Joan and Lisa Mueller grew up in Freeman, South Dakota, where their Mennonite heritage played a vital role in their daily lives. As direct descendants of one of the first Mennonite families to settle in eastern South Dakota, they have used their extensive family research to pen their first novel, Katy: The Little Rose from Ukraine.This historical children’s fiction book is based on their family’s 1874 immigration journey from Russia to Dakota Territory. Joan is a middle school reading teacher for the West Central School District in Hartford, and Lisa is the Rock Steady Boxing Director in Sioux Falls, helping those living with Parkinson’s.

Featured title: Katy: The Little Rose from Ukraine

Website: https://www.mueller-sisters.com/

LISA & JOAN’S EVENTS:

• Thursday, Sept. 19 @ 11:00 a.m. – From a Russian Village to the Dakota Prairie in 1874 – Washington Pavilion, Schulte Room, Sioux Falls
• Thursday, Sept. 19 @ 12:30 p.m. – From a Russian Village to the Dakota Prairie in 1874 – Washington Pavilion, Schulte Room, Sioux Falls
• Friday, Sept. 20 @ 12:30 p.m. – From a Russian Village to the Dakota Prairie in 1874 – Children’s Museum, Party on One, Brookings
• Friday, Sept. 20 @ 4:30 p.m. – Author Signing Event – The Oscar, Fishback Studio Theater (154), Brookings
• Saturday, Sept 21 @ 11:30 a.m. – From a Russian Village to the Dakota Prairie in 1874 – Children’s Museum, Community Room, Brookings
• Saturday, Sept. 21 @ 4:30 p.m. – Author Signing Event – The Oscar, Fishback Studio Theater (154), Brookings

View the full schedule here!