Byron C. Leavitt

Author * Editor * Stranger

Edited Works

 

 Gypsy Summer

           By Betty Barclift

  All that Katie Barnes wants is to be a normal teenager with a normal home again.  But instead she finds herself four states away from family and friends, moving from campground to campground as a homeless gypsy.  Will her life ever be normal again?

 

- "Remarkably in-touch with the world of early teens." - eden.co.uk
- "Enjoyable reading." - Christian News Northwest 20040603)
- "A wonderful and heart-warming book." - Kids Bookshelf
- "The book contains some great dialogue and is a fun read. It provides compelling insights into the lives of the homeless and poor. Recommended." - CBA Marketplace

 

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Stormy Fall     

  By Betty Barclift           

   In this sequel to Gypsy Summer, Katie Barnes is still stuck in Washington State. Still poor. And still struggling to be accepted by the Mapleton kids. But Katie's everyday problems are set aside when a friend is accused of stealing money from the church. Is her friend guilty? Or did someone else much more dangerous take the money?

 

- "Ms. Barclift does an outstanding job in building the suspense in this mystery read...  Don't miss this one." - The Midwest Book Review
- "Let me start this review by saying, 'What a great book!' ... The character development of Katie and her family are excellent, well defined and extremely realistic." - www.bookreviewcafe.com
- "A gripping mystery for young readers that addresses major contemporary issues kids grapple with - acceptance, bullying, and helping the less fortunate." - Win-Informer

 

Purchase Stormy Fall today at Amazon.com.

 

 

 

Topsy-Turvy Winter

           By Betty Barclift

   Katie Barnes has just settled in to her new home in Mapleton. But her life is about to be turned upside down.
  It's with a gasp of shock that Katie learns her family will be spending Christmas - and all of the winter months - across the mountains in Eastern Washington, watching over the kindly aunt of her dad's boss, Jack Kirby. And matters do not quickly improve when kindly Miss Kirby greets them with a loaded shotgun pointed at their faces.
  Already reeling from these surprises, Katie must then face the trials of adapting to a school and small town where no one wants her (or her family) around, and where everyone seems to have something to hide.
  Before long Katie realizes the town of Serenity is far from serene. There is a secret hiding just under its surface, and Katie Barnes will stop at nothing to uncover it.

 

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