admin2019-10-31T21:38:09+00:00October 31st, 2019|Carol Ann’s Adventures, News, Press|
Ferocious Fall, one of CA Hartnell's books in the series of The 1950's Adventures of Pete and Carol Ann, was recently reviewed by blogger Montessori-ish Mom! Check out the review below: Ferocious Fall: Our Wild Weather Escapes – Even though my kids are not old enough for this book, which is recommended for kids 8 and
admin2019-10-16T21:26:30+00:00October 16th, 2019|Carol Ann’s Adventures, News, Press|
C.A. Hartnell announced the winners of her “Adventurous Authors” short story contest partnership with the Clark County School District. Thank you to everyone who participated and to the top three schools with the most submissions: James E & A Rae Smalley Elementary – 112 submissions Jim Thorpe Elementary – 46 submissions Joseph L. Bowler Sr. Elementary
admin2019-07-18T18:57:22+00:00July 18th, 2019|Carol Ann’s Adventures|
Disneyland opened on July 17, 1955! Bands marched on Main Street past cute shops ready for business while Walt Disney and many important guests made speeches. The rides were ready and excitement filled the air. What a special day it was! This old photo of Granny Catherine, my sisters, and me (on the right) was
admin2019-07-17T22:04:40+00:00July 17th, 2019|News, Press|
LAS VEGAS (PRWEB) JULY 17, 2019 Children’s Author and Philanthropist C.A. Hartnell donated her fully restored 1937 Ford custom, “Hawk’s Ride,” to nonprofit, My Possibilities in Plano, Texas. My Possibilities is a Plano-based for-cause 501c(3) organization that serves as the pioneering leader in vocational education for adults with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities throughout North Texas. To present the donation, Hartnell
admin2019-06-28T20:29:16+00:00June 29th, 2019|Uncategorized|
CA Hartnell recently traveled Route 66 with My Possibilities, taking Hawk's Ride to its new home in Texas. The journey was filled with laughs, car shows, and endless smiles! Both Hawk's Ride & Route 66 were invaluable inspirations to CA Hartnell while she wrote her 1950s kids book series: The Adventures of
admin2019-06-28T20:14:30+00:00June 28th, 2019|Posts From C.A. Hartnell|
National Alaska Day is June 28, so here are some photos from an Alaska Cruise I took in September 2017 with my sister, Gail, and friends. I’m standing on a dock in Ketchikan, Alaska, with its harbor in the background. Check out the cruise ship in my sunglasses! Alaska is a spectacular place to visit!
admin2019-06-20T18:06:15+00:00June 22nd, 2019|Carol Ann’s Adventures, Posts From C.A. Hartnell|
Last May on our Route 66 Road Trip halfway across America, we left the Mother Road to drive down to My Possibilities in Plano, Texas. MP serves folks with special needs and they arranged a cool car show for their Hipsters to introduce them to my car Hawk’s Ride! It’s a 1937 Ford Slant back
admin2019-06-20T17:42:07+00:00June 20th, 2019|Carol Ann’s Adventures, Posts From C.A. Hartnell|
On a recent Sea of Cortez Boat Trip in Mexico, here are some photos I took of different shorelines. Rocky shorelines with white sand beaches were the surprise of the first day and each day afterwards! More rocky backdrops with white sand and rippling water lapping the shore. This great rocky outcropping looked a
admin2019-06-18T19:18:37+00:00June 14th, 2019|News|
Scary Spring- BlueInk Review In C.A. Hartnell’s first book of a middle-grade series set in the 1950s, 11-year-old Carol Ann is terrified of catching the deadly polio virus—and of getting shots. Carol Ann is familiar with the terrible effects of polio: Some of her family members are polio survivors, as is a teenage boy she
admin2019-06-10T22:08:04+00:00June 10th, 2019|Carol Ann’s Adventures|
On a recent trip to Mexico with friends, we cruised on their boat around the Sea of Cortez. One afternoon we anchored off of this lovely beach, one of hundreds in this area. We went ashore to explore and take in the scenery. This particular beach had lots of vegetation that looked more like a
