Title- Unusual Awakening
By- S.M. Knowles
Publication Date- December 1,
2013
Genre-YA
Synopsis
With tears and a tight hug, Rylee Everley’s dad left for
Afghanistan with the Army Reserve. Since his deployment, her mom has been
distant, her sisters are constantly fighting, and Rylee, at only thirteen years
old, has to be the glue to keep them together. While her mother stays locked in
her room, Rylee has been forced into the role of parent.
Now, two years later, a freak accident involving a bus at
school promises to restore some normality to her family. In spite of not
knowing how their father is, her mother is happy and her sisters don’t seem to
fight as much as they used to. Rylee herself is seeing more of her friends and
is even trying to sort out her own feelings about Brock Parker. However,
something dark threatens to disrupt that normality for personal gain, and that
darkness is willing to break every rule to get what it wants.
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Soundtrack
In My Veins: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0KZuZF01FA : Andrew Belle
Soundtrack
In My Veins: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0KZuZF01FA : Andrew Belle
Avicii, Wake Me Up: http://www.youtube.com/embed/5y_KJAg8bHI
Eric Clapton, My Father's Eyes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IigRv6B763k
John Meyer, Daughters: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZLbUIa7exE
Eric Clapton, My Father's Eyes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IigRv6B763k
John Meyer, Daughters: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZLbUIa7exE
About the Author
S.M. Knowles was born in Elmira, New York where she was
swept away in a whirlwind to the Land of Oz—Independence, Kansas. Her parents
were relocating for working opportunities and decided that this would be the
perfect place to start new roots. Little did she know that this place would
contribute to the inspiration for the first book she wrote in her Rylee Everley
Series.
While growing up, S.M. would travel the roads around her
house while imagining she was somewhere else. Her imagination would take her
everywhere, making the long hot summer days seem shorter throughout her
fantasies.
At the age of twelve, she decided to write her first book.
Filled mostly with dialog, she filled up one-hundred pages, front and back.
After taking the book downstairs to show her mom, and persuading her to buy her
more paper, she excitedly ran back to her room. As she barreled through the
door, S.M. tripped over items left on her floor, and her papers came raining
down in her room. Discouraged, she stood there in tears, picking up her papers
and throwing them in the trash. Her work had no organization, no numbers on her
pages, just a child fulfilling a joy that she would put down and not pick up
again.
When she became older, she joined the military for something
different. In that time, she was able to explore many places and even met her
husband in Iraq. After coming home, she started her family in Arizona and went
back to school, earning a Master’s degree in Adult Education and Training.
Author Interview
Made by Nancy Allen from The Avid Reader
1. What inspired you to write
Unusual Awakening?
It’s something I always wanted
to do. I started writing at a young age so once I finished my 2nd masters
degree I sat down and just started writing not sure which direction I would go.
2. When or at what age did you
know you wanted to be a writer?
I was nine when I started
writing.
3. What is the earliest age you
remember reading your first book?
I honestly don’t remember. Six?
:)
4. What genre of books do you
enjoy reading?
I love YA and NA.
5. What is your favorite book?
Of Witches and Warlocks Series
by Lacey Weatherford
6. You know I think we all have
a favorite author. Who is your favorite author and why?
Lacey Weatherford, she took the
time to talk to me as a reader and that really impressed me. She gave up her
time to talk to me. I am doing my best to give back in that way.
7. If you could travel back in
time here on earth to any place or time. Where would you go
and why?
I would like to go back to see
the Greeks and how they lived. I’m a history major and love the early era of
life.
8. When writing a book do you
find that writing comes easy for you or is it a difficult task?
When I write I tell everyone it
is like driving in the dark. You can only see as far as your headlights allow
and you finally understand where you’re going once you’re there.
9. Do you have any little fuzzy
friends? Like a dog or a cat? Or any pets?
I have three dogs and a cat. Too
many if you ask me. ;)
10. What is your "to die
for", favorite food/foods to eat?
I don’t really have a “to die
for”. I do like mexican food. :)
11. Do you have any advice for
anyone that would like to be an author?
Take your time and find the
right people to help you. Make sure you ask an author first. They will be the first to give you the right
answer.
Social Links
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SMKnowles1
Website: http://smknowles.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SMKnowles1
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