In her novels good does triumph over evil. Situations of tragedy, violence, and heartache figure in her writing, but these situations do not turn her characters into victims. Rather, their trials make them courageous survivors. Bell's novels, including the final two of the series, Inspired Love and Distant Love, are published by Barbour Press in Uhrichsville, Ohio.
Originally, Bell targeted her novels toward senior citizens because she discovered they had trouble finding suitable material based on positive experiences of their age group. After the release of the first book, she found that high school students too experience the same emotions of loneliness and misunderstanding.
At Central High, Ann has been involved in the renewal of the library. Students now have access to CD-ROMs, computer software programs, and laser disks. A modem and fax allow on-line searching and document retrieval. She also continues retrospective conversion toward complete auto-mation. Central is waiting approval of a grant which will adjoin a networked computer lab to the library.