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CAROLINE LEE
a book bubble about
Maxzyne and the Old Horse Theatre
Children's Books
Author Insight
New World Wonder
As someone who has always loved to read, I write my children's books with the unwavering hope that they will be drawn into the world I have created for them. In this excerpt, I try to introduce them to a young girl's perspective of wandering into an old Chicago horse theatre and its adjacent stalls. The character's curiosity about the historic city building grows as she sees, hears, and smells all things related to horses and their care. The mystery of Rico and Rosa's place in this strange new world greatly intrigues her. Despite being momentarily distracted by the beautiful horses, she is eager to know more about her unusual acquaintances and what they do in this place where time stops and new world wonder begins.
Book Excerpt
Maxzyne and the Old Horse Theatre
Now where did Rico and Rosa go? She continues past the long line of closed stall doors toward the arched doors at the far end of the long, dusty corridor. Overhead, bare bulbs on the ancient ceiling are thick with abandoned spider webs. Their weak beams of light only exaggerate the shadows. The stable area smells of hay, horse manure, and oiled leather. There is something reassuring about such natural scents and the sound of contented horses in their stalls.
A soft whinny distracts her. She pauses to peek through the slats of the nearest closed stall door. A sturdy chestnut horse, with a coffee-colored mane and milk-tinged ears, playfully nudges his velvet nose against the slat.
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