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Thursday, July 17, 2014

Adventures with Ragweed by Linda Lou Crosby : Book Tour!

Adventures with Ragweed
By Linda Lou Crosby
Genre: YA, Short Stories, Adventure

SYNOPSIS:

‘Adventures with Ragweed’ is a collection of humorous short stories filled with adventure and family themes. Ragweed is a tribute to the whimsical part of each of us. Follow this young teen and her best friend, Marney as they travel to Mexico for a fishing trip where the family is to shoot a pilot for a television show instead find themselves in an unexpected sea storm. Laugh out loud as Ragweed takes on the tennis elite at the country club or attempts to rearrange their perfectly cut lawns. Always one to learn new things, this young freckled face gal with the unruly blonde hair builds a float, rides a horse and grows a garden. Each task done with her own unique vies of the world. These stories are meant to entertain. It's difficult to narrow it down to one specific genre as the book is a collection of short stories suitable for young adults as well as for an older crowd with a sense of humor. Family Relationships, Friendships, Essays and Humor are categories all presented within the pages of this book. May you enjoy each tale as much as Ragweed enjoyed living the adventures.



REVIEW :
          ‘Adventures with Ragweed’ is an entertaining collection of short stories about the adventures of Ragweed, a young girl. As the title says, the stories are more about travelling with Ragweed as she goes off on one harebrained scheme after another, rather than reading them as stories. Ragweed is a young girl born to rich parents and living in an insanely big house. She has one friend who goes with her in every idea she has. Ragweed manages to make a mess everywhere she goes, and in every plan she has. The stories are more about finding fun in reading more than making sense of the plans or scoffing at the ideas. Have a fun ride with Ragweed as she embarks on one adventure after next and tries to think up of beautiful ideas that turn into catastrophes.
          The story synopsis gave me an idea of what to expect. The language is lucid, clear and easily understandable. The author has a sense of humour and it takes a lot of effort to write from a child’s eyes. And Ragweed is an image of every child and a wonderful childhood. Frying eggs on the sidewalk, and cleaning it from water fountain, winning in tennis by default, making a huge float of a Trojan Horse out of bits and pieces, trying to help clean up the house by using clothes detergent to wash dishes, ragweed does everything you would expect a highly active child to do… Don’t expect a very great path breaking novel. The book is light, clearly written and fun to read. It is short and brief. Read it for a child’s innocence, if nothing else.

Rating: 3.8/5

AUTHOR BIO:

Linda Lou Crosby is a video producer, storyteller and former professional athlete. Like Ragweed, she has a unique approach to life. Ragweed is a part of herself she wanted to share with others. Linda Lou has a great sense of humor and likes to laugh and make others laugh too.

She currently lives with her husband in Montana and California where on clear days you can find her fishing, hunting or hiking.


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