The dedication for High Plains Heroes: Josiah reads "For Scot, dreams do come true." My husband has been my dreaming partner for many, many years. Better than anyone, he knows how much I have wanted to be an author. Being published was the first dream. The second dream was closely tied to the first: I wanted my books to be used as curriculum for young readers. To encourage this dream, I made sure the books were Lexiled so teachers and parents would know the reading level of e