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Pets Star in Forever is Over

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Pets play a major role in my novel Forever is Over. Lori Ann’s family has a large cat they call Clean Teen ReadsGitty. In the house behind them—on the other side of the hedgerow– Grady Pendergrass’s family has a dog named Digger.

We had no inside pets in my growing-up home. We were farm people and the animals belonged outdoors. But it seemed even family pets that we did have often just disappeared. (Not real sure about that.) My father had an English setter that was his hunting dog, so I did spend time with him.

 

Clean Teen ReadsMy daughter, on the other hand, was a born “cat person.” She loved cats from little up. So I made sure she always had cats to love on.

Ki-ki — Means Kitty

Now her daughter (my granddaughter), is cut from the same cloth. She too has loved cats from little up. In fact, one of her first words was “ki-ki” for kitty. And of course, she loved “Hello Kitty.” As a teenager, she’s past that stage, but definitely still loves cats.

This is granddaughter, Elisabeth, in this photo, with Suki. Miss E. is now 14, so this was taken a few years ago.

Gitty’s Important Role

In Forever is Over, Gitty has an important role to play—when it comes to Digger (the cat-chasing dog), then involves Grady (the man with the plan), and then with Lori Ann’s old friend (who has now returned from being away for two years), Maritza.

Here’s an excerpt from the book with Gitty in the starring role:

          Gitty Kitty, the large gold-and-white family cat, was there to greet her. The cat rolled over on her back to get her tummy rubbed. “Hi Gitty, Gitty, watch cat. Did you keep the house safe for the Layton family today?” Lori put her books and the mail on the hall table and knelt down to rub the cat’s fat furry tummy. The luxurious fur was like plush velvet. “Did you keep all the boogie men away? Mm?”

Can’t you just hear the love in Lori Ann’s voice? Yeah, I can too!

Pets in Your Life? 

What part do pets play in your life? In your family? In your home? Would love to hear your comments!

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Forever is Over — Now Available

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Title #5 in the Classic Collection, Forever is Over, is hot off the press and now available! 

Lori froze. Maritza turned to look at her with perfectly made-up eyes. Her hair was fluffed high on top and cascaded down into long soft curls, as though a professional stylist had just put a finishing touch on it before pushing her on stage. Her vivid aqua blouse was neatly tucked into a pair of slim black jeans. Black boots completed the ensemble as neat as a pin. She must have grown six inches—tall and willowy. What had Amy said? A knockout? That was an understatement.

What could be more traumatic to a sixth grader than to have her best friend and neighbor move away?

The answer? To have that friend return in eighth grade, totally changed. But then, Lori Ann Layton doesn’t believe her former best friend has changed.  Lori believes even though friend, Maritza Novales, is devastated by her parents’ divorce, and even though she now looks like a model for Seventeen Magazine — she’s still the same on the inside. After all, Lori knows Maritza better than anyone, or so she thinks. And now she sets about to prove it.

Lori is convinced her troubles stem from her father’s election to the school board. He pushed through a ruling for city-wide academic eligibility for sports participants at all schools. Four first-string football players at East Birch Jr. High, are off the team.

As editor of the East Birch Junior High newspaper (Panther Paw Prints), Lori needs interviews from the team. But team members are upset with her because of her father’s actions. Her friend, Amy, who is also on newspaper staff, says Lori should write an editorial saying she disagrees with the board’s decision. But Lori isn’t sure she is in disagreement with the ruling. It’s a confusing time in Lori’s life.

But then—insight and help come from the very person Lori least expects.

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