Free Bryony Bell's Star Turn by Cara Shores, Franzeska G. Ewart Page B

and Lily’s son The Woozle. When I’m not writing, I teach English as an Additional Language at Glendale Primary School. The children I teach are almost always the inspiration for my characters.
    I enjoy reading, drawing, making shadow puppets, gardening, and listening to music. I also play treble recorder in the Scottish Recorder Orchestra. I spend a lot of time practising! The Bryony books are fun to write because they give me the chance to write songs.
    I have had 14 books published. These include
Speak Up, Spike
!,
Shadowflight
and
The Pen-pal from Outer Space
, all of which were named Guardian Book of the Week. My first picturebook came out this year, it’s called
Starting School
.
    I’ve really enjoyed writing the
Bryony Bell
books, and getting to know more and more about the characters. In this book I wanted to give Mrs Quigg a star part, and I hope her ‘glitzy’ past will be as nice a surprise for readers as it was for Bryony and Abid.
    I wonder what the future will hold for Bryony and the
Broadway Belles
. I’m sure they’ll go from strength to strength. What do you think? If you’d like to see a bit more of Bryony, look at my website:
    www.alchemywebsite.com/franzeskaewart

Text copyright © 2005 Franzeska G. Ewart
Illustrations copyright © 2005 Kelly Waldek
    First published 2005 by A & C Black
    Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
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    This electronic edition published in March 2013 by Bloomsbury Publishing
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    The excerpt from ‘When You Wish Upon A Star’ (Washington/Harline) which appears on page 62 is used with the kind permission of Bourne Music Ltd
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