I got an exciting email last night from Dr. Sue
Clifton. She is one of 37 talented writers who will be appearing at the Author
Rodeo Roundup this Saturday, March 28, from 2:00 p.m.to 4:00 p.m. on the
Senatobia campus of Northwest in the R. C. Pugh Library.
Clifton is a retiree who fly-fishes, ghost hunts, and
writes. She has eight novels under her belt. She also divides her time between
homes in Mississippi, Arkansas and Montana with husband Woody. While in
Mississippi, she substitute teaches English at South Panola High School.
In 2014, she enhanced her senior English classes with
a writing project. She had started, Freeze Tag! and was about one-third done
when she asked students to help her finish it. From the group, two students stood
out.
Clifton states, “It was the most gratifying teaching experience
ever for me. I solicited the help of Grace Guntharp, 2014 valedictorian and
current English major at Ole Miss, and Brooke Clapp, a senior this year, to
finish the book.”
Clifton continues, “Grace is my co-author and wrote
all the "Letters from World War II" as well as helping me put the whole
manuscript together and finalizing it. In all, 71 senior students gave me
ideas, plots, and sub-plots that Grace and I incorporated into the final book.
Brooke is an artist and poet. She did the back cover art and some interior art.
Her poetry begins each chapter and sets the tone for each of the six parts.”
Freeze Tag! was released in February of this year and
has three 5-star-reviews on Amazon. It is the story of 17-year-old Anna and her
eight-year-old sister Lilly. Their dying mother disappears and the two trek off
to Memphis in search of their homeless Grandmother, Tass.
Once located, the three return to Arkansas and assume
Lilly's guardianship. Things are not all rosy and Anna sneaks away in the
middle of the night taking Lilly to a 1890s Victorian mansion on the Tennessee
side of the Smokey Mountains. The Clayton House and property were willed to
Anna's mother by a reclusive aunt. All is not as it appears as the home proves
to be filled with ghosts.
Dr. Sue Clifton
along with Grace and Brooke will be at the Author Rodeo Roundup to sign Freeze
Tag!. All profits from this book go to South Panola High School for the
purchase of laptops to be used by the English Department.
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