Vikki L. Jeanne Cleveland, who is a retired high school English teacher, is a former "Exemplary Teacher," a recipient of a "Yale Teaching Award," and a recent nominee for "Who's Who Among American Educators." She is also editor of a quarterly genealogical newsletter, Cleveland Family Chronicles. Her how-to book, Rooting Out Your AnceStory: a Primer for Beginning Genealogy, and her first novel, The Roommates, are currently available online at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and ~ of course ~ here. She makes her home with her Fuzzy Half Dozen in her hometown of Salem, IL, where she is already working on her third novel.