The Three Sisters

About the Book

Katherine Has a Ball is the second book in The Three Sisters’ series. With an educational bent, this series is geared for readers with a spirit of adventure, travel, independence and old-fashioned fun.

In The Three Sisters: Katherine Has a Ball, middle-sister Katherine, a “soccer star,” joins Elizabeth in Paris because France has just won the soccer World Cup. They go to visit their aunt who is the American Ambassador to France. For better or worse, the aunt otherwise occupied so the girls are tended to by her energetic and food-loving staff. The “staff” consists of Doodle (short for “Yankee Doodle,” the French-American standard poodle), Madame de Sigy (the trusty bespectacled housekeeper) and Monsieur Duquette (the responsible chauffeur/guide/friend). In auntie’s absence, Elizabeth, Katherine and Doodle go on a fun-filled journey through the City of Light all the while chasing a rolling soccer ball. They follow “The Soccer Trail” amidst famous monuments, parks and gardens in their effort to find the ball.

In Katherine Has a Ball, the reader is brought along on an adventurous journey and learns many interesting facts about French history, culture, geography, food and language. Foreign language is introduced in a fun manner as each book contains a peppering of French and a “Dictionnaire” to learn and pronounce French “with care” and the required “Parisian flare.

About the Author

Nancy S. Pruett, Ph.D. fell in love with France and all things French during her first trip to Paris as a young teenager. Born and raised in the United States, she has lived in Paris twice and has traveled extensively throughout France over the past two decades. Outside of Paris, her favorite regions are Provence and the Dordogne. Dr. Pruett loves French food, especially fois gras, pungent cheese and escargot. Professionally, Dr. Pruett earned her B.A. in Psychology at Trinity College in Hartford, CT where she graduated Summa Cum Laude and earned the Presidential Fellowship in both General Academics and Psychology. She received her doctoral degree from Northwestern University Medical School in Chicago, IL where she was a Northwestern University Scholar. She is a licensed clinical psychologist and has worked at McLean Hospital in Belmont, MA where she held a position as Associate Psychologist in Clinical Psychiatry at Harvard University Medical School. There, she was awarded the Harvard University Medical School Award for Excellence in Mentoring. Dr. Pruett has had private practices in Paris and the United States. She is currently in a practice where she primarily conducts neuropsychological evaluations. Although she has published in refereed professional journals, this series is her first attempt at fiction and indulging in her nearly lifelong Francophilia. Coincidentally, Dr. Pruett is the mother of three daughters, one of whom was born in France. She also has a standard poodle named Louis whom her daughters have nicknamed Louis Vuitton. Vive la France! Emily Werner has loved art and design her entire adult life. She received a B.A. from Pine Manor College, MA where she majored in Art History and minored in Visual Arts. She has worked in product development and design for several large corporations. Her whimsical and innovative creations have found their way into invitations, fabrics and jewelry. Emily is the mother of four young children.