Rhodora Fitzgerald

Rhodora Fitzgerald

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Each workday morning, I kick off my shoes (because they are not allowed) and get down on the floor to play, snuggle and care for the infants enrolled in the Christian daycare where I am employed. It's not a high paying job in the form of a paycheck, but it's very rewarding in many other ways!

Outside of work, I've always loved spending my alone time with nothing but my thoughts and some writing equipment, be it paper and pen or a computer. In the early days of my writing career, poetry was my thing, and it eventually led to the writing of my first book, 'Poetically Said! Pathways of the Heart'. In recent years, I have become more interested in writing stories for children. I am currently working on the third book in the Willow Crossing trilogy for middle-graders. I plan to release 'Nameless Nickels' sometime in 2014. Aside from middle grade books, I decided to try my hand at a Christmas book for younger children. My latest project, 'Rubber Duck Finds Christmas' is a Christian themed book and so far it has been my favorite piece of work. I plan to write more Rubber Duck adventures real soon! 

Murdo

Murdo

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<p>When Jessica Bryant pesters her wealthy parents to allow her to have a dog as a pet, the answer is a resounding &quot;No&quot;; but they soon come to regret their decision when thier home is broken into one evening whilst they are out and their daughter kidnapped and held for ransom. The kidnappers, in the form of four seedy and incompetent characters wearing Disneyland-type masks, take her hostage and keep her incarcerated in a place from which there appears to be no escape. However, they reckon without the resourcefulness of our heroine, and the courage of a wonderful stray dog who comes to her aid and whom she names 'Murdo'. And so begins an exciting and humurous accounting of the couples' adventures together as they consistently foil and outwit the abductors whilst on the run together.<br /> This is a lovely story of the friendship between a girl and a dog, bringing out themes of responsibility, camaraderie, redemption, salvation and self-sacrifice. It includes some wonderful dialogue sequences as Jessica teaches her new four-legged friend how to communicate with her, with additional delightful conversations between the animals when a rabbit and a sparrow join forces with them in an effort to outwit the kidnappers and restore Jessica safely back to her parents' home. </p>

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