Lottie's Adventure: Facing The Monster, is an action-packed children's book written especially for ages 8 through 14. Children will enjoy this exciting read while also improving their reading skills. Twenty-nine chapters filled with twists and turns keep kids reading to discover the outcome.
Lottie, a
lively ten-year old Hispanic girl, longs for something new and different in her
life. Her summers up to this point have all been, more or less, the same. Then
the arrival of a magical letter and a TV newscast transforms her vacation time
in a high adventure.
Her great adventure includes trying to relate to a cold, estranged, and rich grandmother, freeing a kidnapped ten-year-old African American boy from a locked room, hiding him in a safe place, and then fleeing with him from a kidnapper who is always just a step or two behind.
Reading Lottie's Adventure was an imaginative
excursion back to the heart of that warm summer day from my childhood when I
quickly hopped on my bike and furiously rode down the street to save the deaf
children from the evil ice cream man who came only to make fun of them. I think
the spirit of Lottie lives in all of us and is celebrate in this delightful
tale of innocence that know no social boundaries or limited thoughts but rather
heart driven compassion!
Hailey Helm, Co-owner, Tinsel Delights, LLC
While reading Barbara Frances’ chapter book Lottie’s
Adventure: Facing the Monster, I was swept back to the books of my childhood. A
place where tweens helped each other and became heroes without the use of
make-believe or magic brooms. Just plain old smarts, ingenuity, and integrity.
I was engrossed in the story of Lottie, a Hispanic girl, as
she helped Charles Ray a black boy, who had been kidnapped escape and confront
the bad guy, outsmarting him, while facing their own fears. The friendship that
grew between the two was a lesson in how people all want the same things out of
life regardless of their upbringing, race, or nationality.
It is a compelling and wonderful tale that I’d recommend to
both adults and the tween alike.
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