Far From Home: Book 1
Publication Date: May 14, 2021
What happens when oh so ordinary Mary Jingo, follows her instincts (and her nose) and ends up in a magical land Far From Home?
In City of Lights, author Kelly Byrd introduces readers to Mary, who is one week away from finishing fifth grade. Mary’s mind is on starting middle school in the fall and finally getting her own phone. But then this ordinary girl notices glimmers of light and meets a strange little man who conjures the best smell she has ever smelled. Before she even stops to consider what she’s doing, she agrees to accompany the man to the land of LeeChee, where our Mary Jingo from the Shadowlands in seen as warrior and a great hope.
Now this very ordinary girl must find a way to help save LeeChee from Thrall and restore the Everything—a magical life- and joy-giving force that somehow connects Mary’s world to LeeChee. How can she face the Void, the foul-smelling Shoeboxians, or the evil Mellie? And how can she do all of the Far From Home?
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Kelly Byrd is a middle-grade author by choice, a writer by discipline, home-grown chef, and amateur gardener. She lives in Nashville, Tennessee with her husband and two cute-as-buttons rescue pups. The Far From Home series is about growing up, finding your voice, and rescuing the Everything.
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Thank you so much for hosting! My team will be by later for more on the book. I’m happy to answer any questions! xoxoxo
You’re most welcome, Kelly!
Thanks so much for helping share City of Lights with readers. This is book one in the Far From Home trilogy. The book has been a journey! I wrote the majority of the first draft when I lived in China. I was in a foreign place where everything was different from what I was used to. I think the soul LeeChee is grounded in the feeling of being somewhere unknown, new and foreign, but it’s all still so exciting and feels like the place you need to be. LeeChee has not evolved too much over time in my mind, but I think over the years of writing the story, I’ve been able to better express what I see when I close my eyes and think about the world itself. -Kelly Byrd
That sounds wonderful! I always think of Paris when I think of the City of Lights.
Great post – thanks for sharing
Sounds like a very good book.