Michael Spradlin's Newsletter

Dear Readers,

As you can imagine writers tend to get very excited when a new book goes on sale. I’m no less guilty of that than anyone. And so today is another special day for me because my new picture book Daniel Boone's Great Escape is now on sale.

The reasons for my excitement are numerous. Of course, I’m excited because I think it’s a great story, full of action, adventure and excitement. It’s also thrilling because this book is illustrated by my good friend Ard Hoyt who managed to bring his unique talent and genius to this work. Most of the time authors don’t meet their illustrators, so to have this book done by a close friend was a special treat.

Like all of my picture books, Daniel Boone's Great Escape tells a story. All of it is true, with my research drawn from hundreds of documents, autobiographies, and the letters and words of Boone himself. Try to imagine what he must have felt. He’d been a captive for four months. He was 160 miles from home. Shawnee Indians were about to attack the settlements where his friends and family lived. So he escaped. And he eluded capture and managed to run the equivalent of six and half marathon’s in four days time. Pretty tough guy. Could you have done it?

I hope you’ll check out Daniel Boone's Great Escape. I don’t think you’ll be disappointed. And remember there is more to come yet this year as September 18 is fast approaching. In case you’ve forgotten, that’s the day my new novel THE YOUNGEST TEMPLAR: Keeper of the Grail goes on sale!

But you wouldn’t forget something like that!

Right?

Keep reading!

Mike

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