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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Author Biography

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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Author Insight

Just Make It Up

An author friend of mine displays this quote on her desk: "You Just Make It Up." Great advice for writing fiction, right? This particular excerpt takes place during the Festival of Lights parade in downtown Chicago. The much-anticipated event kicks off the holiday shopping season on Michigan Avenue's Magnificent Mile. Each sidewalk garden, lamp post and shop window shines bright, all proclaiming the joy of abundance and purchasing power. However, it's the weather that sticks in my memory. Despite socks, hat, scarf and gloves, my fingers and toes prickled and burned, my eyes watering in the icy wind. Even my IPhone froze so I have no photos of the parade. Yes, I was there. But sometimes it's easier to just make it up.

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Maxzyne and the Old Horse Theatre

“Make way, folks. Horse rescue here!” He gets a running start then jumps on, pedaling furiously after Rico and Caesar.

The crowd roars as they head down Michigan Avenue. Rico and Caesar are already two hundred yards ahead. Jerry’s balloons stream behind them in the crisp night air, making a festive cloud of bouncing neon rubber. Onlookers lined up on the sidewalks spanning both sides of the wide avenue clap, wave, and point. A few children escape from their parents’ grasp. Squealing, they try to follow the two on the worn bike, hoping to grab a balloon.

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CAROLINE LEE

Maxzyne and the Old Horse Theatre

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Just Make It Up

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Maxzyne and the Old Horse Theatre

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