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Cheryl Carpinello

Cheryl Carpinello

About

I am a retired high school English teacher. A devourer of books growing up, my profession introduced me to writings and authors from times long past. Through my studies and teaching, I fell in love with the Ancient and Medieval Worlds. Now, I hope to inspire young readers and those Young-at-Heart to read more through my Quest Books set in these worlds.

You can find me on Carpinello’s Writing Pages (http://carpinelloswritingpages.blogspot.com) where I interview other children/MG/Tween/YA authors. My home is at Beyond Today Educator (http://www.beyondtodayeducator.com). At The Quest Books (http://www.adventurequestbooks.com), I’ve teamed up with Fiona Ingram from South Africa and Wendy Leighton-Porter of Abu Dhabi to enable readers to find all of our Ancient and Medieval quest books in one place.

 

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

I always wanted to live in Medieval England and would love to meet King Arthur. When I started thinking about this story, I wanted it to be different from the stories out there. I didn't want to include time travel or some other magical way to transport readers to medieval Wales. I wanted my readers to wake up in medieval Wales so they would feel like they were actually there. It is my hope that I have done just that!

Media Links

Children's Literary Classics Seal of Approval

🔗 http://clcreviews.blogspot.com/2012/07/young-knights-of-round-table-kings.html

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Children of Arthur Reviews The King's Ransom

🔗 http://childrenofarthur.wordpress.com/2012/06/19/the-kings-ransom-first-in-young-knights-of-the-round-table-childrens-books-series/

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Review by Readers Favorite

🔗 http://readersfavorite.com/review/7611

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CLC Silver Award Recipient

🔗 http://www.clcawards.org/2012-Award-Books.html

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2012 USA Best Book Finalist Ebook, Children's

🔗 http://www.usabooknews.com/2013usabestbookawards/2012usabestbookawards.html

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2014 Gold Medal Juvenile FictionGlobal eBooks

🔗 http://globalebookawards.com/2014-global-ebook-award-winners/

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Reviews

<div> <p>“Pull out those swords and slide into your armor - can one slide into something that bulky? - Doesn't matter because this story will still feed the fantasy of children…”</p> <p>“A Timeless Story of Courage and Loyalty”</p> <p>“[T]he feel of ‘The Goonies’ mixed with ‘The Young Riders’ but set in the time of King Arthur instead…Like a non-romancey chapter out of ‘The Princess Bride.’”</p> <p>“[A] wonderful introduction ~ to King Arthur, and to the lives of knights and others in a castle…”</p> </div>