TRIVIA:

1. Athens, Missouri is a fictitious town. There was once a township of Athens, but I could find no town.

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1. The first and last names of ALL characters in this book are the names of towns in Missouri. (Except McGee the dog.)

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1. Haley Rhoades is my penname. I created it using the maiden names 2 of my great-great-grandmothers on my father’s side of our family.