We are partying here in celebration of some wonderful stories from a great author: Monique Bucheger.....
Here 's the rest of the party.......
November 26: http://valeriesteimle.blogspot.com/
November 27: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Triple-T-TotsTweens-and-Teens
November 28: www.rebeccahjamison.com
November 28:www.mybookaday.blogspot.com
I started reading The Secret Sisters Club a few years ago and really loved it!! The story was a great example of parents helping their children with the trials of life and how two best friends forever (BBF) can become as close as sisters.
Now I've read Simply West of Heaven which is the sequel to The Secret Sisters Club and the story continues of the adventures of Ginnie and Tillie and their life together on the West farm.
With Ginnie still dealing with the death of her mother and her Dad keeping her mother's journals hidden away, Ginnie has to overcome the urge to wait patiently for her Dad to return those journals she so desperately wants to read. There is something hiding in those pages and the secret of what happened so long ago before Ginnie could remember is driving her crazy. What is it that makes her Dad angry in those journals?
These stories are age appropriate for pre-teens and teens and deal with the reality of death and divorce in a family. The compassion for those children who have to deal with these issues helps the reader come to love the characters and understand a life many teens must live.
The Secret Sisters Club and Simply West of Heaven are $.99 until NOV 30.
http://www.amazon.com/Simply-
Simply West of Heaven:
Twelve-year-old BFFs schemed to get
Ginnie’s widowed dad to fall in love with Tillie’s divorced mom. When their
parents go along with the matchmaking, the girls are stoked. Sweet! Not long
after though, Ginnie stumbles upon her late mom's journals, making life even
more awesome sauce … until her dad confiscates the journals, determined to
protect Ginnie from a danger he won’t name.
Ginnie is counting on her future sister's help to make Dad change his mind, but Tillie's not so sure the ghost of Ginnie's mom will make a good addition to their new family tree. Besides, Tillie is too busy trying to keep the memory of her abusive, no-good , rotten-excuse-for-a-birth-father from bubbling to the surface to worry about what's bugging Ginnie. He left six years ago and Tillie’s knows a better dad when she sees one … Ginnie’s dad.
The girls' world gets flipped upside-down when a blast from the past shows up and makes Tillie go nutburgers. Ginnie is torn between helping her best friend and what could be the answer to her prayers. Life gets complicated lickety-split in what is sure to be the most pivotal summer of Ginnie’s life.
Ginnie is counting on her future sister's help to make Dad change his mind, but Tillie's not so sure the ghost of Ginnie's mom will make a good addition to their new family tree. Besides, Tillie is too busy trying to keep the memory of her abusive, no-good , rotten-excuse-for-a-birth-father from bubbling to the surface to worry about what's bugging Ginnie. He left six years ago and Tillie’s knows a better dad when she sees one … Ginnie’s dad.
The girls' world gets flipped upside-down when a blast from the past shows up and makes Tillie go nutburgers. Ginnie is torn between helping her best friend and what could be the answer to her prayers. Life gets complicated lickety-split in what is sure to be the most pivotal summer of Ginnie’s life.
SIMPLY WEST OF
HEAVEN:
A blurb from the story:
“Mysti, stay
with Tillie.”
“What’s wrong,
Uncle Jake?” Tillie asked.
He glanced at
Tillie. She knew he didn’t see her. “She can’t be here. Todd’s gonna flip his
lid.”
Anxiety quickly
replaced all the fun and carefree feelings Tillie had been enjoying. “Why?
Who’s here?”
“Nobody.” Uncle
Jake pointed to the bar stool she just vacated. “Stay here. Keep Mysti with
you. Please.” He turned and hurried
through the doorway.
Mysti shook her
head at Tillie. “I’m not staying.”
“Me neither.”
Tillie followed Mysti through the dining room to the entryway.
Uncle Jake
stopped so suddenly that Mysti and Tillie piled into him. He wagged his finger
at each of them. “I told you to stay in the kitchen.”
“I came to get
Mysti.” Tillie peeked through the screen door, gasping when she saw Ginnie’s
mom. “She’s not dead.” Tillie grabbed Uncle Jake’s arm, fear and disbelief
coursing through her. “Why isn’t Ginnie’s mom dead?”
“What?” Uncle
Jake looked straight through Tillie like an x-ray machine. “Of course Queenie’s
dead.”
“Then who’s
that?” Tillie demanded, pointing to the woman that looked like an older version
of her best friend.
Uncle Jake
lifted an impatient Mysti into his arms. After shushing Mysti, he locked his
eyes on Tillie’s. “That is my
brother’s second-worst nightmare, up close and personal.”
When Monique Bucheger isn’t writing, you can
find her playing taxi driver to one or more of her children, plotting her next
novel, scrapbooking, or being the “Mamarazzi” at any number of child-oriented
events. Even though she realizes there will never be enough hours in any given
day, Monique tries very hard to enjoy
the journey that is her life.
She shares it with a terrific husband, her
dozen children, an adorable granddaughter, a son-in-law, three cats, and
many real and imaginary friends. She is the author of several books and plans
to write many more. You can find more about Monique and her works at:
Monique Bucheger (author of The Ginnie West
Adventure Books)
