Disability in Children's Fiction

Dec. 29, 2009 - PRLog -- Cambridge, UK, author Catherine Condie is launching her children's fiction novel for the 9+ age group, Whirl of the Wheel, as a multi-format ebook on Smashwords.com. The book features wheelchair user and main character Connie who leads a classic children's adventure.

Whirl of the Wheel follows three children who whirl back in time through an enchanted potter’s wheel into the reality of evacuation in 1940s Britain. Feisty Connie, her brother Charlie-Mouse, and school pest Malcolm are drawn into dangers on the homefront and towards a military secret that will save a historic home from demolition. The children hit trouble when Malcolm fails to return to the present day. Following clues to reveal the secret, and in her quest to find her once arch enemy, Connie draws the mystery to an exciting close.

With an ebook publishing date for Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Sony, Kobo set for 1 January 2010, the book is already available for download at http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/7707

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