Patricia J Angus has devoted her lifetime to educating and enriching the lives of children. In return, the children in her life inspire the stories she writes. Patricia taught in the public schools for many years and also volunteered with children in both church and community organizations. Currently the author enjoys traveling, researching her family history, and spending quality time with her own six children and their families. Patricia was born in 1958 in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, but has lived much of her adult life in Arizona where she earned a Bachelor's degree in biology from Arizona State University and a Master's of Arts in Education from Ottawa University. Patricia also blogs about her family history and plans to author several biographies and works of historical fiction in the near future. -- Preserving the Past to Inspire the Future!