Mary Shirley McGuire: Finding Her True Story
The Swiss Challies Become German Shallys
Shaking the Family Tree
Video Interview by Book Word: The Great Escape
Developing the Fictional Mary Shirley
The real Mary Shirley turned thirteen in 1775. Her birth date is recorded in family records as February 17, 1762. Although birth years for Mary’s younger siblings vary across websites, Mary’s date remains consistent and undisputed. She was the firstborn child of Michael and Catherine Shirley. I chose the most reliable birth dates for the …
Palisades of the Heart
Warrior on the Western Waters
Second Edition Buy Warrior on the Western Waters is...an emotional roller-coaster of a story and the author effortlessly captures the intense emotions that each character is feeling, which reminds me of the emotional rumination of Suzanne Collins’s The Hunger Games. Still’s writing has a simple eloquence to it. It has a way of leading you through a …
Fleeing the Shadows
Second Edition Buy Fleeing the Shadows is a stirring, nail-biter of a read and will be sure to please fans of the first book of the series….the story rips right off the page…for a historical YA novel, Still does not hold back on making sure that we feel the desperation of the family in every …
Who is Mary Shirley McGuire?
Defiance on Indian Creek
Second Edition Buy “Defiance on Indian Creek transports readers to the days of the American Revolution to follow the heart-stirring story of young Mary Shirley, who struggles to find her place in a turbulent world.” —Charlene Whitman, author of The Front Range series “...Mary is a fun protagonist to follow as the story progresses, because …
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