Be sure to check out There Are No Fireflies In Montana! by Nita Marie Clark & Illustrated by Kathy N. Doherty
A young girl is curious as to why there are no fireflies in Montana. Starting with her mother she winds through her family asking each one why there are no fireflies where they live. Ending with her little brother who has a very interesting explanation as to why.
There Are No Fireflies In Montana! is available on Amazon. Find out more about the book at Nita and Kathy’s website at www.aneatreadpublishing.com
The Return of Rick Starkey, author of Blues Bones and At the Crossroads: Blues Bones Book Two
Hey everyone,
In a brand new episode of the Reading with Your Kids Podcast, we welcome one of our past guests who had introduced his wonderful middle-grade book, The Blues Bones. Author Rick Starkey is coming back to the podcast to talk about his latest released Blues Bones Book Two: AT THE CROSSROADS.
In our exciting interview, Rick talks about Blues Bones and At the Crossroads: Blues Bones Book Two, his main interest in writing novels for a middle-grade audience, his love for carving bears from logs with a chainsaw, playing his guitar, and working on his next novel!
More about the Author
Rick Starkey is a member of SCBWI and a graduate of the Institute of Children’s Literature. His main interest is writing novels for middle grade. Rick has sold short pieces to Highlights for Children.
Rick Starkey lives in a 200-year-old log cabin in the Great Smoky Arts and Crafts Community in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, where he and his wife, Betty, own and run Make It Magic, a magic shop and craft store. A day in Rick’s life includes recommending and performing magic tricks for
customers of all ages, carving bears from logs with a chainsaw, playing his guitar, and working on his next novel.
You can learn more about Rick Starkey by visiting
Visit Rick’s Magic Shop: www.makeitmagic.com
Amazon: www.amazon.com/Rick-Starkey
Follow him on Twitter: @RJStarkey
More about “AT THE CROSSROADS: Blues Bones Book Two”
Thirteen-year-old Rodney Becker has discovered the secret of playing every song in the world. Hoodoo!
Rodney’s dream of joining a real band has come true, and the bandleader has already booked their first gig—her cousin’s birthday party. Now, Rodney has a week to learn the most difficult guitar part ever for the birthday girl’s favorite song. Failure could mean his rival, Eddie Manford, taking his place.
Rodney has dabbled with spells before, and he knows there can be consequences. Like losing his voice after trying a spell to help him sing, and a car accident that may take someone’s life. Rodney’s search for a magical fix leads him to a crossroads at midnight, waiting for a man to tune his guitar. Some say the man who shows up will be the devil—coming for Rodney’s soul!
Can Rodney afford to pay the price?
In this episode
- Rick Starkey talks about Blues Bones and describes the main character of his book, AT THE CROSSROADS
- What motivated him to write middle-grade books and what was the inspiration behind Blues Bones books?
- Rick gives us a peek inside his upcoming books & some interesting facts about his writing. Be sure to listen to find out more about Rick Starkey & Blues Bones!
We would like to say a huge thank you to Rick Starkey for doing this interview and we are very excited to see what he does next! We hope you have enjoyed listening to this episode and be sure to keep your eye out for his future books.
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Thanks for tuning in. We’ll be coming soon to entertain and educate you with more author interviews, book reviews & Family game reviews!!!
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