River Girl

A novel about a girl who moved to the Klamath River Valley near Happy Camp, California, long ago.

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A blog for updates about the book, River Girl, by Linda Jo Martin. The novel is about a girl living near Happy Camp, California, in the Klamath River Valley, in the 1920's.

River Girl Needs a Repair Job!!

January 22, 2014 by Linda Jo Martin

My book needs editing!

Even though I had River Girl edited and critiqued by multiple talented people, there are still a few minor typos in there – things like quotation marks that are turned the wrong way! We can thank my amazing and watchful brother and his wife for finding these few errors. My brother read the Kindle version […]

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Where to buy River Girl

February 3, 2013 by Linda Jo Martin

River Girl - a novel by Linda Jo Martin

This is just a note on where to find a copy of River Girl. Right now I’ve still not published the book in Kindle format – that’s coming next. The book is available online at Amazon and CreateSpace. If you’re here in Happy Camp, California, you can buy the book at the Marble Mountain Gift […]

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Klamath River Novel Writing

July 28, 2012 by Linda Jo Martin

The Klamath River near Happy Camp, CA - photo by Linda Jo Martin - http://rivergirlclaire.com

I wanted to write a novel and the Klamath River helped me do it. I always wanted to write a novel. I wanted it so much, I made many attempts at novel writing during the years I was busy being a mother to young children. However, until 2001 I never finished one of my novel […]

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River Girl is Now at the Marble Mountain Gift Co. in Happy Camp

June 14, 2012 by Linda Jo Martin

Marble Mountain Gift Company, Happy Camp, California

[Update: I wrote this post in 2011… and now it is 2016. The book is probably sold out in Happy Camp stores, but you can find it online at Amazon.com.] As of today, River Girl is now available at the Marble Mountain Gift Co. at 19 Davis Road, in Happy Camp, California! It has been […]

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Published! River Girl is Now Available Online

June 4, 2012 by Linda Jo Martin

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I finally hit the publish button! It was hard to do, but after all those years of work on the novel, I had to just do it and get it over with. Wow… finally published! You can buy it here: River Girl: A Happy Camp Novel. That’s only the beginning. I ordered fifty copies that […]

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River Girl is available online at Amazon in paperback and Kindle editions.



In 1918 Claire Welch, age 9, moves from the San Francisco Bay Area to the coastal town of Eureka, far to the north. She must leave her dearest friend behind.

From there Claire heads toward a difficult life, traveling inland toward Happy Camp, a small town in the middle of a huge forest.

Near Happy Camp, in the Klamath River Valley, she faces the pain of loneliness and learns the true meaning of friendship.

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