Maxzyne and the Old Horse Theatre

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Synopsis

With the help of Rico, an immigrant boy who rides horses in the nearby historic theatre, Maxzyne tries to save a runaway horse and carriage before Chicago's Festival of Lights Parade.

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Fed up with polygraphs, security clearances and a daily commute, Caroline Lee fled a career writing classified reports for the Dept. of Defense to become a full-time storyteller and daydreamer-in-chief. Often inspired by her surroundings, Caroline's first book, "Maxzyne Meets the Mannequins," features America's most impulsive heroine, 10-year-old Maxzyne Merriweather, whose madcap adventures take place in the magical and historic city of Chicago. Caroline currently resides in Delray Beach, Florida where the weather is much warmer than Chicago. She is a member of the Society of Childrens Bookwriters & Illustrators (SCBWI) and is thrilled that her first book "Maxzyne Meets the Mannequins" won the 2020 Independent Press Award for Children's Fiction. The second adventure in the series, "Maxzyne and the Old Horse Theatre" is now also available on Amazon and recently won two Story Monsters Dragonfly awards! And just released: MAXZYNE GOES AQUAMARINE in ebook and soft cover. Learn more at www.maxzyne.com

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Let Kids Vote!

This morning I read about a proposal in our local paper to change the Florida state bird to something more representative of our southern location and culture. Surprisingly, for many years, the mockingbird has been the Sunshine State's designated feathered creature. However, the mockingbird is also found in several other states, so why not change it? In 2008, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission held a vote among 780K schoolchildren to choose the fowl that best represented the state. Apparently, the osprey beat four other candidates for state bird. Like my character in this book excerpt wanting to change a law for carriage horses, I love the idea of kids having a chance to decide. Let kids vote!

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Maxzyne and the Old Horse Theatre

Well, I was just trying to help a scared, lost horse. Plan B was to bring Caesar here so I can try to get the law changed for all the carriage horses.”

“Huh? Change the law? Are you kidding? You’re just a … Wait—how old are you?” he rasps, his voice rising.

“Eleven.”

“Eleven? You’re just a kid, kiddo. Think you’re gonna change a law already on the books?” Jerry huffs and puffs, shaking his head. “Uh, not to discourage you, but do you even know what to do?”

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CAROLINE LEE

Maxzyne and the Old Horse Theatre

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Maxzyne and the Old Horse Theatre

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