Scarlet Burnes just witnessed her daddy hit a bicyclist who goes careening down the embankment right into Cottonmouth Creek. Regardless of her pleas, her daddy won’t turn around. Instead, he threatens her because he doesn’t have any plans to go back to jail, and Scarlet doesn’t want to go away either. On the first day of fifth-grade, Scarlet has hope she’s finally met a friend since she’s now Blue Key to the new girl, Cricket. What she soon discovers could threaten to destroy the true friendship she’s found. When the police start to question the students to solve the crime, Scarlet just doesn’t know how much she can take. It might be the words of Maya Angelou that make a world of difference.
Will she be able to find her courage and turn her daddy in?
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A graduate of Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, Nancy taught grade school and was a university professor of education, specializing in Children’s and Young Adult Literature. She was fortunate to have lived in London with her family for a number of years.Nancy has five published picture books, including One Pelican at a Time, which was featured in a PBS documentary. Her debut YA novel, Beulah Land, received First Place in the 2015 State of Florida Rising Kite Awards, through the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. The book was a finalist in the Forward Indies Book of the Year Awards. It was also one of the most anticipated books at Barnes & Noble in 2017.A frequent speaker and presenter at writing conferences, Nancy conducts workshops, seminars, and school visits. A member of the Rate Your Story team, she critiques manuscripts for prospective authors. She, her husband, and their (adopted from the Missouri Ozarks) pup, Louie, live in Tampa, Florida.Fler e-böcker från samma författare (r) / Redaktör
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