Book Synopsis
Twelve-year-old Kristina Kingsly feels like the most unpopular girl in her school. The kids all tease her, and she never seems to fit in. But when Kristina receives an unusual Christmas gift, she suddenly finds herself magically transported to the land of Bernovem, home of dwarfs, gnomes, fairies, talking animals and the evil Queen Sentiz.
In Bernovem, Kristina not only fits in, she’s honored as “the chosen one,” the only one who can release the land from Queen Sentiz’s control. But it’s not as simple as it seems. To save Bernovem, she must place the gift she was given, the famous “Magic Warble,” in its final resting place. She must travel through the deep forest, climb a treacherous mountain, and risk capture by the queen’s “zelbocks” before she reaches her destination. Guided by her new fairy friends, Clover and Looper and by Prince Werrien, a teenage boy, and an assortment of other characters, Kristina sets off on a perilous journey that not only tests her strength but her heart.
Author Bio
Victoria was born in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada, to an Austrian immigrant mother, and a Dutch immigrant father. She now lives in Western Washington with her husband, Russ and their three children, Toby, Kristina, and William. Her other family members are a Chihuahua, named Pipsy and two cats, named Frodo and Fritz. Besides being an author, Victoria is a home-schooling mother of twelve years and an elementary school art teacher of eleven years. In her spare time, Victoria enjoys managing her two older children’s Celtic band. She also loves writing, reading, painting watercolors, hiking, good movies, and just simply hanging out with her family and friends.
Though I’ve always been creative, mostly in painting watercolors, I didn’t think I would be a writer. It was actually a vision I had while sitting in a movie theater watching a flick the inspired me to start. I only saw the first scene of my story, probably half a page of writing. Then when I started writing the story, it just started flowing to me.
Other than movies, where do you find inspiration?
I would have to say that most of my ideas are unexpected. I rarely plan too far in advance what I’m going to write. My ideas come to me as I write.
Who are the writers who’ve inspired you the most?
C.S. Lewis, J.K. Rowling, Lemony Snicket. There are more but these are the first that come to mind.
Victoria Simcox has offered 3 e-copies of The Magic Warble to international winners.
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Author: Crystal
A story girl at heart, Crystal is a bibliophile who can easily spend the day immersed in a good read. She writes under the name Kristy Wang. You can follow her writing adventures on X and Instagram @_kristywang.
Catalina L. L. says
Zookeepers and writers are quiet similar to me, as they both must have a certain biggness of heart to do their job well. This is needed to accomadate the animals and characters. Us entry
Soma Rostam says
Great review, it will make a great gift for my nephews and nieces
wni says
The perfect Christmas gift. Thank you
International entry.
Nikita says
The interview's epic! It's great to know there's another writer out there who gets unexpected ideas! đŸ˜€
I guess I'll be entering for the international copy đŸ™‚
Cheers
Nerwen Elendil says
Great interview… it's good to know J.K. Rowling inspired Victoria ^_^
The cover is gorgeous đŸ˜›
♥Katrina @ Kindred Dreamheart♥ says
That's interesting that she was an artist first. I would like to see some her watercolor works.
Cate Gardner says
That cover is adorable.
Natasha says
Great interview! Thanks for the chance to win!