Hi guys and girls! Welcome to WOW Wednesday. My 17th guest is my friend and fellow writer,
Greta Burroughs, author of the Gerald and the Wee People series and some fantastic books for kids.
What are they all about, I hear you ask? Well, read on to find out more... and if you head to the Reviews section of my blog you'll see my thoughts on her books. I love them!
Greta Burroughs, author of the Gerald and the Wee People series and some fantastic books for kids.
What are they all about, I hear you ask? Well, read on to find out more... and if you head to the Reviews section of my blog you'll see my thoughts on her books. I love them!
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About Greta's YA books:
In Gerald and the Wee People, Gerald and
his best friend, Vernon discover a mysterious spot in the woods where
Gerald visualizes a miniature village complete with wee inhabitants. He enjoys
going back to that spot and watching the day to day activities until trouble
starts in the village and he tries to convince Vernon that the 'visions' are real and the wee people need help.
While trying to prove that the whole thing is
just Gerald's wild imagination, the boys literally fall into the new world and
get caught up in a war. The boys come up with ways to keep the invading force
from entering the village but another solution has to be found in order to put
an end to the conflict.
Along with a few companions from the village,
Gerald and Vernon embark on a quest to face down the deranged forest
god who instigated the mayhem. The dangerous path is laid out by an ancient
prophecy, but not everything goes as planned.
The adventure continues in the second book in
the Wee People series, House on Bo-Kay Lane. Gerald and Vernon believe their
time with the wee people came to an end after they returned to their home world
but begin to wonder when strange things started to happen at an abandoned house
in their neighborhood. Ghostly images of familiar faces from the wee people
village are seen in the windows, echoes of voices from the past haunt the boys’
dreams and an undeniable curiosity draws Gerald and Vernon to
investigate the mysterious haunted house. What they find takes them back to the
world of the wee people and a new adventure begins.
A mirror is found
in a forgotten room in the far-seers’ training centre. Sheela, a far-seer
master and Alyson, an apprentice firestarter are unwillingly drawn into the
depths of the mirror and wind up in the abandoned house on Bo-Kay Lane.
Sheela uses her telepathic skills to enlist the aid of
Gerald, Vernon and Gerald’s father, Andrew to help find the way back
to the world of the wee people.
That problem resolved, they try to unravel
the secrets of the mirror and find that it is a portal between their two
worlds, as well as to a time in the future and possibly even to a parallel
universe. They also discover that someone is trapped inside the mirror and the
decision has to be made as to whether or not to help the trapped soul escape
the confines of the portal.
Meanwhile, the wee people discover the
origins of their world. That knowledge is not well accepted and leads to
discord between them and the outworlders, Gerald, Andrew and Vernon. An
uneasy truce paves the way to an understanding and acceptance of the unwelcome
facts and eventually to a solution of how to deal with the man in the
mirror. http://viewbook.at/bokaylane
Book three in the series will be out later on
this year.
All about Greta
Greta Burroughs loves to read. No matter where she is, there is always a book close at hand. Her love of reading began at an early age and blossomed over time to include many different genres, her favorite now being fantasy.
As a preschool and elementary school teacher, Greta tried to instill the joy of reading in the children she worked with. Books were an important part of her classroom and story time was the highlight of the day.
It has been a while since Greta was in a classroom but she had lots of experience in reading to children of various ages and remembers what they enjoyed listening to. She tries to incorporate that knowledge into her work as an author and believes it makes her a better writer of children's and young adult books.
She now resides in SC with her husband, Robert and three dogs. Greta has six books published at the present time; three children’s books in the Patchwork Dog and Calico Cat series, two MG/YA fantasy entitled Gerald and the Wee People and House on Bo-Kay Lane, and a non-fiction account of her experiences with an autoimmune blood disorder called ITP - Heartaches and Miracles.
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Thanks for reading - look out for another WOW writer next Wednesday!
Happy reading & writing! :)
Thank you, Vickie!!!
ReplyDeleteNice feature, I'm so looking forward to reading the next book in the Gerald and the Wee people adventure. I can't image what will unfold next. Book two took me totally by surprise!
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