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Although I have always loved math, I have also always been a reader. I especially enjoy reading mystery novels. It was while I was reading a series of mystery books by Margaret Truman Daniels, which are each set in a different location in Washington DC, that I had a strange thought. Why doesn’t someone write books like that about Rochester? My next thought was even stranger. What if that someone was me? I had no trouble choosing a location for the first book. My friend and colleague Carol Riesenberger is a big promoter of the Charlotte Lighthouse, and she is always talking about it. So, I knew that I wanted to write a story about the lighthouse, but I didn’t know what to write. Then I went to the library and did some research. I found out about Cuyler Cook and learned some Great Lakes’ history. At that point I sat down to write, and the result was The Ghost of the Charlotte Lighthouse, which led to Theft at George Eastman House, and What Stinks? An Adventure in Highland Park. What Stinks? will be out in April, 2010. Students, I hope you enjoy the stories and learn something about the Charlotte Lighthouse, George Eastman House, Highland Park and also about Rochester and its history. Above all, keep reading. Teachers, I hope you will download the study guides provided and consider using any or all of the books as part of your classroom instructional program. I continue to write almost every day. I’ve had some poems and some essays published. (You can read a poem and an essay I wrote about Rochester on this website.) I have also written a book of poems for children about places in New York State, which is still in manuscript form. When I’m not writing I enjoy spending time with my family: my husband Gary, my adult daughters, Kristen and Robyn, and my granddog Oliver. I also like reading, scrapbooking, and solving puzzles of any kind. I admit to being hooked on Sudoku. Please sign my guestbook. I can’t promise a reply, but I’d love to hear from you. Sally Valentine Steinmiller
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While growing up, I lived in Rochester and graduated from #28 School and East High School, but I also spent a great deal of time at my grandmother’s farm in Orleans County. I attended SUNY at Albany for a degree in math education and then taught in RSCD for 25 years. I now live in Walworth, Wayne County, and I am an unapologetic booster of both Rochester and all of New York State.