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Hi there,

A couple of years ago, a writing magazine that I worked on published a letter from a teenage girl complaining about the lack of interesting, inspirational heroines in Young Adult books. At the time I’d just finished my first YA novel, Dear Dylan, and was wondering what and who to write about next, so I decided to use the girl’s letter as a challenge. For many years I’d wanted to write about bullying – I know several people who have been affected by bullying and it’s something I feel very passionately about – so the seed of an idea took root. What if I created a character who was a victim of bullying but was determined to fight back in her own original way? A character who used her love of books and writing to reinvent herself as a unique and memorable heroine. And so Cherokee Brown was born. I still have the magazine letter that sparked the novel pinned to my noticeboard and I hope I’ve met the challenge and created a character who’s both interesting and inspirational. I have no idea if the girl who wrote the letter will ever read this book, but I’m hoping the fact that I named Cherokee after her will bring it to her attention somehow.

I really hope you enjoy Finding Cherokee Brown, and that it inspires you to become the unique and inspirational hero of your own life story – whatever that may be . . .

Siobhan x

For more from Siobhan, please visit her blog:

http://www.dearwriterblog.blogspot.com/

You can also find her on Facebook, or visit www.electricmonkeybooks.co.uk