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Serial Story Direct From Author
Julie & The Lost Fairy Tale.
A 15-chapter serialized story for readers of all ages, complete with lesson plans and unique classroom activities. The story of Julie has been tied in with literacy history, immigration studies and the use of the imagination in fictional writing.
All chapters are under 1,200 words. The story has been printed on a quarter page or half page depending on print size and use of pictures.
Description:
Eleven year old Julie finds a lost fairy tale, from the Brothers Grimm, in the attic of her Grandmother's southern plantation home in Covington, Georgia. The manuscript was brought over on the Kaiser Wilhem by eleven year old Cordelia Grimm, and left in the care of Julie's grandmother almost fifty years ago. When Julie meets the editor of The Daily Covington Times, plans are made to surprise both Julie's grandmother and the people in her town.
There is a strong connection in the story with Julie, the little girl protagonist, and her local newspaper.
This story belongs in newspapers.
The complete middle grade novel has been published as a book on November 2006 by Star Publish. The serial story is still available to newspapers. Latest news on book release
Visit the author at her Web site ( http://www.janielancaster.com) for a story description and request sample chapters by e-mailing the her. (See excerpts of the Julie story below.)
Pricing is based on circulation. Rates for newspapers:
Circulations 5,000 or less $300
Circulations 200,000 or less $375
Circulations 200,000 and up $425-$525
Price includes the 15 chapter story, teacher's lesson plans, 15 pictures and weekly updates. (if you are interested in a Spanish translation of this story please contact me.)
Contact:
Janie Lancaster
Author
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Listen to an Interview with Chris Bridges News-JournalOnline in Daytona Beach Florida http://www.nieworld.com/special/julie/author_interview.htm
Anna McCartney from The Erie Times News said, "...the story of Julie & The Lost Fairy Tale is a teacher's dream for ease and use." They submitted the story for the NIE Excellence For Literacy Award in 2005.The Bay City Reading Council picked the story of Julie to be printed in the Bay City Times for their excellent literacy program.Cora Niver from The Times Herald in Olean, NY organized a successful project involving school visits, a teacher's seminar and direct community involvement with the story of Julie.A letter from a young school boy in Jacksonville Ill. said,
"I really liked the story of Julie because it is a good story and it made me happy when I read it."Teachers praise the delightful story of Julie for the way it fits so well in the classroom and fills the need for the school's required curriculum.
Midwest Book Review
Children's Bookwatch: July 2008
The Fantasy/SciFi Shelf
First published as a serial story in the newspapers, "Julie & The Lost Fairy Tale" is now compiled into the form of a novel for children and young adults. An original and captivating tale, "Julie & The Lost Fairy Tale" follows the relationship between Julie, her grandmother, and a chest she's forbidden to open. Highly recommended for community library young adult fiction collections.
Julie Synopsis and sample pictures
Chapter One
The Mysterious Travel Chest
I heard strange noises from the attic above me. I
gripped the railing to climb the stairs and forced
my feet to take the last few steps to enter my
grandma's dusty old attic. The late afternoon rain
pounded on the roof and the wind made a sound like
howling dogs. My heart thumped and knees wobbled
as a cold chill crawled up my back.
The floor creaked beneath me as I searched for a
light switch, but couldn't find it. A beam of light
flickered through the dusty oval attic window and
revealed scattered discarded objects from the past.
Spooky shadows danced throughout the room as cold
winds slipped through cracks in the walls and made
me shiver.
I was always curious about Grandma's attic in her
old plantation-style home in
never dared go up there. Darkness, spider webs and
the musty smell kept me away---until now. Grandma
said the noises we heard in the attic were probably
coming from a mama squirrel making a nest for her
babies. I had to see if there were baby squirrels hidden
in the attic. Besides, a girl eleven years old shouldn't
be afraid.
Pg 15
Page 24 & 25
Grandma and I stared at the letter.
"Do you know what you found?" she said. "You
found a lost fairy tale from the Brothers Grimm."
I shivered. "Oh, Grams, do you have them, too?"
"Have what, Julie?"
"Goose bumps." I showed her the blossomed little
red bumps on my arms.
She held up her arm as we looked.
"No goose bumps on yours." I shook my head.
She put one hand over her heart and sighed. "Oh,
but I have them here."
I put a hand over my heart and patted my chest.
"Goose bumps in here too."
We both giggled.
Grandma untied the string around the stack of
papers. "Well, let's read this lost fairy tale and see
why it meant so much to Cordelia." She adjusted her
glasses. She squinted and mumbled to herself as she
turned the pages.
"What's wrong?" I asked.
"It's written in old German and much of the print
is faded. I'm afraid I can't read it to you now, Julie.
It's going to take time to figure this out."
"What? Wait? It's been lying in that old travel
chest for fifty years and you're telling me I have to
wait... You can't do that to me, Grams. Can't you at
least tell me what it's about?"
"Julie, you have no patience. It has only been a
short time since you found it---not fifty years. You
can wait."
"Can't you just tell me an eensy-weensy bit?"
"Well, let's see, Miss Julie-No-Patience." Grandma
sighed. Then she gave me a glance from the corner of
her eye and scrunched her mouth to one side. She
looked down at the stack of papers.
"The title is Princess Momalina. Let's see, what it's
about. There's a small village and a little girl named
Katrianna Jonatina Breosio." She turned the page. "I
think Princess Momalina is a doll, but I'm not sure."
Grandma rubbed her eyes. "That's all. My eyes are
tired. You'll have to be content for now, Julie. Let me
rest."
I knew it was time for me to scoot. I got up off
Grandma's bed and put both my hands over my heart.
"Katrianna Jonatina Breosio," I said as I waltzed
out the door. "Don't you just love the way that name
rolls off your tongue? Not like my name, Julie."
"Julie is a lovely name. I was there when your
mother and father named you and it was beautiful to
us," she said. "Now scoot."
Out the door I went.
In my bedroom that night, I made a promise to
Cordelia. I promised her I would get Princess Momalina
published. I didn't know how, but I would find a way.