The Girl Who Spoke Up
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Before long it was time to go down. The castle looked beautiful, fairy lights and tinsel and colourfully dressed guests. Scarlett felt bad about Evan. “Why should he not come to my party?” she thought. Just then her grandfather Wilbur knocked on her door to say hello. She had always imagined him as a wizard King as he was so wise. She was so glad to see him maybe he would know what to do.
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About the Book
Princess Scarlett is born with a blue tongue that she hates, unaware that it holds a great gift. This is the gift of being able to stand up for others by speaking the truth so that it rings like a bell. When her friend Evan is threatened with being excluded, she has to make a choice. She must decide whether to impress someone she admires or to speak up for her friend. Through this decision she finds her voice and learns to love her own unique gifts.
About the Author
BERNARDINE DEVINE has an MA in creative writing and has studied children’s picture book, fantasy, and young-adult fiction. This was inspired by he eighteen nieces and nephews and five great-nieces and nephews. She has been involved actively in personal development for twenty-nine years and runs online consciousness programs.