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Meredith Burton


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Topics of conversation:

  • Fantasy novels in today's society
  • Using disabled characters in Crimilia
  • Basing a fantasy novel on the Bible
  • Roll of food and music in society in plot
  • Using a heroine that is overweight to learn about self-image

Meredith Burton was born on July 4, 1983.  As a result of a premature birth, she was placed under oxygen for three months to develop her lungs.  She developed retinopathy of prematurity. Meredith attended the Tennessee School for the Blind in Nashville where she participated in forensics, choir, and theater classes.  She then attended Middle Tennessee State University and received her Bachelors’ Degree in English and theater.  She is a certified English teacher for grades 7-12. Meredith lives in Lynchburg, Tennessee.  She is a voracious reader.  Her favorite genres are fantasy, mystery and suspense, historical fiction, and biblical commentary.  Her favorite fiction book of all time is To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, and her favorite nonfiction book is The Holy Bible.  She loves shopping, spending time with her family, and swimming.

Crimilia

Meredith Leigh Burton
Tate Publishing (2011)
ISBN 9781617399817
Reviewed by Madeline McElroy (age 10) for Reader Views (5/11)

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Synopsis: A benevolent baker ... a diabolical queen ... an ancient prophecy ... and a secret strength that can only be found in two very special people."
Hannah Wilkins and Brandon Pringle are two thirteen-year-olds who are struggling to come to terms with an accident that has robbed them of their senses of normalcy. Now, they are suddenly catapulted into an alternate world where they must save the citizens from a ruthless queen. Assist by a few friends, and through the goodness of a kindly baker named Jamal, they must discover their own roles and pit themselves against an unrelenting evil. "Blind girl and crippled boy will put an end to Evil's story.