Building Character with Kira from A Town Bewitched by Suzanne de Montigny
Yay – it’s Friday! Friday’s begin the weekend and weekends
offer all sorts of READING time! So to help you make your reading decisions,
I’d like to introduce you to Kira from her book A Town Bewitched by Suzanne de
Montigny. First a little about the book:
It’s
tough for Kira, growing up in the small town of Hope as a child prodigy in
classical violin, especially when her dad just died. And to make matters worse,
Kate McDonough, the red-haired fiddler appears out of nowhere and bewitches the
town with her mysterious Celtic music. Even Uncle Jack succumbs to her charms,
forgetting his promise to look after Kira’s family. But when someone begins
vandalizing the town leaving dead and gutted girds as a calling card, Kira
knows without a doubt who’s behind it.
Welcome to Strands of Thoughts, Kira and congratulations
on the publication of your very own story! Can you tell us a little about you,
please?
Hi, my name’s Kira. I’m fourteen
and my dad just died, and with his death, my dreams of the violin I need to
further my studies. You probably wonder why I’d be worried about a stupid
violin, but you see, I’m a child
prodigy, and I don’t mean that in a braggish way. It’s actually really tough
being a child prodigy because everyone
thinks you’re a nerd. But I need that violin to do my final conservatory exam.
However, there’s another problem. Some
strange red-haired woman has suddenly come to town who plays the fiddle. No big
deal, right? But the whole town’s gone fiddle crazy. Yeah, that’s right. Fiddle
crazy in a small town that likes rock. It’s like they’re bewitched. But the
worst part is, my Uncle Jack who promised to take care of us now that Dad’s
gone has fallen for her. And not just
that. Someone’s been vandalizing the town leaving dead birds that have had
their organs removed. The police even found human teeth marks in part of an
organ. I think it’s her – Kate McDonough. She’s not the angel everyone thinks
she is. I mean, just look at her eyes. They’re pale blue like a wild animal’s.
She’s not normal.
I’m sorry about your dad. Do you have anyone in your life
that can help you through the grief as well as whatever crazy things are
happening to the town?
My BFF is Charlotte, and oh, has
she got problems too. She was adopted from China into a white family and she’s
the only Asian in town except for the old couple who run the Golden Sun
restaurant. And Travis, the biggest bully in our school takes every chance he
gets to run her down for being Chinese. I hate that guy. Anyway, she and I
stand together against Travis and the In-girls, the coolest clique in our
school. The thing I love about Charlotte is that she’s going to help me get to
the bottom of this fiddler problem. We’re trying to figure out who Kate
McDonough really is before it’s too
late.
Anyway, you can hear my whole story
right here:
Thanks for joining us today, Kira and sharing some inside info on your story, A Town Bewitched. Readers, here's a little about Kira’s author:
Suzanne de Montigny wrote her first novella when she
was twelve. She is the author of award-winning the Shadow of the Unicorn
series. Her third novel, A Town Bewitched, was awarded the Dante Rossetti Best
Coming of Age Novel. She and her sons are avid fiddlers. She lives in Burnaby,
B.C. with her two sons, husband, and Buddy the dog.
Congratulations on your new novel, Suzanne. Kira sure has a lot of trouble, which makes for a great story. Best of luck to you and Kira.
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