Hi, welcome to my website. I enjoy reading and writing narrative non-fiction. Most of my work
is aimed at children, especially upper elementary schoolchildren. I have written mostly historical
picture books, using stories of my own ancestors as inspiration.
I based my series of four books about "John Honey" on my
great-great-great grandfather John Taylor and his wife Betty. You can learn
more about these books on My Books webpage.
I love to dress up in
period costume as Betty and present stories about John Honey and Betty (shown
below) to students of all ages. At the university
level, I use Betty to illustrate to student teachers how to make living-history presentations.
You can learn more about this on my Presentations webpage. Teachers can find
curriculum suggestions on my Ideas for Teachers
webpage.
Melissa Neely
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You can also read some short stories I've written for adults that you might enjoy:
"A Day in the Life"
"Laundry"
"Sam's Boss"
"The Braid":
"Ole's Step to Freedom"
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