Caroline Gerardo

Caroline Gerardo

About

Caroline is a slam poet who has published several novels. Her latest novel, The Lucky Boy is releasing January 2, 2011
http://www.amazon.com/The-Lucky-Boy-ebook/dp/B0064FOCZO

The Magic Word

The Magic Word

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<p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;font-size:12pt;">Elisabeth was rude and selfish and demanding, and therefore had very few friends.<span>  </span>When she sent out invitations to her birthday party, no one accepted.<span>  </span>Her mother warned her that she needed to improve her manners and to try to get along with people.<span>  </span>She told Elisabeth that she needed to use the magic word “Please”.<span>  </span>So when Elisabeth went to school the next day, she thought of her mother’s advice, “What is the magic word?” and she started saying “Please” and also “Thank You”.<span>  </span>She tried to become more thoughtful of others, and discovered that she was a much happier person.<span>  </span>Imagine her pleasure when she returned home to find out that her new friends were all coming to her birthday party!</span><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, 'sans-serif';font-size:10pt;"></span></p><p></p>

Story Behind The Book

Some parts of the story are based on real events but the characters are fictional. A real boy did stalk my sister in childhood from Philadelphia to California, but the story is not based on his actions. Another real event in my young life was the death of a friend in a swimming pool. The electric current from the pool light is not a negative reflection of what happened in real life but the haunting memory I used to symbolize re-birth.

Reviews

<span style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS';font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS';font-size:14px;">&quot;A </span></span><span style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS';font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:'Comic Sans MS';font-size:14px;">contemporary killed mockingbird.&quot;<br /><br />&quot;The story of this crazy guy will suck the air out of your lungs.&quot;<br /><br />&quot;If having bad parents, being short, terrible acne, and something wrong with your eyes was not enough... read a day in this boy's stolen boots.&quot;</span></span>