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Book review: Conor Kelly and The Four Treasures of Eirean

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Alison Isaac is a blogger friend and a great writer. I knew that already from reading her blog and some of her excellent short stories. We share a love of Irish history and legend (more or less the same thing) and Alison is a fund of detailed knowledge for anyone intrigued by the origins of myths. Still, her Conor Kelly stories are for children, and I wondered whether I would enjoy them. I believe we as adults judge children’s literature in very much the same way we judge any book. If it doesn’t cut the mustard for an adult, why should intelligent children like it? I came to The Four Treasures of Eirean with a bit of trepidation because I really wanted to like it. I didn’t. I loved it.

Conor Kelly is an unconventional hero. For one thing he can’t speak, for another he is bound to a wheelchair…

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Viv Drewa is a Michigan native who has enjoyed reading and writing since 1963. Though she studied medicinal chemistry at the University of Michigan, her passion has always been writing. She had been awarded third place for her nonfiction short story about her grandfather's escape from Poland. Later, she rewrote this story and was published in the "Polish American Journal" as "From the Pages of Grandfather's Life" and has republished it on Amazon.com as a short story. Viv took creative and journalism courses to help in her transition to fulfill her dream of becoming a writer. She worked as an intern for Port Huron's 'The Times Herald", and also wrote, edited and did the layout or the Blue Water Multiple Sclerosis newsletter "Thumb Prints." She also has a business promoting authors. Owl and Pussycat Book Promotions. Viv, her husband Bob and their cat Princess, live in Port Huron, Michigan.

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