KB TAYLOR'S BOOKS
2020 WILLA LITERARY AWARD WINNER
After Daddy disappears, twelve-year-old Aggie, who has never piloted a steamboat on her own, is forced to the wheel. As she pilots the Irene from port to port, conjuring up schemes to regain an upper hand, the sisters search for Daddy. (The Seagirls, the Irene, all steamboat references and locations are based on family history.)
"The Magic Healer's Daughter" (non-fiction) tells the remarkable journey of a woman drugless physician in the early 1900s, Washington State. Throughout history, women have been the healers, known by various names: midwives, herbalists or wise woman. They were called upon to tend to the sick or dying, administer natural medicines, and perform unorthodox treatments. Based on extensive research and family history, this book outlines methods still used today.
"Schoolhouse Memories," Hoquiam, WA
(non-fiction)
Schools created a sense of community. As the community grew so did the schools, not only in pupils but in teaching methods too. As the authors (DK Taylor) weave you through the history of Hoquiam's public schools, they feature their great-grandmother, Nettie Connell, the first female Assistant Principal in Hoquiam's Public School system in 1898.
The author uses the pen name DK Taylor when collaborating a non-fiction with her sister.
2022 WILL ROGERS
"BRONZE" MEDALLION AWARD
During the Alaskan Gold Rush, the seagirls sail to Alaska in hopes of finding Daddy. Upon arrival, they face icebergs, rugged prospectors, and a treacherous hike up White Pass.
2021 WILL ROGERS
"GOLD" MEDALLION AWARD
HISTORICAL ROMANCE
Hattie's sheltered life on her Wisconsin dairy farm is uprooted to care for her nieces and work in the family high-end mercantile. NOT an easy task for a girl who stammers. She is fraught with uppity townspeople, sudden upheavals, and stranded at a logging camp where a handsome man steals her heart. Her mishaps steer her to a MAGIC HEALER with hopes to tame her less-than-perfect words. Family history is woven into this story. The MAGIC HEALER was the author's great-grandfather.
The 8138th Army Unit Hospital Trains
(non-fiction)
The critical role of the hospital trains during the Korean War told through firsthand accounts of a nurse (the author's aunt) and a medic who cared for the wounded on their journey from the frontlines.
After the author inherited her aunt's Korean -War scrapbook of 200 plus personal photos, news articles, and letters, she realized she was looking at lost history. After extensive research and letter writing, she found a medic in Michigan who had worked on the trains. He quickly responded, "Yes, I will help you. I've been searching for over twenty-five years to find anyone who remembered our unit."
The 8138th Unit saved thousands of lives. On August 20, 1952, they received a Presidential Unit Citation.