Arleta Richardson

Arleta Richardson (Flint, Michigan, March 9, 1923 – July 25, 2004) was an American religious and children's author, librarian, and a teacher. The Grandma's Attic series was her most well known series. She belonged to the Free Methodist Church.

Life

Arleta spent her early life in various parts of the midwest. She served in World War II. In 1944, she graduated from Spring Arbor Junior College. After graduation, she served in the army for over a year. In 1949, she graduated from Western Michigan University. She worked as a teacher and a librarian at several schools including: Spring Arbor Junior College, Los Angeles Pacific College, East Los Angeles Light & Life School, and Immaculate Heart School of Library Science. In 1974, her first novel in the Grandma's Attic series was published. Then, in 1994 the first book in her Orphans' Journey series was published. She wrote eight books for the CYC missions program after that. She was Director of Missions Education in the Women's Missionary Society for nine years. At the age of 81, she died of cancer.^[1]

Awards

• 1968 ~ California Association of Christian Schools Teacher of the Year Award
• 1986 ~ Writer of the Year ~ Mount Hermon Christian Writers Conference
• June 1996 ~ Alumni of the Year Award ~ Spring Arbor University

Books

Grandma's Attic

1. In Grandma's Attic. ISBN 0-7814-3534-X. 
2. More Stories From Grandma's Attic. ISBN 0-89191-131-6. 
3. Arleta Richardson and Dora Leder. Still More Stories From Grandma's Attic. ISBN 0-7814-3270-7. 
4. Arleta Richardson and Susan Jerde. Treasures from Grandma. ISBN 0-7814-3271-5. 
5. Away From Home. ISBN 0-7814-3290-1. 
6. A School of Her Own. ISBN 0-7814-3291-X. 
7. Wedding Bells Ahead. ISBN 1-55513-061-5. 
8. At Home in North Branch. ISBN 0-7814-3534-X. 
9. New Faces, New Friends. ISBN 0-7814-3533-1. 
10. Stories From the Growing Years. ISBN 0-7814-3905-1. 

• The first four are available in booked set. Grandma's Attic Treasury. ISBN 978-0-7814-0669-7. 

Grandma's Attic Companion Volumes

1. Christmas Stories from Grandma's Attic. ISBN 0-7814-0090-2. 
2. Arleta Richardson and Mary O'Keefe Young. A Day at the Fair. ISBN 0-7814-0249-2. 
3. Grandma's Attic Cookbook. ISBN 0-7814-0065-1. 
4. Grandma's Attic Storybook. ISBN 0-7814-0070-8. 
5. Arleta Richardson and Eileen Dineley. Letters From Grandma's Attic. ISBN 0-7814-0229-8. 

Orphans' Journey series

1. Looking for Home. ISBN 0-7814-3538-2. 
2. Whistle-Stop West. ISBN 0-7814-3537-4. 
3. Prairie Homestead. ISBN 0-7814-3536-6. 
4. Across the Border. ISBN 0-7814-3535-8. 

Other Books

• My Jesus Pocketbook Of The Lords Prayer. ISBN 1-55513-014-3. 
• A Heart for God in India. ISBN 0-89367-144-4. 
• Maria. ISBN 0-89367-227-0. 
• Passport to South America. ISBN 0-89367-130-4. 
• Richardson, Arleta; Payne, Peggy; Yoder, Tamra; Secaur, Emeline. Andrew's Secret. ISBN 0-89367-143-6. 

Books contributed to

• Glaesemann, Karen; LaHar, Devon, eds. (2004). Growing up on Memory Lane. Illustrated by Vanessa Barrett. Pleasanton, California: Small Town USA. ISBN 978-0-9749009-0-2. OCLC 70810440.  - Arleta wrote the forward.

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