Sonja III: The New Farm: Third of Sonja series; Sonja starts second grade. (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781496033611)

Norma Jean Saiter had a happy childhood growing up in Morgan County, Colorado on the farm her grandparents homesteaded. She lived with her parents and grandparents the first seven years of her life. Norma learned to love all living things as she explored the prairie. She developed a fond attachment to the plains of Colorado that continues to this day. She fulfilled a lifelong dream and taught elementary school in Colorado and on the island of Aruba. She also taught graduate classes to teachers during the summer and evenings for the University of Northern Colorado, Adams State College, and at the University of Colorado in Colorado Springs. She was chosen as the "Charles Tewell Outstanding Educator" in Academy School District 20 in Colorado Springs in 1986, and in September, 2000, she received the "Inspiration to Youth Award" from the University of Northern Colorado Alumni Association. She was listed in "Who's Who In American Education" for 1988-89 and 1989-90. Writing was her second dream. Her first book was published in 2000. She first started writing stories of her childhood for her students. The stories slowly grew to book size, then to four book size. She has written and rewritten her books over the period of twenty years. One more Sonja series book is written and in the final stages and several more children's books will follow. Norma lives in Fort Morgan, Colorado with her husband, George, great-grandson, Jeremiah, and a collection of pets. They often visit the "homestead" north of Jackson lake.