Barbara Larmon FailingBarbara Larmon Failing, M.Ed. is the author of the middle grade adventure series, Adventure USA - Book 1: ALASKA! Danger on the Mushing Trail, Book 2: MASSACHUSETTS! The Stolen Spyglass and Book 3: OHIO! The Mystery of the Mound. She has enjoyed usin her experience living in different states to craft adventures for 3rd - 6th graders. Barbara is also the author of Lasso Lou and Cowboy McCoy, Summer Success, and School Success. For over twenty years, she taught first and fifth grades, and she has reviewed children's books for Parent ABCs and The Press of Atlantic City. Barbara's joy is reading and writing and encouraging children to share that joy. A former reading specialist and elementary school teacher, she guided her first graders through the process of writing their own books, which were "published" and shared with others. Later, as a fifth-grade teacher, her students became editors and created a monthly school newspaper. Part of a US Public Health Service family, Barbara has lived in many areas of the United States, including New England, the Mid-Atlantic region, the Midwest, the West Coast, and Alaska. She now lives in the Midwest with her family. Writing and traveling are two of her passions, along with reading, biking, birding, and quilting. Visit her at https: //barbaralarmonfailing.com Read More Read Less