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| Cherley Grogg |
I’m so glad to have this
opportunity to share a little about myself and my children’s novel, The Secret in Grandma’s Trunk, which is
free to download from Amazon for a limited time. The inspiration for the book
came from my grandsons. I have three grandsons and a granddaughter.
My granddaughter loves to read, but
the boys do not so I decided to write a book they would love to read. I knew it’d
have to have strong kids in it, strong physically and headstrong too. The
characters would all have to be realistic with problems and scuffles among
themselves; it would have to be fast paced and full of adventure. Plus my
grandsons like sports and girls so I needed to put that in there as well.
I couldn’t leave my granddaughter
without someone to relate to so I gave the brothers in the story a female
cousin who could keep up with them in most things and top them in others. In
addition to the children, there are some strong, funny and interesting adult
characters. This book appeals to people of all ages.
Brandon, the main character in The Secret in Grandma’s Trunk, is not
quiet. He’s very outgoing and loud. He’s a leader and his outgoing, boisterous
personality works well for him, but not listening gets him into a lot of
trouble. Jordon, his cousin, is a female version of Brandon, but Jacob, his brother,
is the opposite – a quiet listener, a thinker. The 13 year olds get in a passel
of trouble because of not listening, and Jacob quietly follows them.
Here’s the blurb:
A teen’s life gets disrupted when
his grand-grandmother, a stranger, comes to live with him and his family. She
upsets his life so much that he stoops pretty low to get rid of her, including
trying to find a way to get into the oversized trunk she has stored in the garage.
Spunky Grandma keeps the trunk's key in a special place.
The kids expect to find treasure,
but discover a terrible secret instead, one that puts Grandma in danger’s way.
Will she turn to her grandchildren for help or to a young ghost?
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| Read Cherley's novel and find the secret. |
And here’s an excerpt from Chapter 14:
Jacob looked astounded. “How in the
world did you pull that off?”
“A girl has to have stuff.” She
grinned. “You know … girl’s stuff.”
“No, we don’t know, and we don’t want
to know. The important thing is you got the card.” Brandon reached for the
credit card.
“I want to know,” Jacob said.
“Believe me, you don’t want to know.”
Jordan laughed as she handed the card to Brandon. “Hurry up. I need to get Dad’s
card back to him before Mom’s out of the shower.”
In the next chapter the kids want to play soccer. Grandma went with them.
Here’s an excerpt from Chapter 15:
Lilly turned to Grandma. “It doesn’t
matter what she thinks, she’s not on our team. I don’t know why the coach
favors Jordan. Maybe he feels sorry for her. She’s so big and clunky.”
Grandma’s eyes flashed, and her
little fist doubled up. Brandon hoped she wouldn't spit. He put his hand on
Grandma’s shoulder. “Let’s go.”
“I’ll go, but I want her to know
that Jordan sure is big. She has a big heart, and a big personality, and she’s
twice the lady that girl is. She would never put someone else down to try to
make herself look better.”
"I don’t need to put her down to make
myself look better. I always look good.”
Grandma turned her head and spit.
The
Secret in Grandma’s Trunk is free from Amazon; I hope you enjoy it.
Cher’ley’s Books are listed below and on sale at Amazon
and local bookstores.
And here’s her FB fan page, hosted by a good friend of hers,
Cindy Ferrell:
Thanks for having me and I love the caption. I hope you and your friends will get a coy of amy book while its free. Cher'ley
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