LitBlog

LitFood

Ten Country Stories on Farms, Lakes, Ranches & Mountains 
Katie Marie Bille, 2016
Orange Tree Publications
75 pp.
ISBN-13: 9781537254197



Summary
Ten Country Stories on Farms, Lakes, Ranches & Mountains is a mix of fiction and non fiction.

It has enjoyable short stories that take place all across the beautiful United States.

Some stories even have facts  about apples, onions, delicious recipes, making smoothies, mountain music camps, horses, real places to visit and experience, making a violin, Nashville, New England in all of its four seasons. (From the publisher.)


Author Bio
Birth—March 21, 1954
Where—Oshkosh, Wisconsin, USA
Education—B.S. (2); M.S., University of Wisconsin
Currently—lives in Bradenton, Florida

Katie Marie Bille was born and lived in Oshkosh, Wisconsin during her early years. She has two BS degrees and a Masters Degree from UW-Oshkosh, UW-Whitewater and some courses at UW-Madison Extension. She has been a Speech Language Therapist for over 35 years, and lives in Bradenton, Florida now. You can reach Katie Marie Bille by email: katiemariebille at gmail.com. (From the author.)


Discussion Questions
1. What are the titles to the ten country short stories?

2. Where do the stories take place?

3.What are some of the apple and onion recipes in the book?

4. Have any of you ever been to some of the real places listed in the country short stories?

5. Which country story did you like best and why?

6. Which characters seemed like someone you know?

7. Would anyone want to start a dude ranch for guests?

8. How do you make a smoothie?

9. Has anyone in the group ever ridden a horse?

10. What do you think of the cover design?
(Questions courtesy of the author.)

top of page (summary)