Welcome!  I am glad you stopped by.  I'm Hope Marston, retired junior high teacher and library media specialist.  I live in Black River, New York, near Fort Drum and the Thousand Islands, with my husband Arthur and Heidi, our happy Bernese Mountain dog.

Since 1975 I have written a child's devotional book, a handful of photographic essays on large machinery, a junior biography, a half dozen picture books about wild animals, an inspirational romance and a local history.

I hope you will enjoy browsing my pages to get acquainted with me and my books.  Simply click on any of the links to the left to begin your adventure.

I'd love to hear from you.  Drop me a line using the form on the Contact Information page.

Come and see me at the North Country Authors Meet and Greet.
I'll be one of the featured authors.

June 22, 2013
11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Salmon Run Mall
Watertown, NY 13612

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Tracy Kauffman Interviews
Hope Irvin Marston

Tracy Kauffman is a Christian author who specializes
in Children's and Young Adult Books.
  She interviewed Hope on October 30, 2012.
Read this fascinating interview here.

My new book, Sackets Harbor Powder Monkey: The War of 1812 has now been published.

It’s 1811 and 11-year-old Rankin McMullin is ready for action.  He's joined the warship Oneida to fight the British and end the laws that have forced New York farmers to become smugglers.  As a powder boy, his job is to carry gunpowder to the carronades.  When the shooting begins, the battle is seen through Rankin's eyes.  The unique way it's fought and the unusual way it ends surprises both sides.

Read more about this new book on my Sackets Harbor Powder Monkey page.