Who doesn’t love a birthday party? Who doesn’t love books, especially when produced by high quality small presses? Crickhollow Books invites you to share the celebration at their 5th anniversary literary birthday bash. Beer, books, prizes, and good cheer. Anyone in the Milwaukee area is invited to pop in to Big Bay Brewing Company in Shorewood (4517 N. Oakland Ave.) on Sunday afternoon, Nov. 17 (1-4 p.m.). They’ve also posted a contest for an “ultra-short” creative Thanksgiving story (link), with a fifty dollar indie-bookstore gift certificate to the first place winner. Five finalists will win a copy of How To Write Your Best Story from Crickhollow Books. The challenge of fifty words or less is daunting (speaking for myself here) but give it a try. You’ll end up with…
A Middle-Grade Historical Novel of Norway, a War, a Girl, and an Elkhound
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Odin’s Promise has been accepted for publication by Crispin Books, an imprint of Crickhollow Books of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Written by Sandy Brehl, Odin’s Promise is historical fiction for middle-grade readers. The novel depicts the first year of German occupation of Norway as seen through the eyes of a young girl. Eleven-year-old Mari grew up tucked safely under the wings of her parents, grandma, and her older siblings. When Hitler’s troops invaded Norway under the guise of “occupying a friendly country,” she is forced to grow beyond her “little girl” nickname and comfortable patterns to deal with harsh new realities. At her side for support and protection is Odin, her faithful elkhound. After she witnesses a terrifying event on the mountainside, truths are revealed: the…