Music Boxes
by Tonja Drecker
Genre: Middle Grade Fantasy
“I only desire your talent…”
Twelve-year-old
Lindsey McKay’s biggest dream is to be a famous ballerina. But after
moving to New York, she ends up at the Community Center with a
teacher who’s a burly bear in tights.
When she meets Madame Destinée, the teacher of a top dance school who
offers her classes for free, Lindsey can’t believe her luck. In
exchange, she must perform in the school’s exclusive midnight
shows, ones sure to make her a star. But something’s not right…
One by one, the other dancers disappear. Each time they do, a music box
with a figurine just like the missing ballerina joins Madame
Destinée’s growing collection. If Lindsey doesn’t discover the
truth about the dance school, she might end up a tiny figurine herself.
**Music Boxes was recommended by The Barnes & Noble Kids Blog as one of the 5
Spooky New Middle Grade Books for Campfire Chills!!**
**Now available in audiobook!!**
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After finishing her BA in International Studies at the University of
Denver, Tonja Drecker spent many years in Europe devouring chocolate,
cheese and wine while investigating the birth places of myths,
legends and mysterious tales.
Currently residing somewhere in the back woods of the Ozarks, she writes away
while tending to chickens, cows and her family of six. Her stories
have been published in several collections and magazines including In
the Shadow of the Eagle’s Eye in REAL GIRLS DON’T RUST (Spencer Hill
Press, 2013), A GLOWWORM (Black and White Publishing Company, 2017)
and Meringue, Murder and Marzipan in FULL DARK (Obsidian Books, 2017)
. She’s an avid book reader, professional children’s book reviewer,
outdoor addict and always in search of a new adventure (based in
reality, the imagination, or otherwise).
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How nice of you to help shout-out Music Boxes! I love the dragon on your blog. Beautiful!
Hi! Welcome to the Dragon’s Den! Banner was done by Sweet N Spicy Designs! Do you have a favorite quote from the book you’d like to share?
Oh wow. There are a few, I wish I could share. But I’ll choose this one:
“So you see, being nervous can make us blind to usually obvious things.” or maybe this one? “Things are as they should be. Everything carries a purpose and a time.” 🙂 Thanks for asking!
Hmmm I like both of those. Particularly the second one. What was your inspiration for the book?
Honestly, I’m not sure. The image of hundreds of music boxes piled onto shelves with a sinister dance teacher popped into my head while I was weeding my garden. It must have been the nasty thorns on the blackberry shoots. 🙂
I love learning what and how authors become inspired!