tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60133998603678359152024-02-19T16:39:08.819-08:00Anya Novikov..stories for the young and young at heart Whimsy, history...a touch of mystery and eccentricity Tanya Hansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08580821680629254085noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013399860367835915.post-66804402512988939622015-03-10T08:26:00.000-07:002015-03-10T13:36:55.763-07:00Release Day! Black Dog, White Dog...<div class="MsoNormal">
Feddie Harper, age almost twelve, is recovering from the recent death of his beloved black Lab McKnight. Volunteering at a nearby horse rescue seems a decent day to spend a boring summer...and there he meets Helene. (There's got to be a girl!) And Magnet, a life-saving dog is there ever was one!<br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><i><b>Mom taught third grade at his school. Luckily, Feddie had never had to enroll in her class. Oh, he knew she was a cool teacher, but what did you call your mom if she was your teacher? Mom? Mrs. Harper?</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><i><b>“Which reminds me...” she started off again.</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><i><b>Feddie’s heart thumped. He read her mind, too</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><i><b>“Your summer book list. Have you started?” She definitely tossed him a classroom glare.</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><i><b>“Mo-om. School’s been out, like, an hour.”</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><i><b>“More than a week now. And you have six books to read for your reading journal.”</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><i><b>“Thing is...you know Mrs. Wegner from school, don’t you?”</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><i><b>“Mom.” He rolled his eyes. “It’s a small school. Know. I know everybody.” Then he ground his teeth. If she thought for one second to get him a tutor he’d..</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><i><b>“Well, she’s a volunteer at the local horse rescue.”</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><i><b>Horse rescue? Feddie perked up at that. Like McKnight’s ears had when he heard something. Horses were almost as cool as dogs. “So?”</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><i><b>“Well, I thought that was something you and I could do to pass the time. There’s an orientation meeting this afternoon.</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><i><b>“All right.” Anything to postpone the reading list.</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><i><b>“Thing is...volunteers under twelve aren’t allowed in the stalls.”</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><i><b>“I’ll be twelve in September!”</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><i><b>“It doesn’t matter. You aren’t twelve yet. Anyway, I want to muck to get some exercise. There’s a reading program where kids read to the horses. You could do that while I clean stalls.”</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><i><b>“What? Read to the horses?” Well, it wasn’t that weird of an idea. He’d done his homework with McKnight his whole life.</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><i><b>“Yes. That way, the horses get acquainted with the next generation of volunteers. And with you having a list of books to read, it just seems fortuitous.”</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><i><b>Another big word. She did it all the time. He grumped out loud. “English, Mom.”</b></i></span></div>
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Tanya Hansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08580821680629254085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6013399860367835915.post-12047223694509387252014-12-01T15:18:00.001-08:002014-12-02T14:17:47.772-08:00Backatcha finallySome twists, turns, and dead ends along this rollercoaster I call a writing journey... but inbetwist things, Feddie Harper came to life! He's twelve, well, almost, and in <i>Black Dog, White Dog</i> finds a whimsical dog, beautiful horses needing rescue, and-gulp--pretty Helene.<br />
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Yup, he hates his name. Everybody calls him FReddie. But there's no R...thanks to his parents giving him his mom's maiden name, Federico. A family tradition that grinds his teeth. But meeting Helene, who everybody calls Helen, like in Troy...wow. Throw in a tidbit of Chumash history, a twinge or two of mystery such as the Nunashish...and long summer days. And you're got the start of a very fun series geared toward Middle Graders. Hmmmm. I'm thinking there's bound to be a secret painted cave in them thar hills...<br />
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You can thank my two little grandsons for this switch in gears!<br />
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Watch for the story, to be part of an upcoming anthology. Here's the prototype cover...<br />
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