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The Purple Girl
by Audrey
Kane and 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.
With unsteady hands,
I eased open the door and slipped out.
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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:
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