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Finding Serendipity: Chapters 1-5
The first five chapters of Finding Serendipity.
When Tuesday McGillycuddy and her beloved dog, Baxterr, discover that Tuesday’s mother—the famous author Serendipity Smith—has gone missing, they set out on a magical adventure. In their quest to find Serendipity, they discover the mysterious and unpredictable place that stories come from. Here, Tuesday befriends the fearless Vivienne Small, learns to sail an enchanted boat, tangles with an evil pirate, and discovers the truth about her remarkable dog. Along the way, she learns what it means to be a writer and how difficult it can sometimes be to get all the way to The End.
When Tuesday McGillycuddy and her beloved dog, Baxterr, discover that Tuesday’s mother—the famous author Serendipity Smith—has gone missing, they set out on a magical adventure. In their quest to find Serendipity, they discover the mysterious and unpredictable place that stories come from. Here, Tuesday befriends the fearless Vivienne Small, learns to sail an enchanted boat, tangles with an evil pirate, and discovers the truth about her remarkable dog. Along the way, she learns what it means to be a writer and how difficult it can sometimes be to get all the way to The End.
63 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 2, 2014
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About the author
Angelica Banks
6 books88 followersAngelica Banks is not one writer but two. Danielle Wood and Heather Rose are both award-winning authors and they have been friends for years. When they decided to write a book together they chose a pen name to make things easy.
Heather Rose
Before embarking on the Tuesday McGillycuddy series, Heather Rose was already the author of three novels for adults: White Heart, The Butterfly Man and The River Wife. Heather started working life as a writer before becoming an advertising copywriter in Melbourne. She has won numerous international creative awards. Her husband Rowan is a songwriter and composer and her three children (now rather grown-up) all love books, reading, art, movies, theatre and music. Heather has a fat cat called Chaplin, two elegant rats called Miko and Komiko, and she lives by the sea in Tasmania.
Danielle Wood
Before Danielle Wood invited Heather Rose to collaborate on the Tuesday McGillycuddy series, she was also an author of an adult novel, The Alphabet of Light and Dark (2002 Australian/Vogel Literary Award), a collection of short fiction: Rosie Little’s Cautionary Tales for Girls. She also wrote the biography Housewife Superstar: the very best of Marjorie Bligh and is editor of Marjorie Bligh’s HOME: Hints on Managing Everything and co-editor of Deep South: Stories from Tasmania. She has recently published a new collection of stories – Mothers’ Grimm. Danielle started working life as a journalist but now teaches writing at the University of Tasmania. She lives with her husband, John, three wild and wonderful children, one smart kelpie called Scout, several pedigree guinea pigs, two rats and many thousands of bees.d
Heather Rose
Before embarking on the Tuesday McGillycuddy series, Heather Rose was already the author of three novels for adults: White Heart, The Butterfly Man and The River Wife. Heather started working life as a writer before becoming an advertising copywriter in Melbourne. She has won numerous international creative awards. Her husband Rowan is a songwriter and composer and her three children (now rather grown-up) all love books, reading, art, movies, theatre and music. Heather has a fat cat called Chaplin, two elegant rats called Miko and Komiko, and she lives by the sea in Tasmania.
Danielle Wood
Before Danielle Wood invited Heather Rose to collaborate on the Tuesday McGillycuddy series, she was also an author of an adult novel, The Alphabet of Light and Dark (2002 Australian/Vogel Literary Award), a collection of short fiction: Rosie Little’s Cautionary Tales for Girls. She also wrote the biography Housewife Superstar: the very best of Marjorie Bligh and is editor of Marjorie Bligh’s HOME: Hints on Managing Everything and co-editor of Deep South: Stories from Tasmania. She has recently published a new collection of stories – Mothers’ Grimm. Danielle started working life as a journalist but now teaches writing at the University of Tasmania. She lives with her husband, John, three wild and wonderful children, one smart kelpie called Scout, several pedigree guinea pigs, two rats and many thousands of bees.d
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November 30, 2017
It's a good book! I love this book so much when I took a test I got a 100%
February 5, 2021
This book is about a girl named Tuesday who gets lost in an adventure in an imaginary world written by her mother, Serendipity. Serendipity is missing, and Tuesday accidentally finds her way into the world and lives of the characters her mother has been writing about trying to find and rescue her. In the end Tuesday finds that she has the ability to tell good stories as well.
This book would be a great read aloud for third or fourth grade classes, there is a little bit of something for all students to enjoy, pirates, a female heroine, fantasy creatures, a creepy librarian, and adventure.
this book is complete, not only the first five chapters.
This book would be a great read aloud for third or fourth grade classes, there is a little bit of something for all students to enjoy, pirates, a female heroine, fantasy creatures, a creepy librarian, and adventure.
this book is complete, not only the first five chapters.
January 29, 2015
We loved this book! Read it aloud to my class of grade 3's who were glued to every word. Its so brimming with imagination and wonderful characters. There is a warmth and authenticity to this book that will inspire young readers and writers everywhere. And its the first in a series - so much more to come we hope from the valiant Tuesday, the fierce and formidable Vivienne and the heroic Baxterr. A classic in the making.
August 22, 2015
Finding the perfect book for middle school authors
The whimsical adventure of a funny-named girl called Tuesday and a dog called Baxterr go to find her mother called Serendipity Smith. Excellent about everything but the illustrations. Very small but you can deal with it. Enjoy every WTW (what the What) moment you can get.
The whimsical adventure of a funny-named girl called Tuesday and a dog called Baxterr go to find her mother called Serendipity Smith. Excellent about everything but the illustrations. Very small but you can deal with it. Enjoy every WTW (what the What) moment you can get.
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