Cher'ley will tell us all about it! 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 head strong 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 other things.
In addition to the children, there are some strong, funny and interesting adult characters. This book appeals to people of all ages.
The main character in “The Secret in Grandma’s
Trunk”, Brandon
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 also gets him into
a lot of trouble. Jordan his cousin is a female version of Brandon, but Jacob his brother is the
opposite. He’s 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 disrupts when
his Great-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 his
garage. Spunky Grandma keeps the key in a special place.
The kids expect treasure, but discover a
terrible secret instead, which puts Grandma in danger’s way. Will she turn to
her grandchildren for help or to a young ghost?
This is an excerpt from Chapter Fourteen:
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 went 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 will enjoy it.
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This is an especially good book for your Tween
Children and Grandchildren.
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Slainthe!
