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VICTORIA'S NEWEST BOOK IS HERE!
The Iron Spear: You asked for it and now the sequel to IronHeart is here! A sneak peak ... a snake with a lisp, a faithful elephant, a little rat, and Kikpona's daughter Kona join the cast of beloved characters in this sequel to IronHeart. Order your copy today!
Mighty Stallion 6 .... As some of you know, Victoria has a great, great, great grandfather who fought in the Civil War and survived. He fought in Harper's Ferry, Gettysburg, Bull Run and many other battles. It is Victoria's plan to have the horse in Mighty Stallion 6 meet Edward Bassett. As she has been preparing this book, our family discovered over 200 letters that Edward wrote home during the Civil War. Victoria is reading through those now which has delayed the release of the book until early 2009. Stay tuned! Mighty Stallion 6 will be a special edition.
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Victoria traveled nearly 7000 miles in 3.5 weeks this summer for her first national book tours including Harrisburg, PA; San Antonio, TX and Atlanta, GA... Victoria was well received and had a great time! Thanks to everyone who was a part of her journey.
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Check out MN Parent magazine and Women, Inc. Magazine June 2008 issues for color photos and stories on Victoria.
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Victoria appeared on the TV Show "Showcase Minnesota" on September 22 to represent Alpacas of Minnesota on a segment about the National Alpaca Days Farm Tour. Click here for a link to the show.
To order books, click on the Contact page for more information.
IronHeart is out and getting great reviews!
News! Victoria's newest book, IronHeart, was released at the Deep Valley Book Festival (www.DeepValleyBookFest.com) in Mankato on Saturday, Nov 10, 2007. Don't miss out on this 300-pg epic story filled with heroes, villains, love and courage. For teens - adult readers. Order your copy today - $14.95 (MN residents add 6.5% sales tax) + $2 shipping on first book, $1.50 each add'l.
Mighty
Stallion 5 A Stallion's Heart
Now available!
The fifth and much anticipated release in Victoria's Mighty Stallion Series. Shalimar and Storm are two stallion brothers who are about to begin their journeys. While they set out in different directions, a strange chain of events brings them back together again. Set in the time of the Pony Express with exciting twists and turns along the way.
T-shirts now available for the covers of Mighty Stallion 1-4. $15 for each shirt + $3 shipping!
Available in white. (Mighty Stallion 1 also available in Lt Sand.) Sizes: Youth Sm, Md, Lg & XL Adult: Sm, Md, Lg, XL
A brief bio on Victoria...
Victoria Kasten, age seventeen, wrote her first Mighty Stallion book at age twelve. She currently has 5 Mighty Stallion Books available. (She hopes to make the Mighty Stallion stories into a 10-book series.) She also released IronHeart, her first full length (314 pgs) non-magical fantasy in late 2007. The Iron Spear was released in March of 2009.Victoria recently returned from her first national book tours ... Driving 4800 miles in 15 days, she visited Harrisburg, PA and San Antonio, TX with some stops in between. She met many wonderful people and sold hundreds of books along the way. She also had the opportunity to visit Gettysburg and the Nat'l Civil War Museum to do research for her upcoming Mighty Stallion 6 book. In July, she headed for Atlanta, GA where she was a vendor/speaker. Another great trip with enjoyable stops in Ohio and Kentucky.
Victoria had two poems published in a nationally circulated newspaper at Age 11. Her first published book, Mighty Stallion, was released in November of 2005. Victoria's first magazine article appeared in the 2006 Winter issue of American Livestock Magazine. American Livestock also published a poem of Victoria's in the Spring 2007 issue.
Since that time Victoria has participated in many events and book signings. She has been the subject of newspaper articles - including front page features - for Bluff Country Reader, Rochester Post Bulletin, Northfield News, Lonsdale Review, Spring Valley Tribune, Mankato Free press and others. She has also been interviewed by many radio stations and magazines. (Watch for the newest articles on Victoria to appear in Woman, Inc and MN Parent magazines in their June 2008 issues.)
Victoria has had the unique opportunity to teach hundreds of school age children at Young Writers conferences in MN (Anoka, Mankato, Winona). She has also been the guest of Medford, Montgomery/Lonsdale, LeCenter and St Peter Schools and many libraries, sharing the story of her writing experiences with hundreds of additional school children.
Victoria has been the guest author of the Northfield Historical Society for Jesse James Days and Winter Walk. She was also asked to be a VIP for the MN Academic All-Stars program in 2007. In Sept of 2007, Victoria was honored to teach at the Sinclair Lewis Writer's conference for adults. She was one of 4 instructors and had the opportunity to work with fellow authors Jack Koblas, Gary Paulsen (3-time Newberry winner) and Lois Greimann.
Victoria is a home-educated student who loves horses. She has 2 horses of her own. Victoria also plays violin and until recently served as the Concert Mistress in her youth Symphony Orchestra. She also played in a Youth Chamber Ensemble. While her writing endeavors have put her violin playing on hold, she is still active in 4H and her church. Since 2008, Victoria has performed in lead female roles in two plays for the Curtain Call Theater Company.
Victoria has a special interest in history. When she is home she enjoys the company of alpacas, rabbits and cats.