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James D. Witmer

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Children's, Fiction

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Thornton Burgess, Jim Kjelgaard, Louis L'Amour, Wilson Rawls, C.S.Lewi ...more

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James D. Witmer is the author of A Year in the Big Old Garden, Beside the Pond, The Strange New Dog, and A Nose For Trouble, and serves as managing editor for StoryWarren.com.

As a boy, James kind of wanted to be Batman, but he would have settled for city detective, a ranch-town sheriff, or a deep-woods park ranger. This is all comes from his love of outdoor adventure stories by Wilson Rawls, Jim Kjelgaard, and Louis L’Aamour (and many others), and eventually led him to a BA in English literature from Grove City College.

James counts reading, bird-watching, and gardening as his hobbies, and lives in a big old house with his wife, three children, and a succession of pet rabbits.

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	A Year in the Big Old Garden 4.55 avg rating — 60 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Strange New Dog (An Allen Family Mystery #1) 4.80 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2010 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Beside the Pond by James D. Witmer (Goodreads Author), Melissa Fink (Illustrator), Sydni Lee (Illustrator) 4.40 avg rating — 10 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Nose For Trouble: An Allen Family Mystery by James D. Witmer (Goodreads Author), Sydni Lee (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Long Freeze: A Big Old Garden Christmas Story by James D. Witmer (Goodreads Author), Julie Witmer (Illustrator) 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Today is earth day, and I wanted to take a moment and express my gratitude for this world of natural beauty, and the way it restores and sustains my soul. I’m also grateful for all the people who work to care for what we’ve been given, like the workers and reformers who invested so much…

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