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Promo: One Fine Voice by Rebecca Langston-George

Today, I'm delighted to welcome author Rebecca Langston-George to Ruins & Reading. We're sharing a short, intriguing excerpt from her thought-provoking, evocative Middle Grade story, One Fine Voice, about xenophobia and racism. Read on!

One Fine Voice is currently on blog tour with The Coffee Pot Book Club. Find other fascinating extracts HERE! 




One Fine Voice


Rebecca Langston-George



Excerpt:
 

From Chapter 14

 

There’s nothing in this world more useless than unsaid words. You can try to bolster your pride afterward by thinking of what you should have said. I was good at that.  You can save and store those unused words for the future, stacking them like firewood for winter. I’ve tried that, but when the time comes to use those words, my tongue won’t spark the tinder to light the fire. Mostly, you just blame yourself for being a big ole dry-mouthed coward. At that one, I excelled.

 

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Blurb:


All her life, Esther Hopkins has been told she has a mighty fine voice.


Still, she can't believe her luck when just days after moving to town, she's invited to sing a solo at the 1923 Independence Day picnic.


But the group sponsoring the picnic is not the benevolent fraternal order they claim to be. Worse, they've recruited her father, the town's freshly ordained Baptist minister, to become their chaplain.


When they target the immigrant family of her new best friend, Esther must risk her father's anger, the KKK's revenge, and her family's safety to follow her conscience, salvage her friendship, and find the strength to speak truth to power even if it costs all she holds dear.



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About the Author:


Rebecca Langston-George is the author of nineteen books for young readers including the globally popular For the Right to Learn: Malala Yousafzai’s Story. Though she’s long been known for nonfiction, One Fine Voice is her first middle grade historical fiction. 

A retired teacher credentialed in both single subject language arts for upper grades and multiple subjects for younger grades, Rebecca is a popular school presenter for all ages, encouraging students to investigate and tap into their personal interests when writing.

She serves on the board of The California Reading Association and is the Co-Regional Advisor for SCBWI Central-Coastal California, helping other writers achieve their dreams.
 
 

Rebecca splits her time between California’s scenic coast and its agricultural heartland, writing (and mostly rewriting) at one mile per hour on a treadmill desk.




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