I’m
always up for promoting wonderful authors, so when I heard about the
Summer Author Blitz, I jumped on the chance to participate. The Summer
Author Blitz is organized by
Belle Whittington and Tabatha Perry of the
Montgomery County Book Festival. Thanks, guys! And there will be a
Twitter party for the #2013SummerAuthorBlitz on July 19 at 7pm and a
Facebook event on July 26 at 3pm, so don’t miss them.
Today I’m featuring author
Kimberley G. Little,
author of the middle-grade mystery novel WHEN THE BUTTERFLIES CAME,
who’s giving away a copy of her book and some swag (see below). Told you
she was wonderful.
This book is her sixth for young readers, and it tells the story of
young Tara Doucet dealing with love, loss, family and magic. Here’s the
description:
Everybody thinks Tara Doucet has the perfect life. But
Tara’s life is anything but perfect: Her dear Grammy Claire has just
passed away, her mom is depressed and distant, and she and her sister,
Riley, can’t agree on anything. But when mysterious and dazzling
butterflies begin to follow her around after Grammy Claire’s funeral,
Tara knows in her heart that her grandmother has left her one final
mystery to solve.
Tara finds a stack of keys and detailed letters from Grammy Claire.
Note by note, Tara learns unexpected truths about her grandmother’s
life. As the letters grow more ominous and the clues harder to decipher,
Tara realizes that the secrets she must uncover could lead to grave
danger. And when Tara and Riley are swept away to the beautiful islands
of Chuuk to hear their grandmother’s will, Tara discovers the most
shocking truth of all, one that will change her life forever.
Sounds so enchanting! I can’t wait to read it.
I asked Kimberley four quick questions. Here’s what she said:
What inspired you to write WHEN THE BUTTERFLIES CAME?
Answer: So
many things! The magical world of butterflies . . . spooky Louisiana
swamps . . . old plantation houses . . . treehouses on an island in the
South Pacific . . . and a girl who is connected to all those things
through her Grammy Claire.
I love mysteries and wanted to try my hand at writing a mystery that
didn’t have ghosts or paranormal elements. I took the prettiest girl at
school (also a character from my book,
CIRCLE OF SECRETS), but gave her a brain along with her silky, waterfall hair.
Tara begins receiving secret letters and keys from her scientist
grandmother whose sudden death was untimely, and who imparts her secrets
from beyond the grave through these letters so Tara can figure out
who/what is trying to destroy the unusual butterflies her grandmother
was researching in Micronesia.
It was fun to write about a very smart and very cool grandmother
because I never knew my own grandmothers — and I hope I can be a very
cool grandma too someday!
GO HERE TO READ THE REST OF THE INTERVIEW AND FOLLOW SAMANTHA CLARK AND ENTER THROUGH THE RAFFLECOPTER!
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Thank you, Samantha!!!
~Kimberley
2 comments:
The book sounds lovely! I can't wait to read. And I love that you didn't see pretty and smart as two qualities that can't coexist! So often, that authors treat brains and beauty as opposing forces. :)
Thank you for your comment, Martina! :-) I hope every girl can see herself as beautiful AND smart.
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