When Patricia Gable, after a long, meaningful career and a rich experience in education, decided to leave the classroom, she could not have imagined that her voice soon would carry far beyond the walls of any school. From educational articles to short-story contests and finally to powerful middle-grade novels, Gable has carved a very special niche for herself in children’s literature-the world of resilience, faith, and common sense of family.
The Arizona-based author is in the national limelight currently. Gable’s story, being featured in America Inspire Magazine in May 2025, is glimmering with hope, wisdom, and compassion. Such attributes find their home in every page of her beloved Right series.
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Teaching and Family: A Glimpse into the Journey
Born in Ohio and with a mature love for writing ingrained into her through childhood, Patricia Gable’s early association with words was not fiction but rather truth.
Her father, a U.S. Navy veteran, would pen vivid, lengthy letters from the Pacific during World War II, describing realities hardly ever seen on newspapers. He was a reader, a lover of words, and a proponent for nurturing curiosity.
“Dad got Reader’s Digest for years and always had me take the vocabulary quiz,” Gable recalls. “In conversations, he’d throw in these big words. That love for language stayed with me.”
Though Gable tried to veer away right after practice in teaching to join a pharmacy assistant career, the passion for harnessing the written word caught behind her light-front rush to do everything else. It included freelance articles for an educational website called BrightHub, combining her teaching know-how with newly found talent for storytelling. Her desire to write came swiftly thereafter.
“I took a writing course with my sister, and it just clicked,” Gable said. “There was a story I’d written for a contest that never left me. It was the seed that eventually became The Right Address.”
The Right Series: Literature With a Purpose
Patricia Gable’s Right series include The Right Address, The Right Choice, and The Right Discovery. These books explore themes that are rarely addressed in children’s fiction: foster care, poverty, personal sacrifice, and the unseen forces that guide us. The books follow characters such as Annie, Christopher, and Willie who all face various challenging crises affecting their personal development and faith in the world around them.
In The Right Address, Annie and her foster brother, Willie, run away after overhearing plans to place them in different foster homes. Braving a winter night, their path will cross with strangers, dangers, and glimmers of hope. It is the story of fierce sibling love wrapped up in a classic adventure narrative.
“I was adopted at birth and was lucky to have loving parents,” says Gable. “But I taught in a low-income school for years and saw so many kids living in instability. I wanted my books to show that kids can overcome and that they’re not alone.”
Her second book, The Right Choice, finds Christopher, the youngest superstar at Northland High, confronted with a life-altering event while Annie and Willie confront threats to their established new lives. Gable intertwines sports, trauma, and resilience into a narrative that inspires the will to act instead of despair.
In The Right Discovery, the story takes a turn for the mystical. Trapped by a blizzard inside a house, five friends come upon a hidden voice and a mysterious wall that begins a ghostly adventure. Gable alludes that perhaps a guardian angel is at work guiding her young protagonists.
“I think my own guardian made me do it,” she says with a smile.
Storytelling Beyond the Page
The trick is that Gable’s prose is not only her expression. Books become conversation starters in her mind. Many parents and teachers have reported how their respective narratives have allowed room for essential conversations about subjects such as adoption, grief, or family dynamics.
One parent conversed: “Our grandson (age 12) loved your book. I gave it to him at Christmas, and he said it was the best book he ever read. His mom had to explain what ‘foster kids’ were. It opened up great discussions.”
Another reader said:“The children are adorable and brave. They go through so much. I was surprised to find out how the strange man was helping. I won’t give it away. Good read.”
Reading response is as important as the story message for Gable. “If my books can help kids solve problems, cherish friendships, and never give up, that’s everything to me.”
National Spotlight: America Inspire Magazine
This reception with joy she describes, when revealed that Patricia Gable would be a featured personality in America Inspire Magazine 2025 Collection.
“It’s amazing to have my books and stories go beyond my city, state, and country,” she says. “Now it will be in the world.”
The editorial team of America Inspire Magazine shared that Patricia was picked after media journalists discovered her on the Internet and looked up her Facebook page, where she frequently posts updates, shares details about her life, and connects with readers. One editor stated: “We were struck by her warmth, her storytelling depth, and the real-world value her books are offering families and classrooms.”
The article will feature a full-page story with original photography and backstage views showing the writing process and projects to be tackled.
What’s Next for Patricia Gable?
Gable is currently sketching out a new book centered on Joanna, the guardian angel from The Right Discovery, while leaving space for less demanding creative outlets.
“I’ll always be writing,” she says. “Maybe I’ll return to short stories or contests. I like that kind of freedom.”
Asked what advice she would give to aspiring authors, she simply said:
“Believe in yourself and don’t give up. Take classes. Read what moves you. Then start writing what moves you.”
More Than Just Books. A Legacy of Compassion
Patricia Gable’s writing might appear to fit nicely in the middle-grade section, while the pulse of it beats at a wavelength for all ages. Kids in her stories are not passive members of the cast, victims, or sufferers. They make decisions. They protect. They seek out the truth. Through the trials of Annie, Willie, and Christopher, readers are taught that courage does not wait until something of adult proportions. It is often initiated during childhood.
In this time where more stories of compassion and determination are greatly needed, Patricia Gable’s voice rises above the clamor. Not loudly, but elegantly. She is still a teacher: this time, teaching not with chalkboards or tests but with the pages that matter.
And now, the world is listening.
Learn More
Visit Patricia Gable’s Official Website
https://patriciagable.com
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