The September Issue of Fleet Life is now out and I have the following books have a place on Rosie’s Good Reads Page. This month you can find them on Page 20. To access the online version go to www.fleetlife.org.uk click on the online directory and go to page 20.
The features books are;
“The Wayward Gifted” by Donna Childree
“The Last Juror” by John Grisham
“Land of the Unaltered” by Leti Del Mar
“The Great Convergence” by Joseph Lallo
“Mouse and the Cossacks” by Paul Wilson
The Wayward Gifted – Broken Point by Donna K. Childree
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
A book for the young adult market and beyond, it is about two adopted children and their struggle to live with a mother who is so obsessed with being the perfect mother that she overlooks spontaneous parenting skills. She takes the children to a new town but insists they are broken and need help. During therapy the children are gifted dolls which taken them on a whole new world of discovery.
Donna has been a guest author on my blog and you can read more about her here http://wp.me/p2Eu3u-lP
So having managed to complete a couple of weeks of doing good deeds. I head in to May. For those of you who are bamboozled by this post, it all started when I read a book called “A Year of Doing Good” by Judith O’Reilly. It inspired me to start my own attempt to do a good deed a day for the year. Here is a link to my post about her book http://wp.me/p2Eu3u-1hL I’ll be posting my weekly reports on my challenge on Sunday’s, it feels like an appropriate day.
May 1st – Whilst visiting my Mother I helped her sort out a few snags on her computer. Blogged about the May edition of Fleet Life where I have a monthly page of book reviews, 5 authors got a free promotion for their books today! I know it made at least one of them have an unexpected smile on their face! Made a date to meet up with some of my anti-natal group (No! I don’t have something to tell you!) We’ve been friends now for over 16 years!
May 2nd – After the busy April A to Z Challenge, today I returned with a guest author interview on the blog, Donna Childree, got her moment of fame today. Made lots of new friends during the challenge who I now regularly keep in touch with over the net. Sent a good friend an e-mail to keep in touch.
May 3rd – Instead of procrastinating I actually loaded up my car with filled bags and boxes for the charity shop and delivered them today. Part of me felt relieved that I’d done my good deed, the rest of me squirmed in anguish at my haste to throw things out, what if I need it? Posted another guest author interview, today Melda Beaty got a chance to shine. Signed up for several more blogs in a post AtoZ Challenge day of reflection.
May 4th – With the weekend upon us I didn’t know where I would find the chance to do my good deed today, but I found 2! Firstly I remembered to take a large bag of dead batteries with me when I went out so that I could dispose of them at the supermarket in the special collection unit. (This should mean that they don’t go into landfill waste) Then there was the opportunity to make a donation to the RSPCA who were collecting just outside of the store.
May 5th – Wrote a letter to a friend whom I haven’t caught up with for a while, and visited new friends on the blogging scene.
May 6th – Bank Holiday Monday, and I struggled to find a good deed today. The only things that count are spending an hour with my Mum and popping another coin in to my slowly filling jam jar. Some how it didn’t feel enough.
May 7th – Today I wrote a 5* review of a book called “The Doctor’s Deceit” It’s written by Kathy Steinemann and she’d asked me to review it. It is a sequel to her book “Vanguard of Hope” which started from a set of diaries. The review was based on what I read and I thought the book was very well written. It deals with rape and sexual abuse victims in America in the 1800’s and also tackles racial abuse. The Sapphire Brigade are a secret society who try to help the victims and deliver justice. After I’d written the review Kathy told me that she is going to keep writing these books to help support other victims. Her third book is going to involve letters from victims in today’s world which she hopes to incorporate into her book, thus giving them a place to vent their feelings. I’m glad I gave Kathy this review and hope that it will help raise awareness for her books and her cause.
May 8th – Baked cakes to take round to have with coffee at a friend’s house. Still visiting several bloggers everyday and leaving comments.
May 9th – Picked up litter at the park. (realised I often pick up litter without giving it much thought )Posted a book cover release post for an author and a book review for another.
May 10th – Spent the evening getting frozen to the bone, whilst watching my son’s cricket match. Was able to help clear everything away at the end as my good deed today. (Amazing how many people suddenly have something better to do when clearing up need doing!)
May 11th – Made a donation whilst I was out to shrapnelonline.org.uk a charity helping injured troops with prosthetic limbs and high spec wheelchairs.
After a month of blogging my way through the alphabet with the brilliant AtoZ Challenge, author interviews are back. Today my guest author on the blog is Donna Childree, please join me in welcoming her to the blog and finding out more about her.
1. What is your name? Donna K. Childree
2. Where do you come from? Ann Arbor, Michigan
3. When did you start writing? I’ve written little stories for as long as I can remember, but never publicly shared until recently.
4. What do you most like writing about? My adult son, Mike L. Hopper, and I work together as a writing team. We’ve recently published our first book, The Wayward Gifted, a YA novel about two children from the Deep South who are uprooted and moved a thousand miles from the only home they have ever known. It’s probably best described as a coming of age adventure. We’re currently working on our next book, The Wayward Gifted – Grey’s Case.
5. Give our readers 3 tips; Tip number one – write every day. Even if you only write for a few minutes, write something
Tip number two – read every day. You learn a great deal by reading other writers.
Tip number three – edit, edit, edit.
6. What was the last book that you read? The Complete Stories of Truman Capote – I am a huge fan of his short stories. I would give this the highest rating possible.
7. Leave a link to one of your books; http://www.amazon.com/The-Wayward-Gifted-Broken-ebook/dp/B00BPKT99M/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1363723258&sr=8-1&keywords=the+wayward+gifted
Adopted at birth, Samantha Leigh and Steuart James DuBoise reside in a complex world of southern love and crazy dysfunction. They snack on cold buttered
biscuits and drink sweet iced-tea as they create stories and share fantasies on the sleeping porch of their grandmother Ida Light’s bay-front home. Their world
is abruptly altered when Olivia DuBoise, their rigid, emotionally disturbed mother decides to move the family more than a thousand miles from the only home they have ever known. The children, not only angry, but also certain that life has prematurely ended, fight against a world they believe to be both humdrum and routine. Both highly intelligent, and uniquely talented, Sam and Steuart struggle to mature while holding fast to childhood. Each carries unique interests and talents into the fight. Steuart has a deep love of words and a hobby of creating anagrams. Sam has an obsessional need to collect colors, and will go to great lengths to increase her collection. Encouraged by Ida, and several new friends, Sam and Steuart set out to make the best of their
situation, soon discovering worlds unknown in this coming of age, young adult fiction, fantasy adventure.
If you love young adult fiction or are seeking good books for young adults, don’t miss The Wayward Gifted – Broken Point.
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