Victoria KimbleI have always been a book lover. When I was in third grade, my dad signed me up for The Babysitters Club Book Club, which meant I got three books each month. I read them all a million times. (Maybe not a million; you know what I mean.) I still have 109 of them. Then I moved on to the Christy Miller series when I was in ninth grade. I still have all of those too.
And somewhere in there, I knew that I wanted to write books that kids would collect and read over and over. And maybe after reading my stories, they too would realize that they want to write stories for the next crop of kids growing up.
On May 26, 2016, I received my first book contract. And it was all because I decided to write a story that was in my head. I wrote it 500 words at a time. And then I started sending it out to see if anyone would want to publish it.
Now I have four books out. My series is called The Choir Girls series, and it follows four friends in seventh grade as they figure out how to hold on to friendship during the ups and downs of junior high.
In Soprano Trouble, Summer McKidd is shocked when her best friends Cammie and Brittany play a terrible prank on a fellow choir member. Summer is horrified to think that she has to pick sides against her friends since elementary school. With the help of her new friends Maddie and Pilar, she ultimately chooses her path.
In Alto Secrets, Maddie Ryland is faced with a choice: should she play club volleyball, or should she join the art club at school? She knows what choice will make her parents happy, but it’s not the one that will make her happy. So she decides to tell her parents that she’ll do what they want, but secretly she’ll actually do what she wants.
In Harmony Blues, Brittany Welsh finds herself on top of the world when her painting is chosen for a special honor. But her best friend Cammie isn’t happy for her, and her parents don’t seem to care at all. Brittany’s joy is completely squashed and she has to choose between bitterness and forgiveness.
In Solo Disaster, Cammie Dunn is finally getting the recognition she deserves. However, none of her ex-friends are happy about it. So Cammie decides to put them in their place once and for all. But is that truly how she wants to treat her friends?
These stories were dreams of my heart that are now actually on the shelves of the library. Do you dream of being a writer? What kind of stories would you like to read? You should start writing them. Because your dreams can come true too…if you do the work.
Misha
Elise Haroldson
Carol Eaton
Love this. Thanks for sharing
I loved the Babysitters Club too, and Nancy Drew. I read every Nancy Drew book at the public library and I even borrowed them from families I babysat for. Later I got into Janette Oke and Grace Livingston Hill. Now days I read a lot of history and classic lit, but I still love to grab one of my old favorites and read it again!
I LOVED Jannette Oke! I still re-read her stuff too. 🙂
I was a huge fan of the BSC and had all the books and dolls (remember those?) I used to buy all the Nancy Drew books that Costco had and was really into Janette Oke. So much that I wanted to move to Canada and live on a prairie (so glad I didn’t!)
My 12-year-old has read your first 2 books and loves them. We need to get the rest!
I wanted to see what prairie life was like too! 😉
I loved the babysitter’s club and I’m so happy that you are putting together a modern and wholesome seies! My favorite thing growing up was reading different book serieses…I also loved the Boxcar Kids!
I see people talking about Nancy Drew. She was my absolute favorite. Still have a bunch of the old books. I also read Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder. I just loved to read. Still do!
So glad you decided to follow your dream and write. I LOVE your books! Can’t wait for the next one!