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Sky-Hi News reporter Meg Soyars Van Hauen published “Hunter Thomas and the Smelly Old Shoe” in 2013. Cover illustration by Caroline Hadilaksono<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\t\tSky-Hi News reporter Meg Soyars Van Hauen published “Hunter Thomas and the Smelly Old Shoe” in 2013.
Cover illustration by Caroline Hadilaksono<\/p>\n
\u201cHunter Thomas and the Smelly Old Shoe,\u201d a middle-grade novel by Sky-Hi News reporter Meg Soyars Van Hauen, will entice readers both young and old.\u00a0Although it is aimed primarily at readers ages eight to 13, the humor, adventure and intrigue supply an a captivating energy anyone could relate to. Writing with the pen name M.V. Soyars, the author shows a keen pen and apt storytelling ability in her first novel whch was published in 2013.<\/p>\n
The story follows 12-year-old protagonist Hunter Thomas and his 13-year-old sister Lorraine as she attempts to seek adventure and include Hunter in her escapades. The heart of the tale revolves around a strange, old shoe that the siblings find in a mysterious antique store.\u00a0The kids believe it is magic and buy it from the shopkeeper.<\/p>\n
After Lorraine eagerly to move herself from her bedroom to the backyard, they learn that their neighbor, Mrs. Hamilton, is missing. During their detective work to locate her, they enter her house and are caught by her husband who suspects them of being burglars. The police are called and the two children are grounded by their parents.\u00a0But Lorraine is still searching for the missing shoe, which she suspects to be a teleportation device.<\/p>\n
Mr. Briner, the mysterious store owner, and his brother get involved in the investigating of the absent neighbor.\u00a0Eventually, Mrs. Hamilton appears from a continental trip, apparently provided by the smelly, old shoe. After Lorraine and Hunter are cleared of charges, they notice the old antique store has disappeared.\u00a0They think the shoe probably transported the shop and inhabitants to another environment.<\/p>\n
At its core, \u201cHunter Thomas and the Smelly Old Shoe\u201d is about the power of curiosity.\u00a0The old shoe, with its ugly appearance, yet rich power, serves as a metaphor for undiscovered potential through belief. It\u2019s a celebration of a child\u2019s ability to transform the ordinary to the extraordinary. The sibling partnership between Hunter and Lorraine highlights the importance of teamwork and trust.\u00a0 <\/p>\n
Soyars, a reporter for the Sky-Hi News and a resident of Kremmling, states that her favorite part of her job is writing about the diverse aspects of her home county.\u00a0\u201cHunter Thomas and the Smelly Old Shoe\u201d is the first novel in a series.\u00a0The author affirms that the second volume is complete and she hopes to publish it in the future.<\/p>\n
This wonderful children\u2019s book is available on MountainShireBooks.com, Amazon, e-Bay, and other book online venues.\u00a0Whereas it is not yet available in the Grand County Library District directory, a request has been made to purchase copies for library patrons. This book will keep you entertained on your own, or would make an excellent read-aloud novel for you and your kids.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sky-Hi News reporter Meg Soyars Van Hauen published “Hunter Thomas and the Smelly Old Shoe” in 2013. Cover…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":50939,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[64,63,457,134],"class_list":{"0":"post-50938","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-books","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-books","11":"tag-entertainment"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50938","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50938"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50938\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50939"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50938"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50938"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50938"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}