New and Improved
The new "Nettie novel". I think it's going well.
I am writing a book about (so far) six kids who meet under strange circumstances. One, Anne Bristol, is thirteen and in the military. Her companion (not specifically a main character) seems to believe she was brainwashed. She believes strongly that she is not human and does not deserve human rights. She ran away from the orphanage at age nine, and was found by a doctor who "spliced" her genes with that of a snake, turning her into what was considered a "non-human" by the government.
Thirteen year old Natalie Garson was orphaned at age three and claims to have forgotten how that came about. When a lady comes to the orphanage to adopt her, she wants to say she doesn't want to go with the woman, but ingrained in her are manners so strict that she can't bring herself to speak up. Her traitorous mouth says, "I'd like to go," instead. The lady states that she has some business to take care of, but will be back in three weeks to fill out the adoption paperwork, and the orphanage caretaker warns the lady that--should someone else come--he cannot stop Nettie's adoption.
Thirteen year old Katherine deWinter was also orphaned at age three when her parents died in a car crash. She enjoys picking on Nettie from day to day, but considers herself Nettie's older sister and makes it her job to care for the clumsy other girl--without Nettie knowing, of course. She acts tough, and is tough. She wakes up before everyone else, and goes to bed after everyone. Kat doesn't like it when she finds out that Nettie might be adopted.
I won't tell of the other three yet. Perhaps another time.
I am writing a book about (so far) six kids who meet under strange circumstances. One, Anne Bristol, is thirteen and in the military. Her companion (not specifically a main character) seems to believe she was brainwashed. She believes strongly that she is not human and does not deserve human rights. She ran away from the orphanage at age nine, and was found by a doctor who "spliced" her genes with that of a snake, turning her into what was considered a "non-human" by the government.
Thirteen year old Natalie Garson was orphaned at age three and claims to have forgotten how that came about. When a lady comes to the orphanage to adopt her, she wants to say she doesn't want to go with the woman, but ingrained in her are manners so strict that she can't bring herself to speak up. Her traitorous mouth says, "I'd like to go," instead. The lady states that she has some business to take care of, but will be back in three weeks to fill out the adoption paperwork, and the orphanage caretaker warns the lady that--should someone else come--he cannot stop Nettie's adoption.
Thirteen year old Katherine deWinter was also orphaned at age three when her parents died in a car crash. She enjoys picking on Nettie from day to day, but considers herself Nettie's older sister and makes it her job to care for the clumsy other girl--without Nettie knowing, of course. She acts tough, and is tough. She wakes up before everyone else, and goes to bed after everyone. Kat doesn't like it when she finds out that Nettie might be adopted.
I won't tell of the other three yet. Perhaps another time.
posted by Jaimie Gross at 4:18 PM
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