Seymour & Hau Got it Covered

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Color, a fun-looking green creature, and a sense of adventure is all it took. I purchased the book, The Adventures of Seymour &Hau, largely by judging its cover. And then I opened up the book and . . .

I found the book to be a great way to introduce kids to different regions of the world, a gateway to further studies. Or just a fun read with kid-style humor, which I giggled at from time to time.

Seymour is an eleven year old who has two younger siblings and enjoys street hockey, soccer and bass guitar. He secretly teleports with his secret and stinky alien friend, Hau. The green creature cannot return to his planet until he has learned some life lessons. So, the duo travel via Hau’s TELLUS machine to different destinations to help children in need.

This particular episode takes place in Marrakech, Morocco, where Taymir and his family run a tourist business. However, a few of their camels have disappeared. Seymour and Hau meet up with Taymir and together, they’re off on an adventure to solve the mystery and find the camels.

Would I purchase another book in this series? Absolutely. I’d like to see more & how!

Authors Melanie Morse & Thomas McDade will have their next book out summer 2015. Destination Galway!

 

Chapter books geared toward kids ages 5 - 10.


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Girl Meets World

Staunton River State Park, VA
Photo Credit: Julie Bonner

As I approach "the end" of my novel, I realize more and more that my young adult story parallels my life. My main character, Corey, finds himself in this new, unknown world where he navigates his way through dangers, challenges and personalities. And though panic occasionally rears its head, he reminds himself to be brave and trust in the future. He learns to believe in himself and accept help from others.

Recently, my son and I moved to a new community and enrolled in college classes. I'm brand new to the cell phone and laptop worlds. But I've been able to navigate my way around town and through the techie challenges. I'm enjoying meeting new people. And yes, there's an occasional pang of panic. I may veer off the path a little longer than Corey, but I do make it back, trusting in community and in the future. Thankfully, I've had a bit of help from some of the dearest of friends.

I didn't set out to write about my world. Didn't realize till recently just how similar Corey's world is to mine.

So I'm curious...

Do other writers experience the same thing? Are their fictional stories similar to their own lives? And did they plan it that way or did it just naturally evolve?

If you're a writer, I'd love to hear your "story"...


(For a peek at my first page: http://curtincorner.blogspot.com/2013/03/naked.html)

**Special thanks to Patrick Dinneny, fellow Social Media Marketing student, for creating my blog post title!**

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