension and time seems somehow out of synch," 
she has nailed down the real meaning of
the fabulous region."
        --Log Cabin Weekender, Conway, Arkansas

"Photos, maps and charts, and lists of hiking 
trails, caves, parks, festivals, and float trips
complete the book's many useful features. Also 
included are an extensive reading list and a
place name and site index." 
        --Missouri Libraries

"There are masses of history, cultural 
information, explanations of names and of 
colloquial terms, accompanied by black-and-white 
photographs. There's also some practical information, 
such as charts providing lodging and restaurant 
directions and phone numbers, but the focus definitely 
is on providing detailed stories and background 
information to help travelers appreciate the area 
to its fullest." 
         --The Times-Picayune, New Orleans

"The book demands maps and pictures, and they 
are supplied, lots of them, illustrating and
explaining the places described in the text. 
The black and white photos, along with their
descriptive captions, are a treat to browse 
through... Rossiter is obviously a woman in love.
She flaunts her love affair with the Ozarks 
shamelessly, on every page of her book." 
        --Dr. Robert K. Gilmore, OzarksWatch

Nonfiction. In print; widely available. Signed first 
edition hardback available from the author. 


MOXIE

  PUBLISHER: Macmillan Children's Group  
  LCCN: 90-030027
  ISBN: 0-02-777831-2
  IMPRINT: Four Winds

Selected by the National Council of Social Studies-Children's Book 
Council Committee as a Notable 1990 Children's Trade Book in the 
Field of Social Studies. 

 Review from School Library Journal, December 1990: 

  Gr 4-7-- Based loosely on Rossiter's (late) husband's childhood in 
  Kansas, this story of heroic struggle against the threats of drought 
  and foreclosure of property paints a vivid picture of the desperate
  conditions for American farmers in the Dust Bowl of the 1930s. As
  families all around are abandoning their dried-up farms, 13-year-old
  Drew Ralston inspires his demoralized parents and older brother, Poke,
  to fight the odds and weather the storm. Against his father's wishes,
  Drew buys a mule named Moxie from a neighbor selling off the family's
  belongings. With the mule and Billy Boy, a dog given to him by a
  classmate whose family was forced from their farm, Drew proves himself
  worthy of his father's high expectations. Although the boy fluctuates
  between engaging in boyish pranks and exhibiting an adult sense of
  responsibility, he deals with enough challenges in one summer to last a
  lifetime. The story's subplots involving Drew's uneven relationship with
  his brother and his great desire to satisfy his undemonstrative but
  loving father give depth and texture to the novel's main action. A slice
  of American ''true grit'' and a family saga with possible sequels after
  the dust settles. 
        --Jack Forman, Mesa College Library, San Diego

From Voice of Youth Advocates: "This insightful 
look at the hardships of the Depression-era
Dust Bowl allows the reader to experience the 
full range of emotions felt by a boy growing
up in uncertain times."

"The boys and girls who read this story may 
discover that their grandparents were alive in
those days that make the present seem the best 
of times, and open the way to disclosures of
interesting personal experiences. Moxie would 
make a fine present for a grandparent to give
to either a boy or a girl and perhaps open the 
way to a closer relationship through discussion
of memories of those rough days of the 1930s." 
        --Edith McCall

"A touching, heartwarming down-to-earth story 
that makes every page a delight to read. An
excellent job of story telling. Great book!" 
        --Palermo Consolidated School, Palermo, ME

"Few students know of this period in history so 
this book definitely fills a need... Buy it!
        --District Media Center, Austin, TX

"...this story is sure to hold the interest 
of the young reader." 
        --North Wales Memorial Free Library, Norristown, PA

Signed first edition hardback available from the author.


ON THE SCENT OF DANGER

 PUBLISHER: Bouregy 
 LCCN: 89-60809
 ISBN: 0-8034-8755-X
 IMPRINT: Avalon

"...follows a young policewoman and her 
Bloodhound as they trail a missing toddler in the
Ozark National Forest. The book has won acclaim 
from handlers for its accurate depiction of
a trailing hound." 
        -- SAR Dog Alert

"Bloodhounders will be pleased that someone 
has finally written a story about our breed that
portrays a true picture... Avalon should be 
congratulated for finally publishing a work that is
not only entertaining but factual." 
        --American Bloodhound Club Bulletin

"A good read." --Rendezvous

Signed first edition hardback available from the author.

Large-print edition in trade paperback available 
from the publisher, Thorndike Press, Thorndike, ME.

For more information or to order signed copies, e-mail the author:

    Phyllis Rossiter Modeland
    modeland@southshore.com