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Mia, The Crooked Road, Receives International Children’s Book Award
Harford County author publishes her second award-winning Mia adventure.
With her latest book, Mia, The Crooked Road, author D.A. Jennings delivers another adventure where the courageous mouse, Mia, overcomes sibling conflicts, jealousy, and bullying from her sister Invidia. On her unplanned journey of self-discovery, Mia forms unlikely friendships with different creatures who share their opinions and advice with humor and sincerity.
The Crooked Road powerfully shows how lies and misunderstandings can lead to a break in family relationships and even depression, and how forgiveness can lead to self-realization and friendship.
“In Jennings’ engrossing sequel, Invidia and Mia are both strong characters and the conflict between them feels authentic.” Kirkus Reviews. They also marked this as "Our Verdict - Get It" on their website.
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“This book reminded me so much of the books I used to read as a middle schooler. The story is written for an age group from about twelve to adult (I enjoyed this adventure so much!). What I really loved about this book is the lessons that its readers will learn.” San Francisco Book Review 5-stars
Mia, The Crooked Road, is a bronze medal recipient from the 2022 Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards, which are dedicated to supporting childhood literacy and life-long reading by recognizing books that inspire children to read, to learn, and to dream.
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This is the second book in the Mia series following the successful, award-winning, Mia, Ripples in the Water. Readers of Mia, The Crooked Road, will be able to enjoy this adventure without having read the first book in the series.
The book is 247 pages and includes suggested study questions at the end to help readers explore their reaction and feelings to what happens in the book. It is also available in electronic format from Kindle.
In addition to the Mia series, author D.A. Jennings has written three other successful children’s illustrated books that have been well received. She is an adjunct instructor for creative writing at Harford Community College and is regularly requested to present her books at schools and special events. Her books promote how to overcome conflicts, being a friend, taking care of the environment, and using your imagination. All her books may be viewed and purchased through her website dajennings.com or Amazon.com.
