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 Thanks for stopping by! My name is Danette Haworth, and I’m the author of the middle-grade novel, Violet Raines Almost Got Struck By Lightning, due Fall 2008. Have you almost been struck by lightning? Eleven-year-old Violet Raines has, in more ways than one. And when she’s not dodging lightning or outrunning alligators, she’s trying to keep the prissy new girl from stealing her best friends. Here’s what other people are saying about Violet Raines: "Haworth's rich sense of place and telling detail embrace the reader like a hammock on a shaded porch, inviting them to while away the day. Danette Haworth creates characters so real they stand out on the page. They tell a story of friendship on the cusp of adolescence so full of spunk and humor I read more slowly as I approached the last page. This is a lovely debut." Audrey Couloumbis, Newbery Honor Winner, Getting Near to Baby
"Danette
Haworth has written a wonderful story that is as warm and bright
as the Florida sun, and eleven-year-old Violet Raines—loyal,
hilarious, and true—is the best friend any girl could have." "I loved
everything about it! Violet's voice grabbed me from the very
first page and I felt myself hearing the buzz of the cave,
tasting the peanut butter frosting, smelling the fish fry chop
bucket, and feeling the electricity of a bit-too-close lightning
strike. The writing is gentle and true and reminiscent of
Kimberly Willis Holt and Kate DiCamillo."
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