BookTrib Live Chat with Lesley Kagen

Grab a cup of tea and pull up a chair and join BookTrib and myself in the comfort of your home for an afternoon chat with national bestselling author Lesley Kagen.

Who’s Invited: Everyone

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Where:  BookTrib Live Chat Page

Click here to help them plan and request a reminder email for the day of the event

Let them know in the email that you plan on attending Lesley’s event – it helps them with planning.

10 members of the audience will be randomly selected to win a copy of  GOOD GRACES

When you ‘arrive’ at the event:

If you want to submit a question, login to your BookTrib account. On the homepage, click on Lesley’s picture inside the video box. On the left side of the live chat page, you will see a Chatroll text box located on the right side of your screen. Just type in your questions or comments into the text box. A monitor will be approving all submissions so posting of your questions may appear delayed. Enjoy the chat!

About the Book:

Lesley Kagen returns with the sequel to her national bestselling debut, Whistling in the Dark.

Whistling in the Dark captivated readers with the story of ten-year-old Sally O’Malley and her sister, Troo, during Milwaukee’s summer of 1959. The novel became a New York Times bestseller and was named a Midwest Honor Award winner.

In Good Graces, it’s one year later, and a heat wave has everyone in the close-knit Milwaukee neighborhood on edge. None more so than Sally O’Malley, who remains deeply traumatized by the sudden death of her daddy and her near escape from a murderer and molester the previous summer. Although outwardly she and her sister, Troo, are more secure, Sally’s confidence in her own judgment and much of her faith have been whittled away. When a series of disquieting events unfold in the neighborhood-a string of home burglaries, the escape from reform school of a nemesis, and the mysterious disappearance of an orphan, crimes that may involve the increasingly rebellious Troo-Sally is called upon to rise above her inner demons. She made a deathbed promise to her daddy to keep Troo safe, a promise she can’t break, even if her life depends on it. But when events reach a crisis point, will Sally have the courage and discernment to make the right choices? Or will her false assumptions lead her and those she loves into danger once again?

Lesley Kagen’s gift for imbuing her child narrators with compelling authenticity shines as never before in Good Graces, a novel told with sensitivity, wit, and warmth.

About the Author

Lesley Kagen is the author of the national bestseller Whistling in the Dark, Land of a Hundred Wonders, and Tomorrow River. She lives near Milwaukee, Wisconsin.