![]() The lobby of the cultural center had a miner’s canary cage on display. I wrote my first draft more than a decade ago after a concert in Charleston, W.Va. What idea inspired you to create this story? ![]() This book was your first full manuscript. Madelyn was kind enough to join us on the Files read on to find out how to win a copy of the book Kirkus called “charming and inventive.” (Note: This post first appeared on April 4th due to website issues, we are re-posting and extending the contest to April 25th.) Fans of Stuart Little and Charlotte’s Web will love this fully-imagined and adventuresome world, complete with a multi-lingual mouse and a fearsome hawk named Cipher. Bitty is a coal mine canary in Depression-era West Virginia, who becomes determined to forge a better life for himself and those around him.
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