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 Give ME Back

The second in the Water Children Series-tm.

The October Book.



  juvenile fiction
   72 pgs
   hardcover

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The Book - Midori, Ariadne, Barley and Olive compete for the Halloween costume prize, and find themselves in the midst of new misadventures that help them grow. A new holiday is created.

Background - The first book in the series, BLUE TURTLE MOON QUEEN, was well-received: "This... novel is a good start to a new series. " School Library Journal

Author -  Pere Butter. This is his second book in the Water Children Series-tm. He has also published three books of poetry previously.

Marketing - Being part of a series and enjoying a simultaneous audio release, the book should gain added momentum.  Grades 2-8.

Packaging - Firefall Literary, an arm of Firefallmedia, can finalize the design of the book,  in consultation with the publisher.

Publication Date - Spring, Fall, or any season.

Delivery Date - On auction, or three months after contract.

Beginning - "Give me back," Barley said, in a snit, reaching for me, as I dodged away.
    "Too late," I said, "We hid you in the woods."
    He went into a deep pout and slumped down in a crouch, not sure what to do.
    "I’ll steal you too," he said, standing up, "next time you’re not looking."
    "Can’t," I said, "You’re ghosting away. I got you good."
    "Not fair. Give me back. Give me back!" he shouted, looking like he might cry.
    I jumped up and down, grinning in glee. I had him. Not really, but he believed it. Nothing changed though, and he suddenly knew it.
    "You don’t have anything," he said, "I’m still me, no matter what you do."
    "But i’m going to win the Halloween contest," I said, "‘cause you’re just a costume, getting invisible."
    "If I am, you’re a voodoo witch," he said, "or you’re bat-barny. Either way, I’m not talking to you anymore."
    We were in the schoolyard, and I was wearing my new red dress. Barley knew better than to push me today, like he did yesterday, into the mud.
    "When i get myself back, I'll do something to you bad," he said, unsure, looking around, still trying to figure out where I hid him.
    I hadn’t, of course. I had only pretended to snatch his soul, stash it, and make it invisible to him, so he’d be a ghost of himself, all year long, not just for Halloween....

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