Bitsy and the Mystery at Hilton Head Island (2008)
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Join Bitsy as she travels to Hilton Head Island to participate in a baseball tournament and discovers she could lose more than an award. What will her friends think when they discover her long list of lies? Will she be able to convince them that the loggerhead turtle egg thief is hiding among the teammates, right there in broad daylight?
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Bitsy and the Mystery at Amelia Island (Bitsy Burroughs Mysteries) (2005)
Bitsy visits friends on Amelia Island, Florida, where her promise to live at peace with everyone quickly fades when she faces the neighborhood bully. After an abandoned house reveals some deep, dark secrets, the kids team up to help a city resource center. Could evil spirits prevent the center's success? But Bitsy's troubles are only beginning. Her new business fails, and she loses all the money she has saved for camp. With a bruised body and deflated ego, Bitsy's only hope is to win the $100 first-place prize in the July 4th Talent Show. Although circumstances complicate her performance and compromise her chance of winning, her determination to solve the mystery changes the future for those who need help on Amelia Island.
Bitsy and the Mystery at Tybee Island (Bitsy Burroughs Mysteries) (2003)
Set on Tybee Island, Georgia, the story is told by Bitsy, a twelve-year-old tomboy whose imagination and curiosity repeatedly get her into trouble as she searches for hidden treasure, discovers a skeleton, and faces a kidnapper. This Tybee Island mystery was #5 on the Savannah Morning News Bestseller List August 8, 2003 and is in its second printing.
As a little girl growing up in South Carolina, I never wanted to do little girl things. Instead of being a cheerleader, I played on the boy's baseball team. Instead of running from the boys who pulled my hair, I chased them, threw them to the ground, and beat them up. Life was good.
Then I grew up and found out that girls couldn't play on the boys' teams. I had always dreamed of being an undercover detective, an investigative reporter, or a movie star. But the world told me I had to become what all little girls became at that time?either a nurse, a teacher, or a secretary. It took me over 40 years to decide I was going to be what God had created me to be?a writer and speaker!
My children's mystery series The Bitsy Burroughs Mysteries, will have its third book release in May 2008. In "Bitsy and the Mystery at Hilton Head Island", Bitsy and her ball team go to this historic island for a tournament, but end up solving a mystery about loggerhead turtle nests.
The first two books in the series, "Bitsy and the Mystery at Amelia Island" (2005) and "Bitsy and the Mystery at Tybee Island" (2003) are loved by both boys and girls 8 to 13 years old.
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I not only love books, but I love teaching how to write books! Whether I'm teaching my "Writing is Fun!" Children's Writing Workshops in schools, or teaching adults at a large writer's conference, I get excited helping others reach their writing potential.
Whether you're looking for a one-hour session for students, a week-long Writer-in-Residence program, or a day of instruction for teachers, Vonda's programs always generate excitement for writing. Energetic, interactive, and entertaining, her classes bring a new dimension to writing education.
Vonda's programs include:
For children:
- Writing is Fun! Children's Writing Workshops - interactive workshops generally lasting 50-60 minutes (programs can be expanded or shortened as needed)
- Tales of Virtue - week-long artist-in-residence program incorporating both writing and character education
For adults:
- Write Up Their Alley - teacher in-service on how to instill the love of writing in children (includes The Writing Process)
- An Overview of the Six Trait Writing Model and The Writing Process - teacher in-service on two popular writing models
- Five Fatal Flaws of Fiction
- Write a Novel Kids Will Love
- The Children's Book Market?One Size Does NOT Fit All
- Where'd That Character Come From?
- Steps to Publication
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Hi Vonda. I hope you do get a chance to see New Zealand, it is a very beautiful place. Thanks for the link, I'll have to go and check it out. Have fun with Solomon's Beloved.
God bless.
Hi Vonda. Lovely to hear back from you. Hey, I saw your "Solomon's Beloved" video a month or so ago. A friend told me about it. It was very funny. lol Loved it.
I live in New Zealand and it's winter here now, but thanks for the summer wishes. May you have a wonderful summer.
God bless.
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