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Literary Titan Interview For Kloe’s New Friendship

Written With Lived Truth

Kloe’s New Friendship follows a junior-high cat who is trying to juggle school life, old friends, new friends, and the emotional chaos of having a challenging brother. What was the inspiration for the setup of your story?

My stories are written with lived truth. Personal experiences that have been a part of my life since childhood and beyond. Thirty years of carrying these stories, shaping them, trying to give children what I wished I had growing up. A lended ear to listen and not judge, a kind heart to understand the difficulties that are growing up alongside a brother whose struggles sometimes cast long, confusing shadows. There’s something unmistakably real in the way issues are explored in sibling dynamics. I chose to use animal characters not to soften the impact, it sharpens it with real honesty as each animal character represents all of us in our society. Children see themselves more clearly in those bright, beautifully illustrated faces, and adults feel that quiet echo of “oh… this was me.”

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