Katie Dee and Katie Haw,
Letters From a Texas Farm Girl.

"A heartwarming story of one maturing
year in a young girl's life, told with humor
and wit."
- School Library Journal

The year is 1967. Katie Hawkins is in fifth grade
and living a new and different life on her mother's
childhood sheep farm in Texas. She corresponds
with her best friend in Vermont, conveying South-
ern, rural lifestyle, her adjustment to the loss of
her father, and her experience in assisting in the
birth of a lamb.

Each letter details an event or episode in Katie's
world, chronicling a year of excitement, stress,
anxiety, and hope. Reese's colorful descriptions of
possums loose in the house, frighteningly destructive hail storms, first-dance jitters, and the sweet thrill of a baseball hit portray an extremely well developed character whose personality, charm and exuberance stand out on every page.

Katie is not protected from the reality of life's hardships and unpleasant situations; her close relationship with her mother helps them both to cope. A heartwarming story of one maturing year in a young girl's life, told with humor and wit.

- Rita Soltan, School Library Journal April 1995

"Beautifully written...
... filled with laughter and tears."

In Katie Dee and Katie Haw, Joe Reese makes one remember the wondrous affinity between animals and children, between animals and the young-at-heart. You will be captivated by the 10-year-old heroine and her unique views on life and love in rural Texas.

- Jane Roberts Wood, author of The Train To Estelline, A Place Called Sweet Shrub, and Dance A little Longer.