PRESS RELEASE
July 2014
Debut author Deborah
Blake Dempsey Announces Release Of New Middle Grade Fantasy Novel, THE
HOPPERNOTS
Debut author Deborah Blake
Dempsey weaves a fantastical tale for readers still young enough to be
enchanted by woodland dwellers and for older readers who secretly believe in
the magic and madness of the forest.
Growing up in Florida,
Deborah Blake Dempsey fell in love with frogs.
They covered the outside walls and door of her house and tripped her up
on the walkway. One frog even decided to sneak away with her on a cross-country
trek to her new home in New England, surprising and scaring her by appearing on
the passenger side door while she was driving. With her love of frogs, Deborah
began studying frogs, only to realize her beloved amphibians were in trouble.
Frogs are intrinsic to human life as bioindcators of environmental ills and
they are going missing. What is a frog lover and writer to do to help save the
frogs? She writes a middle-grade novel called THE HOPPERNOTS, that’s what she
does.
Around Lake Fibian, Max, Cristobel, and Spyder are
notorious. Stories of their pranks and troublemaking ways have followed them
all of their lives. When they hear the tales about a creature called the
Hoppernot, they believe the Elders are making up stories to keep young frogs
(okay, mostly them) in line. But when frightened Elders announce a
Hoppernot sighting, the trio think they know exactly what to do. With a nose
for adventure—and because the Elders are all talk and no hop—they sneak
off to find out if the legendary creatures are real and discover Hoppernots not
only exist, but they are destroying their home and putting lives at risk.
The adventure begins when
Max, Cristobel, and Spyder issue a call to action to drive the dangerous
creatures away. Along the way, they discover a secret weapon, an unlikely
alliance, and they must find a way to make the Elders forget their
troublemaking past and trust them enough to follow them into a battle of
survival and fight for the lake they call home or risk losing it . . . and
their lives.
Deborah Blake Dempsey is a
New Yorker by birth, a Floridian by the number of years raised there, and a New
Englander by choice…and all along the way, there have been frogs. She loves
good books, belly laughs, fabulous shoes, and travel. She has a twisted sense
of humor and truly believes laughter and books are the elixirs of life. Deborah
lives in New Hampshire with her husband Joe.
THE HOPPERNOTS
Pug Paw Press
Release Date: August 5, 2014
(ISBN - 978-0-9904812-1-8
(eBook - $4.99), 978-0-9904812-0-1 (paperback - $9.99)
For more information on
Deborah Blake Dempsey or THE HOPPERNOTS please follow her at:
Website: www.deborahblakedempsey.com
Twitter:
@DebTheWise
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/8Deborah8
Google+: Google.com/+DeborahBlakeDempsey