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Fantasy   [Middle grade]

The Wee People Series
Gerald and the Wee People by Greta Burroughs
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In Gerald and the Wee People, Gerald and Vernon discover an unusual clearing in the woods. It’s always free of any vegetation; even autumn leaves remain outside the perimeter.   The most alarming characteristic is Gerald’s uncanny ability to “see” a miniature village inhabited by wee people. Vernon tolerates his friend’s “visions” but becomes concerned when Gerald insists he’d had a visitation from one of the villagers. It seems the village is under attack, and the two teens are urgently needed to help.

Determined to prove that wee people only exist in Gerald’s imagination, Vernon agrees to venture out to the clearing late one night. But, instead of demonstrating Gerald wrong, Vernon is drawn into his friend’s enchanted vision, and both boys charge off to the rescue.
While in the wee people village, Gerald and Vernon aid the residents in their fight against the misshapen ones while also trying to devise a plan to outsmart a forest god intent on destroying all life.

​The boys encounter a mystical far-seer named Sheela, who decrees that the fighting will never end until the boys fulfill an ancient prophecy filled with many dangers and obstacles. Against their better judgment, Gerald and Vernon embark on a quest accompanied by Sheela and five other companions into the volcanic realm of Miach, the forest god.

​Their task: defeat the demented god and restore peace. However, not everything goes as planned.
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"This book will remind you to never underestimate the power of perseverance and faith, not only in yourself but also in people you never knew you could trust. It’s ok to be different because there is power in diversity if you simply take the time to discover it." - TMiller
House on Bo-Kay Lane by Greta Burroughs
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"I can’t say enough how much I enjoy reading this series. It is innocent, well-written, and grips the reader from the beginning." - Nicole Story

Book two in the series, House on Bo-Kay Lane, combines a haunted house, a magic mirror, parallel universes, and two Geralds to give you a “stay up all night to finish reading” this fantasy/adventure.

Gerald and Vernon believe their time with the Wee People came to an end after returning to their home world but begin to wonder when strange things start to happen at an abandoned house in their neighborhood.

Ghostly images of familiar faces from the Wee People village are seen in the windows, echoes of voices from the past haunt the boys’ dreams, and an undeniable curiosity draws Gerald and Vernon to investigate the mysterious haunted house. What they find takes them back to the world of the Wee People, and a new adventure begins.
​In House on Bo-Kay Lane, a mirror is found in a forgotten room in the far-seers’ training center. Sheela, a far-seer master, and Alyson, an apprentice firestarter, are pulled into the depths of the mirror and wind up in the abandoned house on Bo-Kay Lane. Sheela uses her telepathic skills to enlist the aid of Gerald, Vernon, and Gerald’s father Andrew to help find their way back.

​Once back in the world of the Wee People, they try to unravel the secrets of the mirror and discover that it serves as a portal between their two worlds and a time in the future in a parallel universe. If that isn't enough, glimpses of a familiar person trapped within the mirror's depths adds yet another dimension to the mystery.
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Through their research, the Wee People discover the origins of their world. It so fractures their beliefs about their history that it leads to discord between them and Gerald, Vernon, and Andrew. Finally, an uneasy truce paves the way to a compromise and eventually to a solution for dealing with the mysterious man trapped in the mirror. 
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On a personal note...
One Christmas morning, I was sitting in my office thinking how much I missed our family Christmas get-togethers. My father, uncle, and brother had passed away, and I didn’t want their memories to fade with time. So, I decided to write a short story incorporating their names – Vernon, Gerald, and Tom – then their legacy would last forever. A couple of years later, my mother, Allison, passed away and joined the story’s cast as the apprentice firestarter.

I worked full-time as a freelance journalist, so it took a while to complete the story that eventually evolved into the book entitled Gerald and the Wee People. I continued using the names of my loved ones in Bo-Kay Lane by honoring my four grandparents in their roles as mother and father to both of the title characters.  I had to keep the tradition going.
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If and when book three comes to pass, my husband, Robert, will join the rest of my family and take his well-deserved place in history.
I will read forever because it lets me visit in my mind the worlds that I will never be able to see; it helps me put away the stresses of the day and relax into the rhythm of the story before me; it lets me bring to the surface and experience without regrets those feelings I hide away; it lets me re-experience the thrill of first love through someone else's eyes; it keeps my mind juiced so that it will never desert me; it is always there for me even when there's no one else. I will read forever no matter whether it is print or digital because the words will always call to me. ~ A Sassy Scribbler