Be there with your kids at this remarkable story time and Summer Reading Challenge event at Teignmouth Library in the month of July. ‘The Duck Trail’ by Steven G Mathews will be featured at the event so don’t miss the chance to take hold of this notable children’s book. The story of the book is about Drake the duck who likes adventures. He sets on a curious adventure which leads him to search for fun. Drake gets lost in the quest of his inquisitiveness for new things and now he has to find way back to his home. Will Drake be able to find his way home or will he has to rely on his family and friends to follow his trail? Stephen G. Mathews is an aspiring young author who loves to write poetry and poetic books. He has a young family. Currently, Steve is studying and his children’s imaginations have fueled his desire to write a book for them.

An event for the children’s book ‘The Duck Trail’ will be held at the Ottery St. Mary Library in Devon. The author, Steven G. Mathews, will be in attendance and will meet young readers of his book. Author brings to life Drake the adventuring duck in his wonderful book. Children are entertained by the inquisitive nature of the duck who likes to wander off and find trouble. One day he has some trouble with his sense of direction and gets lost. He is not able to find his way back home. There is a chance that someone from his family or friends will come looking for him and save him. But he must continue to search for the right way on his own as well, so he can get back to his family. Steven’s children have inspired his stories and he hopes to continue his writing.

‘The History of Skipton’ is Launching at Skipton Library Ian Lockwood, the author of ‘The History of Skipton’, will be at the Skipton Library for the launch event of his book. His book details the rich 150-year history of the town. The author has chosen to look at the ordinary people that spent their lives in the town a century ago. Their health, lifestyle, work and recreational activities are talked about in detail in the book. He has covered the Norman Conquest that occurred in the 21st century and has researched the town’s history by looking at old reports and archives. The information included in the book has never seen the light of day until now. Long time Skipton resident, Ian received his degree from University of York. He spent time as the editor of Craven Herald, a newspaper in Skipton, for several years.

The author of ‘Beauregard: Canine Warrior’, will be discussing his book at the James M. Duncan, Library in Del Ray section of Alexandria. The event is part of the All Alexandria Reads Initiative. Mr. Taylor is part of this initiative that centers around dog heroes this year. The book revolves around a brave military dog Beauregard, who dutifully alerts his team about an incoming attack but is ignored. The unit suffers a fatal attack, only the dog survives. He finds his way to a military officer who understands the importance of having military dogs in the service. The book pays tribute to all military service dogs and shows how dangerous their jobs are and how admirably they perform it.

S. Forrest Nomakeo is the author of ‘The Summer Palace’ she will read an excerpt from her book at the Blue Umbrella Books later in the month. Readers will learn about the main character of the book Katia, and what her life was like in the 17th Century patriarchal society. She is very willful and the palace that she resides in seems suffocating to her. Her yearning for freedom is palpable and she experience some of it when she goes to ride horses. There she meets Wiley, who she falls in love with. The relationship doesn’t go the way they both expected. Soon Katia’s family gets involved and make things very difficult. Shirley was part of the print/production industry for nearly 3 decades. She currently resides in Western Massachusetts with her family and blogs regularly about her experiences about writing.

Margaret Moore will be at the Kedington Library, Community Centre, Arms Lane, for an event featuring her book ‘A Street of Secrets’. She brings many colorful characters to life in her book. All the characters reside on Angel Street at the East End of London. They are all part of each other’s lives and even the smallest event is noticed by every person. Some new neighbors move into the street and become the center of attention. And everyone wonders who the mysterious woman is, she stands at the corner and keeps watching everyone. Born during the war years, Margaret had to leave school at the age of 15. Later in life, she decided to pursue her education. She retired from work in 2006 and started writing. Her first book was for children and this is her first novel. She currently resides in Suffolk.

Teresa Petersen will be in attendance at the Fowley Festival of Arts in May. Her book ‘Daphne du Maurier: Looking Inward’ takes a look at the themes that are present in Daphne du Maurier’s work. Everything that du Maurier wrote contained elements of incest, the author claims. She examines all of the writings and sees what the motivation was for her to write the way she did. The arguments are clear and readers will be able to see these classic pieces of literature from a new angle. The author has researched the writings at length to find evidence of her hypothesis. From the father-daughter marriage in Rebecca to infanticide in The Progress of Julius. The signs are there to see when readers look at the du Maurier’s history and read them again.

Author of ‘The Lost Hat (Book 1 of the Kitty Katz Club Series)’, Sarah Milne, will attend the Barnes Children’s Literature Festival in May. The first book in the series tells the story of Kitty Kat. She is off for a picnic at the Primrose Park when she comes upon a lost hat. She takes it upon herself to return the hat to its original owner. She runs into fun characters along the way. She continues on until she finds the owner and returns the hat. There are songs and dances in the book that will keep children entertained for a long time. Sarah is a multi-talented individual with a BA in Dance and Musical Theatre. The Kitty Katz Club is her original creation and it was founded in her own Performing Arts School classes. Over 600 children a week learning in the program.