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    My Sister Shelby
    My Sister Shelby
    My Sister Shelby
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    My Sister Shelby

    By Deborah Krider

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    In the lazy summer of 1976 one girl finds her true spirit and calling that would last her lifetime.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDeborah Krider
    Release dateMay 16, 2010
    ISBN9781465706379
    My Sister Shelby
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    Deborah Krider

    Greetings ~Thanks for visiting my Smashwords bio page. A lifelong love of books lead me (as most authors) to writing. I'm not ashamed to admit I use reading and writing as an escape from reality. The constant chaos moving around out there can't reach me when I'm immersed in books and writing.Although I’ve always felt partial to reading and writing horror I really wanted to give my drama, Even In Stillness There Is Rhythm a shot. It was an opportunity to really work on character development, which for me is the most important facet of a story. I really like my characters in that story. Especially Johnny. He was a labor of love. How could I write about a man who is kind and sensitive, yet still a strong masculine figure? I think I pulled it off okay. You can read 40% of my novel for free on this site, and please check out my other stories, My Sister Shelby story about a young girl in the lazy summer of 1976, and Vamp.0, another version of the old legend.Blessings and all the bestDebbieThe beauty in our hearts, transforms the world around us ~ Red Bear

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      My Sister Shelby - Deborah Krider

      My Sister Shelby

      Deborah Krider, Smashwords Edition

      Copyright© 2010 by Deborah Krider

      My sister, Shelby, was six years younger than me, making her eight, and I fourteen the summer of ‘76, the bicentennial.

      My family owned a cabin that sat on a small lake in central Minnesota and we spent the entire summer up there that year. My sister and I loved it there for the water, wilderness, and freedom. Our parents spent a lot of time with the adult neighbors, taking long pontoon rides together or enjoying cocktails on one deck or another. Us neighbor kids got to do pretty much as we pleased because we never went far for long and we were safe there. And with an endless supply of activities like swimming, hiking, tree forts and treasure hunts, we were never bored.

      Gary and Gerta Fleming lived down the road from us and stayed up year round. Their cozy little cottage skirted a bay that was tethered to our lake by a winding creek. They owned Banner, a six year old gelded

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