- MAIN WEBSITE: deegarretson.com contact: deegarretson at gmail.com For information on free Skype visits, please go to my website.group blog:Project Mayhem twitter: @deegarretson Presidential kid adventure: WILDFIRE RUNEscape from Camp David
If the President's son and his friends got trapped at Camp David when the security systems went haywire, could they escape?
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A Junior Library Guild SelectionWOLF STORM Sometimes filming a movie can go very wrong...and turn all too realWhen a 19th century James Bond-type spy teams up with an art student who is definitely no Bond girl, will they be able to stop a royal assassination plot?THE GARGOYLE IN THE SEINE is one of my historical mysteries for adults and older teens. To read more about it, please go to my other site:
Victorian Mysteries
Author Archives: deegarretson
Skeet Shooting at Camp David over the years.
Researching Camp David to write WILDFIRE RUN was so fascinating that I’m always happy now to go back and have an excuse to focus on a specific part of the place. With the release of the photograph of President Obama … Continue reading
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Tagged Camp David, presidents, research
Inauguration Follies and Foibles – The Roosevelt Years
Even important well-planned events can go awry, whether through forces of nature or human nature, and inaugurations are no exception. Those who remember President Obama first inauguration, may remember how Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts stumbled over the Oath … Continue reading
Choosing Names from The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings for Your Cat or Dog
As major Lord of the Rings Fans, our whole family is very excited about The Hobbit. When we recently brought a new cat into our family, we decided she needed a name from LOTR or The Hobbit. Since she is … Continue reading
Author Skype Visits for Scholastic Book Fairs
I know my cat doesn’t look happy to be dressed up as a wolf in this photo, but I am very happy WOLF STORM is a Scholastic Book Club choice this fall. To celebrate, I’m offering free author Skype visits … Continue reading
Ten Things You Might Not Know about Camp David
When I decided to write WILDFIRE RUN, originally titled ESCAPE FROM CAMP DAVID, I didn’t realize quite how difficult it would be to find information about presidential retreat. While my book is fiction, I wanted enough accurate details to give … Continue reading
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Tagged books, Camp David, presidents, research, writing
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Sherlock Holmes Actors and the Star Wars & Star Trek Connections
It was recently announced that Benedict Cumberbatch, of the new Sherlock Holmes series on BBC, will have a role in the next Star Trek movie, possibly as archenemy Khan. He won’t be the first Sherlock to have a connection with … Continue reading
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Tagged BBC, entertainment, movies, Sherlock Holmes, Spock, Star Trek, Star Wars, television
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To Do and To Don’t List for Middle Grade Debut Authors
There is no instruction manual for debut authors, and middle grade authors face some extra challenges. Our readers, 9 to 12-year-olds, are not getting their information about new books from authors themselves or from the internet, for the most part. … Continue reading
Kidlit Fiction about Child Movie Actors and Oscar Trivia – Nominated Kids
I did quite a bit of research on child actors to write WOLF STORM, and even though I never had a desire to act as a child (direct, yes!), it’s fascinating to consider what they go through and how they … Continue reading
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Tagged Chronicles of Narnia, movie-making, movies, WOLF STORM, writing research
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Fun Facts about the Presidents #4 – Which President loved animals and let his children have a piebald rat named Jonathan live at the White House?
Theodore Roosevelt was very fond of pets and let his children keep a whole assortment of them at the White House, including the piebald rat named Jonathan. Unfortunately, there is no photograph of Jonathan, but there are some of the … Continue reading
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Tagged history, president's day, presidents, Theodore Roosevelt
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Fun Facts about the Presidents #3 – Which President got married in the White House and who was the youngest First Lady? (It wasn’t Jackie Kennedy.)
In honor of President’s Day, and of all the Presidents who have served our country, I thought I’d do a series of blog posts with interesting information about individual Presidents. Here’s the latest: Frances Folsom Cleveland was only twenty-one when … Continue reading
