I am writing my first ever children's book. I am having a blast doing it. My arm cannot keep up with the thoughts as the flood gates have opened as wide as they possibly can go. The theme is about bullys and parental abuse. It starts off with broken bones on a friend of the heroine, Magdalena "Maggie" Johnson -- the daughter of my adult mystery series protagonist. One of her dreams is shattered by her finding out that family life for others was not always like her own and that homes are not always a good and safe place to be. But, she learns how to make it better one home at a time. I have decided to share the first paragraph and last paragraph of the book.
Paragraph #1
Dinner at the house of Bob and Vickie Johnson was normally a noisy time for the family. Magdalena, their daughter who everyone called Maggie was always talking. She was the only child of Mr. & Mrs. Johnson. Maggie was nine years old. She talked about everything she could think of during dinner. Not this time, Maggie was sad and barely said two words.
Last Paragraph of the book:
Dinner at the house of Bob and Vickie Johnson was normally a noisy time for the family. Magdalena, their daughter who everyone called Maggie was always talking. She was the only child of Mr. & Mrs. Johnson. Maggie was nine years old. She talked about everything she could think of during dinner. Not this time, Maggie had her friends Brad, Jenny, Mike and their families over for a barbeque in her backyard. All four were speaking, laughing and playing. This time they had two others joining their fun, former school bully Randy and his side-kick, Steve. The parents talked about how much the power of the kid’s friendship accomplished.
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