Richard finch bio kc3/21/2024 Crouched over the Cretaceous rock record, my father and I groaned in unison when from high atop a creosote-soaked pole in Higley Park, the tornado siren burst into a familiar and frightening wail. With steadily increasing force, the wind whipped over the surface of the hole, sending a branch as big as a mosasaur crashing down from a hedgeapple tree. Ightning ripped across the sky and hail the size of hard-boiled eggs began to clatter down around us, announcing a storm as fierce as any I've seen. When you consider that in the middle of Kansas is Melville, why, it’s a miracle my hometown exists! Pioneers, prospectors, Indians following bison herds – all were on the move, with few staying long enough to put down roots. Whether you’re headed east, west, north, or south, Kansas is little more than a place to refuel. As the center of the entire country, Kansas is halfway to everywhere else. Like tornadoes, most people don’t stay long in Kansas they’re just passing though. Across the top of the swirling black cloud were bright yellow letters that spelled out the words JUST PASSING THROUGH KANSAS. Happy Apple and the Mysterious Monster from Outer Space (Rainy Day Books, 1976)Ī postcard on a bulletin board display had caught my eye, a cartoon of a huge, roaring tornado ripping through a tiny farm, blasting barns and bug-eyed animals to kingdom come.The Tragic Tale Of The Dog Who Killed Himself (serialized in The Chicago Tribune, 1980 serialized in The Kansas City Star Magazine, 1986 Rainy Day Books, 1978, 1979 Bantam Books, 1980).Orwell’s Luck (excerpted in The Kansas City Star Magazine, Cover Story, FebruHMH Books for Young Readers, 2006).The Great Whale of Kansas (HMH Books for Young Readers, 2001).My Life of Crime (HMH Books for Young Readers, 2002).Scribble (HMH Books for Young Readers, 2004).Ferret Island (serialized in The Kansas City Star Magazine,February 2005 - January, 2006 HMH Books for Young Readers, 2007).Stink City (Serialization in The Kansas City Star Magazine, February 2006 - December 2006 HMH Books for Young Readers, 2006).The Pirates of Turtle Rock (serialization in The Kansas City Star Magazine, December 2006 - September 2007 HMH Books for Young Readers, 2008).Ghost Town (HMH Books for Young Readers, 2009).The Time Machine (serialization in The Kansas City Star Magazine, August 2007 - June 2008 Keats Finch Farm, 2011).Right Between the Eyes in Missoula (Keats Finch Farm, 2011).Private Enemy: Growing Up with the Candelabra Mob (Keats Finch Farm, 2011).Biddle's Plum Pudding: A Christmas Story (Keats Finch Farm, 2012 ) A Church Mouse Christmas (Keats Finch Farm, 2012).Return to Top of Pageīibliography ( - housed in Thomas Fox Averill Kansas Studies Collection) He has written novels, short stories, essays, articles, children’s activity books, has made several professional appearances, is a literary judge, and he continues to publish new works. “He has five children, four grandchildren, a dog, a cat, and a parrot” (as seen on the cover of his books) Jennings lives in Overland Park, Kansas, with his wife and family. After attending Rhodes College, he moved to Kansas City where he co-founded a popular book store, Rainy Day Books, where his books are always in stock. Richard Jennings was born and raised in Tennessee.
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