Poppy Mayberry, The Monday
by Jennie K. Brown
Publication Date: September 13, 2016
Publisher: Tantrum Books
What if your teacher could read your mind just because she
was born on a Thursday? Or the kid next to you in class could turn back the
clock just because he was a ‘Wednesday”? In the quirky town of Nova, all of
this is normal, but one thing is not—Poppy Mayberry.
As an
almost-eleven-year-old Monday, she should be able to pass notes in class or
brush her dog, Pickle, without lifting a finger. But her Monday telekinesis
still has some kinks, and that plate of spaghetti she’s passing may just end up
on someone’s head.
And if that’s not hard enough, practically perfect Ellie
Preston is out to get her, and Principal Wible wants to send her to remedial
summer school to work on her powers! It’s enough to make a girl want to
disappear…if only she were a Friday.
How do you come up with
your stories?
My ideas pop into my head at random times
--- after hearing a conversation between students (I’m a high school English
teacher), while traveling, as I’m about to fall asleep. Really, inspiration can
strike anywhere. That’s how POPPY came about. The idea actually
came to me when I was stopped at a red light in my hometown. I glanced up at
the Starbucks on the corner across the street to see a young girl tossing a
ball into the air. From the angle I watched, it looked as if the girl was
controlling the ball with her mind. At pretty much the same time I asked
myself, What day of the week is it? (I have a tendency to lose
track of the days over the summer!) And then I put those thoughts together –
What if a person had certain powers depending on the day of the week? Or what
if a person had a special power specific to the day of the week in which they
were born? And that’s where I got the concept for Poppy’s town of Nova. As I
said, inspiration can strike anywhere!
Jennie K. Brown is a high school English teacher by day,
freelance magazine writer by night, and middlegrade/young adult author by
late-night and weekend. When she isn’t teaching or writing, Jennie can be found
reading a good book, traveling, or spending time with her awesome husband,
amazing son and super-spoiled yorkie.In 2010, the National Council of Teachers
of English (NCTE) named Jennie the Pennsylvania English teacher of excellence,
and she currently serves as President of the Pennsylvania Council for Teachers
of English and Language Arts (PCTELA). She is also an active member of SCBWI,
NCTE and ALAN.
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