A few months ago i only knew amber mcree turner as the author of sway. This feels like a good time for a gratuitous chicken pic. Cass can think of one particular person who could really use some sway. A wonderful, fun story about the influence and power of suggestion. It was one of those stories that took hold and didnt let go until the end. She is a proud mother, a fan of mary poppins, and an easy laugher. For four long months, tenyearold cass has been dreaming of the day her mom, toodi, will come home.
Sway by amber mcree turner is available in these libraries. Amber mcree turner sharing family stories with daughter, lainey. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. Cass and her dad embark on an epic soul searching journey after casss mom leaves for florida to rescue a new family. A linguistically playful heartwrencher about healing, love, forgiveness and the power of believing in something good. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. But when toodis welcome back party takes a turn for the disastrous, cass finds herself stuck alone. Kindle book written by amber mcree turner for free from amazon. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting, but may contain a neat previous owner name. Cass reactions to sway and to her new father are fascinating and utterly credible, as is her evolving perception of her wayward mom. Sway is a story, lovingly told, with characters that are believable, and with whom you really come to care about. Jun 14, 2012 beautiful story absolutely fantastic debut novel by amber mcree turner. Absolutely fantastic debut novel by amber mcree turner.
For four long months, tenyearold cass has been dreaming of the day her. It turns out casss dad has some bigtime surprises up his sleeve. In lieu of the book cover forthcoming, how about this photo of amber turner right and her mom, pat. Jun 01, 2012 this month sway is being released by disney hyperion. But when toodis welcome back party takes a turn for the disastrous, cass finds herself. How one mom gave birth to a childrens book while staring down breast cancer. Jun 11, 2012 with a little sway everything might change.
Amber mcree turners circa now is celebrating its book birthday on tuesday. Sway by amber mcree turner overdrive rakuten overdrive. Click download or read online button to get my sway book now. Into road trips, powerful soap suds, and lost shoes. Read circa now and then follow it up with turners first book sway. Quirky questions what has been one of your most interesting jobs. I began the book a couple days ago and finished today. Turner s characters feel real,while reflecting the qualities of kindness and genuineness suggestive of days gone by. Author interview with amber mcree turner author turf. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Sway book vancouver island regional library bibliocommons. It is a detailed and comprehensive guide to sway, the new web based, powerpoint lookalike program introduced by microsoft in 2015.
But when toodis welcome back party takes a turn for the disastrous, cass finds herself stuck alone with her dullasdirt dad, who insists that th. Ambers one of those friends you make as an adult that you wish youd had your. But with the help of a little homespun magic, cass realizes that the things she needs most have always been within her reach. And amber definitely knows something about swaying things her way. Possible ex library copy, thatll have the markings and stickers associated from the library. Her mother is a photographer and her father restores old pictures. As a bonus to make you smile right this minute, here is a picture of me exactly eight years ago. Sway is a story, lovingly told, with characters that are believable, and with whom you really come. Circa is a twelveyearold girl living with her mom and dad who are both quite creative artists. Hyperion books for children, tenyearold casss attitude changes after her mother, whom she idolizes, leaves her behind, and her father who previously seemed boring and practical, takes her on a summer road trip in which he. But when toodis welcome back party takes a turn for the disastrous, cass finds herself stuck alone with her dullasdirt dad, who insists that they set off for the summer on. In the book, 10yearold cass and her father learn how to cope with the abrupt departure of her mother, who takes up with another man. I found myself biting back tears in a few places but it was worth it.
Nov 03, 2009 in addition to posting the actual query letter, we will also get to hear thoughts from the agent as to why the letter worked. Turner through on social media and through the words of her beautiful book circa now, i now call her a friend. My name is amber, and i am the author of sway and circa now, both published by disneyhyperion. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading sway.
Tenyearold casss attitude changes after her mother, whom she idolizes, leaves her behind, and her father who previously seemed boring and practical, takes her on a summer road trip in which he shows her the creative, magical side of himself. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Sway available for download and read online in other formats. Pdf sway download ebook full pdf download get book fast. Buy this book photography runs in 11yearold circa monroes family. The publication is a step by step guide to creating powerful and eyecatching sways. Amber is a cancer survivor, reluctant chicken owner, builder of tiny dioramas, and has hundreds of pictures of the sky on her phone. Amber mcree turner is the author of sway, released by disneyhyperion in 2012 and circa now, coming from disneyhyperion in may 2014. I love to write, as often as i can, about the magic in the mundane. Amber mcree turner is the author of sway, released by. Accessories such as cd, codes, toys, may not be included.
But when toodis welcome back party takes a turn for the disastrous, cass finds herself stuck alone with her dullasdirt dad, who insists that they set off for the summer on a mysterious adventurejust the two of them. It should come as no surprise that ambers characters, too, must overcome lifes obstacles. Read circa now by amber mcree turner available from rakuten kobo. But when toodis welcome back party takes a turn for. Once they hit the road in an old rv named the roast, he introduces her to the amazing power of sway, a seemingly magical force that can bring inspiration and joy to people in major need of help. She is represented by joanna stampfelvolpe at new leaf literary and media. If only she could track down toodi, cass knows she could convince her mom to come home. A copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition. Read circa now and then follow it up with turner s first book sway. When im not writing, i can be found chasing chickens or listening to big band music. Amber mcree turner may 29, 2014 colby sharp a few months ago i only knew amber mcree turner as the author of sway. Turners characters feel real,while reflecting the qualities of kindness and genuineness suggestive of days gone by. Little, brown books for young readers, 97814237849, 320pp. This month sway is being released by disney hyperion.
Thats the idea behind a new childrens book from memphis native amber mcree turner. Twelveyearold circa monroe has a knack for restoring old photographs. Get your free amber mcree turner sway kindle ebook now. Mastering microsoft sway in 1 day does exactly what it promises. Sway by amber mcree turner book cover, description, publication history. The story begins with 10 year old cass, named after the castanea dentata tree, waiting for her mother to return from a 4 month rescue mission in flood ridden missouri. She has a variety of unique, made up words that just fit so well into the storyline. For more of what we writers like to call an info dump, please have a look around this site. Most of her writing research is done via road trips across her native south and eavesdropping in doctors office waiting rooms.
Posts about amber mcree turner written by carriegelson. The 19th installment in this series is with agent joanna stampfel volpe nancy coffey literary and her author, amber mcree turner, for her book, sway, which was just recently sold to hyperiondisney. Get to know amber amber mcree turner is the author of sway, released by disneyhyperion in 2012 and circa now, released from disneyhyperion in 2014. Amber mcree turner tenyearold casss attitude changes after her mother, whom she idolizes, leaves her behind, and her father who previously seemed boring and practical, takes her on a summer road trip in which he.
I got this book from starbucks as a free pick of the week, and boy am i glad i gave it a try. In a nutshell, i grew up in tennessee, by way of alabama and georgia. In this funny, moving novel, tenyearold cass takes a roadtrip with her dull. Cass reactions to sway and to her new father are fascinating and utterly credible, as is her evolving perception of. Amber turners unexpected blessings memphis parent memphis. Hyperion books for children, tenyearold casss attitude changes after her mother, whom she idolizes, leaves her behind, and her father who previously seemed boring and practical, takes her on. Circa now ebook by amber mcree turner rakuten kobo. This is a clean, decent book that was a pleasure for me to read as a 65 yearold and it is something tweens and others can enjoy as well. Where book love and the joy of a classroom community are shared.
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