Courage put Libby Brown into the final selection for the Olympics, but betrayal crushed her spine and her chance at the Gold.
Welcome to one of the November 30th stops on the book blast tour for Shattered, A Story of Betrayal and Courage by C. Lee McKenzie with Goddess Fish Promotions. Be sure to follow the rest of the tour for spotlights, reviews, and a giveaway! More on that at the end of this post.
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About the Book
Shattered, A Story of Betrayal and Courage
by C. Lee McKenzie
Published 29 October 2021
Evernight Teen
Genre: YA Contemporary
Page Count: 282
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Courage put Libby Brown into the final selection for the Olympics, but betrayal crushed her spine and her chance at the Gold. Now she has two choices, use her courage to put her life back together, or remain shattered forever.
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Excerpt
For a while, silence filled the dark room, but I could feel that Harley was still very much awake.
“You can walk,” I finally said.
“Right. I noticed that.”
“I’m kind of jealous about it.”
“I know,” Harley said, “but I try to ignore that in you.”
The silence came again, but undercutting that silence was a soft sound of pain.
“Are you crying, Libby?”
“Yes. Don’t rag on me.”
“Have I ever ragged on you?”
“Only all the time, Harley C.” I felt Harley’s arm around my shoulder.
“That’s because I love you, you jerk.
About the Author
I’m someone in love with the English language…well, any language for that matter. How did we decided to use words, intonation, structures to communicate? Does our language come from our culture or does our culture come from our language? I love to drive people nuts with questions like this.
I have a background in Linguistics and Inter-Cultural Communication, but these days my greatest passion is writing for young readers. My young adult novels are Sliding on the Edge, The Princess of Las Pulgas, Double Negative, Sudden Secrets, and now Shattered, A Story of Betrayal and Courage. Sometimes I write Middle Grade Fantasy and have four of those stories published.
When I’m not writing I’m hiking or traveling or practicing yoga or asking a lot questions about things I still don’t understand–like what is language anyway?
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Giveaway Alert!
C. Lee McKenzie will be awarding a $25 Amazon or Barnes & Noble gift card to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour.
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Thanks for hosting!
I enjoyed the excerpt, C. Lee and your book sounds like a heartfelt story that my granddaughter will like! I like the cover and thanks for sharing it with me! Have a magical holiday season!
Thank you, Eva. I’m glad the cover appeals to you and that you took the time to read and comment here today. May your holiday season be magical as well.
Many thanks for hosting Shattered here today!