3
Roses
The
Plot:
You’ve heard stories about Little People: leprechauns and their
like. Ireland is full of people who’ve had strange experiences out in the
fields in the early morning. All just tall tales and myths, of course.
At least, we assume so...
But Peter knows better.
A boy with a love of wildlife and talent for spotting animals,
Peter often sees what he calls elves in the fields as he travels Ireland with
his dad. Sometimes it’s just a flash as they drive by, but he catches sight of
something too swift for most people to keep their eye on. And Peter is young
enough to trust his own eyes more than the adults who tell him these creatures
are not real.
When his family go to spend the summer with his granny on her
farm, Gemma from the farm next door offers to show him the badger sett under an
old Ring Fort. Peter accepts gladly. To his surprise and delight he finally
gets a chance to do more than catch a glimpse of the Little People. Will the
Little People be just as happy? Perhaps, when Peter learns about some plans for
the farm, they might be.
10% of the Author’s Royalties will be donated to WWF, the World
Wildlife Fund, and to IWT, the Irish Wildlife Trust.
About the Author:
David
is a writer, ecologist and teacher from Dublin, Ireland, now living in Pamplona
Spain. He has a degree in environmental biology and doctorate in zoology,
specializing in deer biology, and is still involved in deer management in his
spare time.
As
an avid wildlife enthusiast and ecologist. Much of David’s non-academic
writing, especially poetry, is inspired by wildlife and science. While some of
his stories and novels are contemporary, others seek to describe the science
behind the supernatural or the paranormal.
A
long-time member of The World Wildlife Fund, David has pledged to donate ten
percent (10%) of his royalties on all his hitherto published books to that
charity to aid with protecting endangered species and habitats.
You
can find out more and read some poems and short stories at http://davidjmobrien.wordpress.com/ and can join David on
Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/DavidJMOBrien.
Review:
When
MuseItUp Publishing opened, it was dedicated to producing the highest quality
books possible. Lea Schizas started with about a dozen authors and maybe three
editors. She personally went through every book she published. Today, the Muse
has over a hundred authors, with a staff of several editors, and Ms. Schizas is
no longer able to monitor the quality of every book that leaves her house. I’m
afraid that shows. The quality of the grammar I see in Muse books has dropped
somewhat, even in middle-grade books where I believe it needs to be higher so
children can learn what good grammar is.
I
also believe the pacing of Peter and the
Little People was uneven. It seemed to take quite a while for Peter to spot
a Little Person, find out what he thought they were, what they really were, and
finally get to the problem. From there, everything seemed to speed up
considerably, and pow! The book was done.
Since
this is a middle-grade book and it’s been a very long time since I’ve read a
book for a child that age, I’m taking a three-rose neutral stance here. A child
would probably enjoy Peter and the Little
People. A grammar Nazi with adult ADD, maybe not as much.
Author Website: http://davidjmobrien.wordpress.com/
Warnings: None
Length: 128 Pages
Digital Price: $2.99
MuseItUp Publishing, Inc. Buy Link: https://museituppublishing.com/bookstore/index.php/now-available-in-ebook/peter-and-the-little-people-detail
You’ll
notice we always include the publisher’s buy link. That’s because authors
usually receive 40-50% of the net proceeds from the publisher. Editors and
cover artists usually receive about 5%. When you buy a book from Amazon, Barnes
& Noble or another third-party vendor, they take a hefty cut and the
author, editors and cover artists receive their cuts from what is left. So, if
a book costs $5.99 at E-Book Publisher.com and you buy from there, the author
will receive about $2.40-$2.99. If you buy the book at Amazon, the author will
receive about $1.70-$2.10.
Download
the file from the publisher onto your computer as you would any other file. I’ve
created a folder for books on my computer, with subfolders by source (Marketing
for Romance Writers, Net Galley, Authors who find me on Kindle lists, etc.).
That way, if there’s a glitch with your Kindle, the books are on your computer.
Some publishers send books in all digital formats. If my Kindle breaks and my
kids buy me a Nook, I won’t have to replace all of my books. If you have a
Kindle and your hubby has a Nook, you won’t have to buy separate copies, so
buying directly from the publisher can save you money.
Moving
the file from your computer to your e-reader is as easy as transferring any
file from your computer to a USB flash drive. Plug the larger USB end of your
e-reader charging chord into a USB port on your computer and simply move the
file from the folder into which you’ve downloaded the book to Documents/Books
directory on your e-reader. You can move the file by highlighting it and
dragging it to the documents directory in you Kindle you want to move it to. Or
right click on it, and then left click copy or move. Or hit Control/C for copy,
Control/X for cut, and Control/V for paste.
Your
author will be happy you did when he/she sees his/her royalty statement.
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