River Girl

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

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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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Published! River Girl is Now Available Online

June 4, 2012 by Linda Jo Martin

River Girl - a novel by Linda Jo Martin

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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The First River Girl Proof Arrived!

April 14, 2012 by Linda Jo Martin

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Yesterday the first River Girl proof arrived. This is the first time I’ve ever seen one of my novels in book form. I am so excited!!! I’m re-reading the novel and making a list of changes I might want to make. It seems strange to think about making more changes after the book has already […]

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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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