My husband and I have three children who keep us very busy. Most of my extended family lives in the state and I get back whenever I can.ĭo you do anything else besides writing books for young readers? I now live in Greenville, South Carolina, but still have deep ties to Mississippi. I was born on Keesler Air Force base in Biloxi and moved to the real-life ghost town of Electric Mills when I was eleven. Where are you from, and where do you live now? In an interview with author Jo Hackl, she talks about her inspiration for this story, and what it means to be a writer for children, writing about a place like Mississippi. You’ll laugh, maybe cry, and have a lot of fun reading this book. Combine the Mississippi Wild, a Walter Anderson art mystery, and a young girl who is taking a chance on herself, and you have Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe, great for kids (and adults!) ages 8 and up. They’ve got eleven days to find a mysterious room painted with birds, and thirteen clues will lead them there. In Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe, you’ll find a ghost town in the middle of the woods in South Mississippi, a girl named Cricket, a cricket named Charlene, and a poetry-loving dog. Special to the Clarion-Ledger Sunday print edition (July 8)
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