POPPY AND PA
Kristyn Jewell
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GENRE: Children's Fiction
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BLURB:
Poppy
cannot wait for summer to arrive so she can travel to her favourite place with
her favourite person. When she and her father turn onto the dirt road that
takes them to their family cottage, Poppy leaves life's worries behind. Follow
Poppy, Pa, and rest of the their extended family, as they experience the magic
that unfolds over the course of a day in Muskoka, Canada. Live in Poppy's vivid
imagination, which flourishes in the safety and beauty of her surroundings, and
discover the difference one person can make in the life of a child.
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Excerpt
Three:
My cousins, Pa, and I would swim to The Point – a large
underwater rock, marked by a pointed Inuksuk, located at the mouth of our bay.
We would pass our neighbours’ cottages along the way, their dogs excitedly
following our journey on the shore or running down their docks to meet us. When
we reached The Point, we would first feel the slimy, rough rock below our
bellies, as if being lifted on the back of a whale. We would pull ourselves
along the rock’s massive underwater surface, careful to not graze our hands or
knees, then climb up above the water, standing tall beside the tower of rocks.
We spent the rest of our time sliding down its slippery backside, over and over
again—our own natural playground.
Pa would drive the speedboat and we would take turns being
towed. I loved watching my talented cousins make beautiful shapes in the water
as they cut through the waves, starting on two skis before quickly dropping
one, the spray of water off their skis creating a glittering cape behind them.
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“Children of the lake, together forever. Just the two of us, Poppy and Pa.”
It’s a quick and easy read—one that can be enjoyed by anyone.
Rating:
4 stars
AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Kristyn Jewell, a lifelong reader, wrote her first story at the age of 39, inspired by her father and his enduring legacy. She works by day as a family physician, but her true love is the pursuit of hygge, found through travel, design, wildlife, cozy fires and lattes. After living throughout Canada, in Vancouver and Toronto, she and her husband returned to Dundas, Ontario, the quaint valley town that she grew up in, to raise their family. She passes on her love of nature and animals to her two boys and still spends as much time as she can by the water.
CONNECT WITH KRISTYN JEWELL
WEBSITE: https://kristynjewell.com/
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/kristynjewellwrites/
PURCHASE LINKS - POPPY & PA
AMAZON.COM: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1998454754
AMAZON.CA: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1998454754
INDIGO CHAPTERS:
https://www.indigo.ca/en-ca/poppy-and-pa/9781998454754.html
BOOK DEPOSITORY:
https://www.booktopia.com.au/poppy-and-pa-kristyn-jewell/book/9781998454761.html
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