Congratulations to Darlene Beck Jacobson on her latest middle grade novel, Wishes, Dares, and How to Stand Up to a Bully (Creston, 2020). Today, as part of her blog tour, she's sharing three facts about the book and three of her own wishes for the story.
Guest post from Darlene:
Here are three things readers might want to know about the book:
The story takes place in the summer of 1964 and eleven-year-old Jack really misses his Dad who is MIA in Vietnam.
Jack, his Mom, and little sister Katy are spending the whole summer with Dad’s parents. Away from friends, away from reminders of Dad, and Jack is miserable, especially when Gran serves vegetables. Which is always!
Jack makes a new friend named Jill whose brother is a bully and won’t leave Jack and Jill alone. They catch a one-eyed fish named Fred who turns out to be a fish that grants wishes. Can you imagine what they might wish for?
The story takes place in the summer of 1964 and eleven-year-old Jack really misses his Dad who is MIA in Vietnam.
Jack, his Mom, and little sister Katy are spending the whole summer with Dad’s parents. Away from friends, away from reminders of Dad, and Jack is miserable, especially when Gran serves vegetables. Which is always!
Jack makes a new friend named Jill whose brother is a bully and won’t leave Jack and Jill alone. They catch a one-eyed fish named Fred who turns out to be a fish that grants wishes. Can you imagine what they might wish for?
Three wishes for the book:
I wish kids who read the book will make kind “giving wishes” for others and try to make them come true.
I wish the book will encourage classroom discussions about kindness and bullying and how to find the courage to do the right thing, not the easy thing, even though sometimes doing the right thing is hard.
I wish for the book to be enjoyed by kids and shared with friends and family.
I wish kids who read the book will make kind “giving wishes” for others and try to make them come true.
I wish the book will encourage classroom discussions about kindness and bullying and how to find the courage to do the right thing, not the easy thing, even though sometimes doing the right thing is hard.
I wish for the book to be enjoyed by kids and shared with friends and family.
Thank you, Darlene!
Readers can buy Wishes, Dares, and How to Stand Up to a Bully through local independent bookstores, Amazon or Barnes & Noble.
Previous tour stop : Q&A with Josh Bellin on March 12, 2020
Next tour stop: Roseanne Kurstedt on March 24: 3 Ways to Stand Up To A Bully Without Using Fists
Next tour stop: Roseanne Kurstedt on March 24: 3 Ways to Stand Up To A Bully Without Using Fists
Bio: Darlene Beck Jacobson is a former teacher and speech therapist who has loved writing since she was a girl. She is also a lover of history and can often be found mining dusty closets and drawers in search of skeletons from her past. She enjoys adding these bits of her ancestry to stories such as her award-winning middle grade historical novel WHEELS OF CHANGE (Creston 2014) and WISHES, DARES, AND HOW TO STAND UP TO A BULLY (Creston 2020).
Darlene lives and writes her stories in New Jersey with her family and a house full of dust bunnies. She’s caught many fish, but has never asked one to grant her a wish. She’s a firm believer in wishes coming true, so she tries to be careful what she wishes for.
Her blog features recipes, activities, crafts, articles on nature, book reviews, and interviews with children’s book authors and illustrators. You can also find her on Twitter at @DBeckJacobson.
Darlene lives and writes her stories in New Jersey with her family and a house full of dust bunnies. She’s caught many fish, but has never asked one to grant her a wish. She’s a firm believer in wishes coming true, so she tries to be careful what she wishes for.
Her blog features recipes, activities, crafts, articles on nature, book reviews, and interviews with children’s book authors and illustrators. You can also find her on Twitter at @DBeckJacobson.
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