No Alligators in Sight by Kirsten Feldman
In this coming of age novel, Lettie and Bert squeak by in a tiny town on Cape Cod, one parent an alcoholic and the other absent. After a string of bad decisions on Lettie’s part, their father ships them to their barely remembered mother for the summer, where they will learn hard lessons about themselves, their family, and their future by way of the Florida swamp. Throughout Lettie keeps her biting humor flowing, her razor-sharp pen at the ready, and her eye on her quest for a “normal” life.
A quick visit with Kirsten Feldman, author of No Alligators in Sight
What is one thing you would tell your 15-year-old self?
Sometimes the things that seem most important, like your friends at that moment, turn out to not be important at all in your life later, and the things that just seem like a drag, like your family, turn out to be everything.
Is there anything else you want to add or say to your readers?
Is there anything else you want to add or say to your readers?
Reading can help you figure out what’s important in your life. Books take you away to every corner of the world that you might otherwise never see. I hope my book gives a window into a life maybe different from yours in huge ways or maybe small, but a life worth investigating, just like yours.
Lightning round: this or that?
Vanilla or chocolate? chocolate
Video or Board Games? board
Summer or Winter? summer, baby, always summer
Edward or Jacob? pretty much anything but Twilight at this point
Hockey or soccer? hockey
Ebook or paper? paper
Salty or sweet? salted dark chocolate with nuts, now we’re talking
Beach or mountains? beach
Phone call or email? phone if it’s someone I care about; email otherwise
Early bird or night owl? early, early bird
Dog or cat? cat
Messy or neat? super neat
Ninjas or pirates? pirates all the way
Brief Author Bio
I grew up on Cape Cod and the Connecticut shoreline and now live outside of Boston, much too far from the ocean and the sand. Reading and writing have played a central part in my life both personally and professionally. I am rarely without a book in my hand.
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Nice post :)
ReplyDeleteGreat post, Brandi! I'm all about the pirates and hockey too ;)
ReplyDeleteOh, I think Courtney is going to review this for the blog. It looks good. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI like that she says books can help you find what you want in life. I think that's so true!
ReplyDeleteI loved the funny little interview there! I'm very much a summer person too, although ninjas win out in comparison to pirates for me ;)
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