The Book Connection Interview by Cheryl Malandrinos“What happened to Kimble's mother is the central mystery that guides and motivates everything that Kimble, the ghost of a 10-year-old girl, does. So, it was a topic that needed to be addressed. It was really important to me to deal with grief in a realistic way.
In so many children’s books, the author sort of glosses over death and grief as if it’s not really that big of a deal, all in the interest of moving the plot along. But it is a big deal. If a spirit can be earthbound because of unhealed grief, then that grief must be dealt with or the author is just cheating the reader.”
--Linda Thieman, author
Katie & Kimble: A Ghost Story
Read the rest of the interview here.
[Reading Level 3, 280L, for ages 7-10]
Nine-year-old Katie Russell and her family look normal. But the Russells don't know they are living with Kimble, the ghost of a ten-year-old girl. That is, until Katie discovers Kimble and the two of them set off on a quest to find out what happened to Kimble's mother.
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