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Welcome to our new blog series, FAQ, where we'll get authors to share their most frequently asked question while sharing an excerpt from their books AND where we will offer a discount on that book so you can check it out for yourself! Since this is my blog, I figured I would go first. My... Continue Reading →
She wants the ring and she wants it bad! Congratulations to Karen Koski on her first book! The Gimmal Ring is a middle grade adventure story with a humourous tone and some whacky twists and turns, set in Windsor-Essex, our home town! Here's the blurb: Gwendolyn Gimmal desperately wants an invitation to the mysterious Gimmal... Continue Reading →
Have you been following this short serial? Part 1 is here in case you're new here. Or, if you liked this short story and want more from HL Carpenter, I urge you to check out The Ghost in the Gardens. It's an excellent middle grade mystery novel. "Worm?" I scooted back into the cave and... Continue Reading →
Missed part 1? Here it is. Interested in reading HL Carpenter's middle grade mystery novel, The Ghost in the Gardens? Check it out. Then, read on! "You have to sssstop upsetting the treessss." Worm emerged from his hiding place and climbed onto my bare foot. He lay alongside my toes, limp and gasping. "The trees... Continue Reading →
Missed part 1? Here it is. Interested in reading HL Carpenter's middle grade mystery novel, The Ghost in the Gardens? Check it out. Then, read on! An hour later, Worm was still leading the way, though he was moving a lot more slowly. I was moving more slowly too. My arms and shoulders ached from... Continue Reading →
Missed part 1? Here it is. Interested in reading HL Carpenter's middle grade mystery novel, The Ghost in the Gardens? Check it out. Then, read on! I rowed faster, as if that would help. At the rate we were traveling, the boat would fill with rainwater and we'd sink, especially since I couldn't row and... Continue Reading →
Missed part 1? Here it is. Interested in reading HL Carpenter's middle grade mystery novel, The Ghost in the Gardens? Check it out. Then, read on! "Hey!" Worm fast-wiggled up to the end of my finger. "I am a good worm!" "Hush." I closed my fingers around Worm's body. "We mean you no harm, apple... Continue Reading →
Missed part 1? Here it is. Interested in reading HL Carpenter's middle grade mystery novel, The Ghost in the Gardens? Check it out. Then, read on! The bird who had spotted Worm first jumped off a tree branch and flew directly toward us. I knelt and put out my hand. Worm climbed into my palm.... Continue Reading →
The Adventures of Flower Girl continue... If you missed part one, here it is. If you would like to look into The Ghost in the Gardens, a middle grade adventure by HL Carpenter, click here. Otherwise, read on! "I do not take ssssides, even in wartime!" Worm said. "I like to help everyone. I am... Continue Reading →
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