Books with author Marilyn Feik

Once upon a time….there was a young girl who lived in Switzerland who took a long journey to America. This is the story of that girl, Lisi, who leaves old friends to live with her mother and grandmother in America. Read about what it was like for Lisi- -before she meets Violet and Rosalee in Havens’ Cove in the Heart Strings series.It is difficult to leave old friends, but something is wrong with Lisi’s friends. They don’t seem to care that she is leaving forever. Maybe it won’t be so hard to go to America after all.

There are the silver to polish, the butter to make, the laundry to do—how can twelve-year old Liddia Havens finish everything before Aunt Julia’s arrival and Grandpa’s birthday party? How did Mama handle so many things? When Papa calls upon grumpy Mrs. Johansen to help out, Liddia feels like a failure.After a tragic accident, Liddia figures out many things about herself and others. Love and family help soothe her wounds as she rebounds and realizes what’s important and what’s not so important in this new, never-before published fourth addition to the other three books—Liddia’s Dress, Rosalee’s Garden, and Celestia Learns to Fly.

Liddia's Dress: Liddia Havens and her family are struggling with difficult times since the death of Mama. There are other changes in their lives--a new century is around the corner--the twentieth century--but some things remain steadfast, such as devotion to family and important values.Liddia, as the oldest girl, feels plenty of responsibility for her brothers and sisters, which shows in her daily actions--but she can't resist sending for an expensive dress in a French fashion catalog. Discover how Liddia, a hard-working, talented girl who has inherited Mama's gift as a seamstress, sets a powerful example of unselfish love in this book, the first of the Heartstrings collection.

Rosalee, the second oldest sister in the Havens' family, who loves to write and garden, is writing a play.When a new girl, Lisi, moves to Havens Cove, Rosalee wants to be friends, but Cousin Violet is keeping Lisi all to herself.On a trip to the ocean, Rosalee attempts to approach Violet and Lisi, but when they don't want to play with her, she runs away and is thrust into a dangerous situation.Rosalee's play, The Garden of the Future is included in this book.

There are lots of adventures for Rosalee in this fifth book of the series. Sadie, the Havens’ cat has disappeared, and Rosalee hides out to write a story about a magical cat.Meanwhile Mrs. Johansen, their housekeeper, wants the children to pick blackberries for jam. Rosalee is nowhere to be found.Later, when Rosalee takes Grandpa on a trip to town, Violet creates more trouble. Find out what valuable lessons they both learn!Marilyn Feik, the author, lives in Camas, Washington and loves writing and children: a natural to write this series. She has five children and five grandchildren and teaches 8-year olds i

SynopsisIt’s finally time for the long-awaited party for Grandpa: but Celestia is worried about him in this 6th book of the series about the Havens’ family.Find out how in helping Grandpa, Celestia finds out something about herself, too!Marilyn Feik is the author of the series. She lives in Camas, Washington with her husband and son Spencer. She loves writing and children!