Fascinating Friday Feature

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by Jill Chapman  Writing has been an adventure for me in a multitude of ways. From the stories I wrote as a middle-school preteen to the weird stuff I drafted as a teenager, from newsletters, lesson plans, and Sunday school lessons to novels, my writing has been straight from my heart. When I began to write my middle-grade novel at age fifty-nine, I knew I wanted a mystery story with adventure that kids would love to read. The first drafts were not great. Several drafts later, I had the story ready. So, when I pitched it and sent the manuscript…

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Book Review: The Bomb Squad by Jill Chapman

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Post Title:  Book Review: The Bomb Squad by Jill Chapman Genre: Middle-Grade Fiction   Description of The Bomb Squad: The Bomb Squad is a middle-grade adventure/mystery story. Bryan and his three friends find adventure at every turn. After a Fourth of July fiasco, the boys want to keep a low profile until a new neighbor brings a mystery to their neighborhood. The Bomb Squad sets out to discover his secrets, and trouble explodes in their lives again. They trust in each other, and with a little help from Bryan’s dog, Max, the boys solve the mystery and save their neighbor….

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