Brianna and Kitty
Life Is a Bouncy Castle
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Brianna keeps a Diary and this is an excerpt from that. She knows when she turns ten-years-old, she has to have major surgery so the birthday party is a big event for this child. Dear Diary, For my Best Ever Birthday, when I turned ten, I had a party at Castle City. Most of my family and a lot of my friends from school came. We all jumped and bounced. When it was nearly time for the food, I knew what I had to do! My grandmothers helped and they were great. We whispered together. It was so much fun. They kept my plan a secret! I asked a helper if we could take home the food. She said that was okay and packed it up for me. When everything was sorted, I invited everyone to come back to my home for gift opening time. I stood on a table and made a huge announcement. I thought Mum was going to have a fit! Her eyes got big and her neck went red. I wanted to laugh, but I didn’t. (ps. I hope she doesn’t read this!) Almost everyone went to our house and we met them there. I had to get them organised. Some people have no idea about anything. Marilyn Linn
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About the Book
Brianna. There are two families in the book Brianna, and both families include a ten-year-old girl who will be featured. The Waterfords and the Millers meet in unusual circumstances and become close friends. The two girls, Brianna and Katrina, become especially close. Both girls have an incurable skin disorder. Both are different but similar in treatment, as are the effects on the girls and their families. The book deals with having a visible difference at school, bullying, challenges growing up, and the unending treatment of their skin problems. Brianna and Katrina (Kitty) call themselves the Skin Twins. The story covers three years of Brianna’s life, from when she begins school at eight years old; she’s been homeschooled until then. Kitty joins the story later. The book details surgical aspects of skin grafting and hospital stays and the emotional issues for the two girls and their families.
About the Author
Marilyn Linn has lived in South Australia all her life. She enjoys writing short stories and poetry and has had several publishing achievements, in Australia, New Zealand, Japan and USA. Marilyn has travelled extensively worldwide before retiring from school teaching across all ages.