Today, I am pleased to share an exclusive reveal of an illustration from the gorgeous new middle grade novel, The Dyerville Tales by M.P. Kozlowsky. Be sure to keep reading below for more about the book, and your chance to win a signed copy!
Beautiful, no? There are even more stunning illustrations like this woven throughout The Dyerville Tales,which really help bring the magical story to life.
The Dyerville Talesis in stores now. Here is the official synopsis:
Neil Gaiman’s Coraline meets Anne Ursu’s Breadcrumbs in M. P. Kozlowsky’s The Dyerville Tales, a powerfully imaginative middle-grade novel that blurs the line between fantasy and reality, from the author of Juniper Berry.
Vince Elgin is an orphan, having lost his mother and father in a fire when he was young. With only a senile grandfather he barely knows to call family, Vince was interned in a group home, dreaming that his father, whose body was never found, might one day return for him. When a letter arrives telling Vince his grandfather has passed away, he is convinced that if his father is still alive, he’ll find him at the funeral. He strikes out for the small town of Dyerville carrying only one thing with him: his grandfather’s journal. The journal tells a fantastical story of witches and giants and magic, one that can’t be true. But as Vince reads on, he finds that his very real adventure may have more in common with his grandfather’s than he ever could have known.
Its unique voice and ability to combine creepiness with great story and character development make The Dyerville Tales a real standout middle-grade novel.
About the Author:
M. P. Kozlowsky is also the author of Juniper Berry. A former schoolteacher, he lives in New York City with his wife and daughter. Visit him online at mpkozlowsky.com
Learn more about The Dyerville Talesand other excellent middle grade books from Walden Pond Press online:
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See more exclusive content from The Dyerville Talesand get more chances to win by visiting the other stops on the blog tour:
- 4/28 – Word Spelunking Book Blog
- 4/29 – Book Smugglers
- 4/29 – KidLit Frenzy
- 4/30 – Mundie Kids
- 5/1 – Bunbury In the Stacks
- 5/2 – A Foodie Bibliophile in Wanderlust
- 5/3 – The Book Rat
- 5/5 – Mundie Kids
- 5/6 – Bluestocking Thinking
- 5/7 – Small Review
- 5/7 – Paige in Training
- 5/8 – Novel Novice
- 5/9 – The Haunting of Orchid Forsythia
- 5/9 – Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers
- 5/9 – Buried in Books
- 5/10 – The Book Monsters
- 5/13 – The Flashlight Reader
- 5/14 – The Hiding Spot
Novel Novice 
The story sounds very entertaining and the illustrations are beautiful. I’d love to have a copy. Thanks.
The fairy tale aspect and the illustrations have me very excited! (I’ve been getting in entries at every stop to try to grab a copy!) 😉