Books by Lisa Yoder

Gratiot County sits in the middle of Michigan's lower peninsula. Settlement began in the middle of the 1800's. With the first settlers came children. This book focuses on two children, Perry Payne and Nettie Comstock, who were among those first settlers. It tells the story of their pioneer times while asking readers to make some of the same decisions the real children and their families faced.

Based on Lois Barden's own descriptions, this biography tells the story of an amazing life filled with faith, courage, and love. It spans the Great Depression, experiences as a WWII bride of an American pilot who was shot down and spent a year in a Nazi POW camp, and continued Air Force service including training America's first astronauts. Lois (Hunter) Barden's roots in the rural community of Ithaca, Michigan gave her the strength and support to live history.