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Katrina Cassel Katrina Cassel is an American author of Christian books for girls and devotion books.

Katrina Cassel, also called Kathy, was born in Elkhart, Indiana in January, 1962, the youngest of three children. She attended Mary Beck Elementary School from Kindergarten to sixth grade, and Elkhart Baptist Christian School, now called Elkhart Christian Academy from seventh to twelfth grade. During high school she played volleyball and basketball, was in the band and was the yearbook photographer. She also wrote for a Saturday section of The Elkhart Truth dedicated to high school news reporters.

Because Katrina did not want to write news and journalism degrees where the only writing degrees offered at the time, she chose to go into Elementary Education due to her love of children. She attended Grace College in Winona Lake, Indiana and graduated with a BS in Elementary Education. She worked in a variety of educational settings as well as life guarding and teaching swimming until 1988 when she married childhood friend, Richard (Rick) Cassel, who was in the United States Air Force, stationed at RAF Fairford, with his young daughter Ashley.

Their next base was Grand Forks AFB, North Dakota. While there, Katrina earned a MEd in elementary education with a reading certification. She also gave birth to Tyler (1990) and Jessica (1991). The young family then moved to Okinawa, Japan for nine months before returning stateside to Ellsworth, AFB in South Dakota where they adopted Adam (1995). While in England, Katrina's first two books were published. "The Junior High Survival Guide" and "On the Homefront" (Concordia Publishing House)

Shortly after Adam's adoption, the family moved to RAF Mildenhall, England. While there, they adopted Jeff (1993), almost five, from Haiti. Then the whole family returned stateside to Georgia in 1999. The family became a foster family, fostering eleven children over the next three years. One of the children, Jasmine (2001) became a permanent member of the family in 1994. During this time, Katrina wrote "The Christian Girls Guide to Being Your Best" and "The Christian Girls Guide to the Bible." (Legacy Press)

The family then moved to the Florida Panhandle. Although believing their family was complete, they adopted twins, Kaleb and Kayla, from Haiti in 2010. Katrina also wrote the "Just for Me" series (Legacy Press). She then began to write for Tyndale House Publishers with "The One Year Devo for Girls Starring Women of the Bible," "The One Year Book of Trivia for Kids," and "Promises for God's Princesses." She is now writing YA fiction.

Katrina enjoys kayaking, scuba diving, hanging out on the beach and other water activities. She enjoys traveling with her family. She has lived in Indiana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Georgia, Florida, England and Okinawa. She has visited Scotland and Wales.

 