'Tween author, Mary Cunningham has written five adventures for the series, Cynthia's Attic.
The Missing Locket,
The Magic Medallion, Curse of the Bayou, The Magician's Castle, and The Legend
of Lupin Woods take twelve-year-old best friends, Cynthia and Gus, through a
magic trunk in Cynthia's Attic that sends them through time solving mysteries
and having adventures with their ancestors.
The author is also a
dedicated advocate for closing down puppy mills and for pet adoption.
Adopted Dogs Make Fantastic
Family Members, and, pretty great book characters, too!
I was in the middle of writing the fourth installment in my series, Cynthia's Attic, when our
furry, adopted "daughter" left for Doggy Heaven. Molly was 16, and had filled our lives with joy,
laughter and love for almost 13 years. My friends knew what a hole this left in
my heart, so one suggested, "Why don't you write Molly into the
book?"
Oooh, great idea! Molly,
the Time Traveling Canine. Love it! Okay, that's not the title. It's really
"Cynthia's Attic: The Magician's Castle (Book Four),"
but this little pooch plays an important role in helping best friends, Cynthia
and Gus, find clues that might lead to a magician's missing assistant (and
fiancée).
I don't want to give away too much about Molly's magical
role, but the name and stature of Secretariat comes to mind, and she clearly
has powers that allow her to travel back and forth through time, and change
shapes along the way. I can tell you
right now, Molly has no evil intentions. Nor does she want to switch bodies
with Cynthia or Gus. But, she does pull off some pretty amazing feats!
Just like our
Molly, who stole the hearts of her mom and dad with her big brown eyes, wagging
tail and boundless love so many years ago.
It's been over three years since we lost Molly; just long
enough to finally give our hearts to another adopted daughter. Lucy is, without a doubt, the funniest dog I've ever been
around, so expect to see a story, soon, about her exploits. Although Lucy isn't
one of the characters in the fifth book, The
Legend of Lupin Woods, who knows; she may, someday, get her own series!
And, please remember, Don't shop! Adopt!
Mary Cunningham, author
The Missing Locket
The Magic Medallion
Curse of the Bayou
The Magician's Castle
Legend of Lupin Woods
Cynthia’s Attic: The Legend of Lupin Woods (Book Five)
Cynthia's Attic:
Legend of Lupin Woods (Book 5)
Cynthia
and Gus have solved a lot of mysteries across time, but something is seriously
wrong and things are beginning to unravel.
Aunt
Belle is missing…again! Cynthia’s great-grandfather, Beau, was never found! And
now they are wondering if Blackie is
still making life miserable for Lilly and Annie.
This
time, the twelve-year-old girls journey into a strange woods full of frightening creatures and dark secrets in
search of answers.
From
Aunt Belle's cottage to a small village in France, they meet new friends and
discover a connection to New Orleans that may lead to the devious source behind
these alarming developments. Or bigger trouble.
Bio: Like Cynthia and Gus, my childhood best
friend, Cynthia and I grew up in a small, Southern Indiana town…the setting for
the series. Not one summer day passed that we weren’t playing softball, hide
and seek, badminton, or croquet with friends in the vacant lot behind Becky’s
house.
In my attempt to
grow up, I joined The Georgia Reading Association, and the Carrollton Creative
Writers Club. When giving my fingers a day away from the keyboard, I enjoy
golf, swimming and exploring the mountains of West Georgia where I live with my
husband and adopted furry, four-legged daughter, Lucy. Together we’ve raised
three creative children and are thrilled with our 2 granddaughters.
At last count,
I’ve moved 9 times to six different states (all after the age of 36), and aside
from the packing and unpacking, it’s been a great experience, having made some
very dear and lasting friendships. My non-writing time is spent showing power
point presentations on gathering ideas and the writing process to schools and
libraries.
Mary Cunningham Books
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Comments
It was a pleasure having you on my blog, Mary. Best of luck with your book!