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Cheryl Malandrinos

Cheryl Malandrinos

About

Cheryl Malandrinos is a freelance writer and editor. A regular contributor to Writer2Writer, her articles focus on increasing productivity through time management and organization. A founding member of Musing Our Children, Ms. Malandrinos is also Editor in Chief of the group’s quarterly newsletter, Pages & Pens.  

Cheryl is a Tour Coordinator for Pump Up Your Book, a book reviewer, and blogger. Her first children’s book, Little Shepherd, was released in August 2010 by Guardian Angel Publishing. Ms. Malandrinos lives in Western Massachusetts with her husband, two children, and five cats. She also has a son who is married. 

A Shadow in Yucatan

A Shadow in Yucatan

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<p>A mythical jewel of a story… A true story told on a beach in Yucatan, A Shadow tells Stephanie's story but it was also the story of the golden time. Its nostalgia sings like cicadas in the heat.</p><p>An American ‘Under Milkwood’, this distilled novel of the Sixties evokes the sounds, music and optimism on the free-wheelin streets and parks of Coconut Grove. You can hear Bob Dylan still strumming acoustic; smoke a joint with Fred Neil; and Everybody’s Talkin is carried on the wind.</p><p>Stephanie, a young hairdresser living in lodgings finds herself pregnant. Refused help from her hard Catholic mother in New York, unable to abort her baby, she accepts the kindness of Miriam, her Jewish landlady, whose own barren life spills into compassionate assistance for the daughter she never had.</p><p>The poignancy of its ending, its generosity and acceptance, echoes the bitter disappointment of those of us who hoped for so much more, but who remember its joy, and its promise, as though untarnished by time.</p>

Story Behind The Book

When my daughters were only toddlers, I would sing "The Little Drummer Boy" to them and feel called to write the story of a shepherd who met Jesus on the night of His birth. Though the original idea was not a children's story, after speaking with our pastor, Little Shepherd became the tale of the night Obed visited the newborn King despite being afraid to leave his flock unattended.

Media Links

A Book and A Chat

🔗 http://www.blogtalkradio.com/across-the-pond/2010/12/04/a-book-and-a-chat-with-cheryl-c-malandrinos

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A Good Story is A Good Story

🔗 http://www.blogtalkradio.com/rrradio/2010/09/28/rr-tracks--a-good-story-is-a-good-story

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Reviews

<p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana, 'sans-serif';color:#1f497d;font-size:10pt;">“It's a great book for families during the holidays looking to bring more depth and understanding to the standard nativity story.”</span></p><p></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana, 'sans-serif';color:#191919;font-size:10pt;">--Christy’s World of Books</span></strong></p><p></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana, 'sans-serif';color:#1f497d;font-size:10pt;">“</span></strong><em><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana, 'sans-serif';color:#1f497d;font-size:10pt;">Little Shepherd</span></em><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana, 'sans-serif';color:#1f497d;font-size:10pt;"> is a great Christmas story for children between the ages of 4-8 that inspires faith and trust in something that cannot be seen, but can be felt in the heart and in the soul. This book would make a great addition to any Christmas collection as well as in any religious setting.”</span></p><p></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana, 'sans-serif';color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">--The Crypto-Capers Review</span></strong></p><p></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana, 'sans-serif';color:#1f497d;font-size:10pt;">“Your first reaction may be, oh goodness another story on the birth of Christ. Toss those thoughts away and immerse yourself and your children into the magical arrival of Christ the Lord. Children’s author, Cheryl C. Malandrinos has re-explored and created a beautiful re-enactment of Christ the Lord’s birth in a unique and awe inspiring rendition which surely will become classical reading in Christian religious school studies and home libraries. <br /><br />The old time illustrations expertly created by illustrator, Eugene Ruble will leave you feeling that you journeyed through the countryside with Obed and his fellow shepherds.”</span></p><p></p> <p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana, 'sans-serif';font-size:10pt;">--Donna McDine, award-winning author of <em>The Golden Pathway</em></span></strong></p><p></p>