It’s a touching, funny story set in the recent past, told with Rocklin’s signature wit and thoughtfulness.Īmulet Books/Abrams ISBN 978-1-4197-1068-1įIVE THINGS LEARNED WHILE WRITING MY MIDDLE GRADE NOVEL FLEABRAIN LOVES FRANNY While Franny struggles with physical therapy and feeling left out of her formerly active neighborhood life, Fleabrain is there to take her on adventures based on his extensive reading. Bored and lonely and yearning for a Charlotte of her own, Franny starts up a correspondence with an eloquent flea named Fleabrain who lives on her dog’s tail. Franny Katzenback, while recovering from polio, reads and falls in love with the brand-new book Charlotte’s Web. First, here’s a description of FLF:Ī story about a special girl, an inspiring book, and a brilliant (though unintentionally funny) flea.įrom the publisher: This gem of a novel takes place in Pittsburgh in 1952. Her new book – FLEABRAIN LOVES FRANNY – (FLF) debuts this month, so I thought it would be great to feature her on this blog. Her titles, THE FIVE LIVES OF OUR CAT ZOOK, and ONE DAY AND ONE AMAZING MORNING ON ORANGE STREET, capture the joys and sorrows of childhood with wonderful, unique characters and prose that wedges itself into your heart and takes hold. I couldn’t get enough of her heart-warming and delightful books. As soon as I read one of her stories, I was hooked. I first “met” Joanne Rocklin when she graciously read my manuscript for WHEELS OF CHANGE and provided a lovely blurb.
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