Kerri Madden-Lunsford • Middle Grade Book Signing

Join Ernest & Hadley Booksellers as we welcome Kerri Madden-Lunsford back to the shop to introduce her latest middle grade novel: --

Perfect for fans of books that handle difficult subjects and family dynamics in a sensitive way, like Better Nate Than Ever and Rule of Threes.

For his magnet school legacy project, fifth-grader Angus is planning to stage a play he is writing titled "Werewolf Hamlet"--which is inspired by his seventeen-year-old brother whose behavior has changed radically. A realistic, heartfelt look at the complexities of family relationships and struggles. Along with Angus's loveable charm, sense of humor, and desire to stage his original play, is sure to win its audience--on and off the page--over. A great story for all ages, but especially 8 to 12 year olds!

Kerry Madden-Lunsford is a regular contributor to the LA Times OpEd page. For several years, she directed the creative writing program at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where she is still a professor, and she taught in Antioch University's MFA program in Los Angeles for a decade. She is the author of the picture book Ernestine's Milky Way (which was also featured at Ernest & Hadley Books!) She also wrote the Maggie Valley Trilogy, which includes Gentle's Holler, Louisiana's Song, and Jessie's Mountain. Her first novel, Offsides, was a New York Public Library Pick for the Teen Age. Kerry is the mother of three adult children, and she now lives full-time in Birmingham, Alabama.

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