Hi, I’m Curtis. Mrs. Jones put me in one of her books called
EMBRACED. Sounds pretty mushy to me. Anyway, she
says I have to tell you a little about the story.
Miss D, my school principal came to me one day with this
page of scribbles. She thought it was some kind of code and she wanted me and
my buddies to try to figure it out. I like Miss D and all. She’s not bad for an
adult. You can talk to her and she doesn’t make fun. But, sheesh, a code from
aliens? Anyway, to keep her happy, I said I’d help.
Thing is, once I started studying the scribbles, I could see
messages. I told Miss D that Coder Guy (that’s the name Miss D gave to whoever
was sending the messages) wanted her to fix things. Of course she asked what
things? I didn’t know so I made up some stuff. Miss D wrote letters to
newspapers using my ideas and the things she asked for started to come true.
Kinda spooky, eh? But fun too. Secretly I wished Coder Guy
could get rid of my zits and help me lose weight so I wouldn’t be such a geek.
I didn’t tell Miss D that, but Coder Guy must have read my mind or something
cause now I’m taller and better looking and the girls are starting to talk to
me. Miss D says everyone changes, but for me it happened awfully fast so I
think Coder Guy did it.
Now Miss D is in the hospital. She’s all screwed up by the
messages and the letters and this guy named Sam. I think she really liked him,
but he dumped her or something and that sent her over the edge. I’m going up to
the hospital to see her now.
Oops, Mrs. Jones just told me not to say too much. Doesn’t
want any spoilers for her book so you’ll have to read it to find out what
happens. Gotta go see Miss D now. Hope you like the book.
~ Aren’t you starting to wonder about this story? Don’t wait
to get your copy, and if you want to learn more about this author and her
writing, visit www.emandyves.com. Be sure to stop
by tomorrow when Darlene Jones and I sit down for a chat. This will be one
author interview not to miss.
