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The Purple Girl
by Audrey Kane
illustrated by Tory and Norman Tabor
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CAUTION! Violet lives within the pages of this book. And her
purple spreads to everything she touches…
Violet lives behind garden walls. Is she magical? Is she the
devil’s child—or simply cursed? When the lonely thirteen-year-old embarks on a
dangerous journey to find the one boy that dared to befriend her, she travels
at night...in the dark...to keep people from seeing her purple skin. But no one
is more surprised than Violet when she unlocks her mysterious gift.
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Excerpt :
Frustrated, I blew out the candle and slipped the book back
into its velvet cover.
“Violet, is that you?” my mother called from her bed.
I gave a little gasp. With the text in my hands and my heart
pounding, I stood rooted to the spot. There was a second of silence, and then I
heard the creak of her bed and the easy rhythm of her snores.
Barely breathing, I replaced the text on the shelf and then
crept my way through the doorway toward the kitchen. There wasn’t much time.
Dawn was ready to break. The gypsy girl would be waiting.
When I reached the side door, I hesitated. Can I do this?
The garden is a pretty but also a lonely place to be caged in.
AUTHOR Bio and Links:
As a writer, and also a designer of tapestries with a
Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Georgia, it is only natural
for Audrey to weave visual stories. When she is not designing tapestries, she
is busy conjuring up characters that find themselves in extraordinary
situations. Between carpools and design work, she is plotting, scheming,
writing, and revising. She lives in North Carolina with her husband, their
three children, and her unruly dog, Rascals. Audrey's favorite time to write is
in the early morning while her family sleeps. With Rascals sprawled out snoring
beside her, it only takes one oversized cup of coffee to get her mind moving.
Audrey is a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers
& Illustrators. She loves traveling, museums, and blackberry-apple pie.
Actually, she loves all kinds of pie. And she especially loves her family. They
have put up with Violet and Waxy for a long time. You can visit her at:
www.audreykane.com.
website: www.audreykane.com
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