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An enchanting tale that will leave you emotionally touched.

Rida Khalid, a Muslim little girl from Iran, is given a hard time by kids at school. She loves reading books, which makes her appear like a nerd. After being bullied by two older girls, she meets a nice old man who spoke kindly to her and gives her a red rose. One day at school, Ky, a girl from Cambodia, sits next to her and introduces herself. She also likes to read books. Rida is happy that someone was prepared to talk with her. Carmen, an older girl, tells Rida she needs to stand up for herself if she wants to survive at school. Ky develops leukemia and falls desperately ill, which devastates Rida.

During inter-school athletics championships, Rida wins one race and comes second in another, which qualifies her for the State Athletics Championships. Visiting Ky at the hospital, Rida sees a sign ‘Run for Life’ and decides to seek sponsorship from students, people and businesses in support of leukemia research. In the finals, Rida receives a shattering note from Ky, creating a pivotal point for her.

In ‘Ky’, Clancy Tucker takes the reader into Rida’s wonderful world filled with hope, opportunities, obstacles and prejudice. With courage and determination, she overcomes the challenges life throws at her, gaining confidence and a growing circle of friends. Tucker’s smooth narrative and captivating dialogue will enchant young readers, but will also reward older readers with a reflection of what their own life might have been. The book offers poignant moments exquisitely written that will challenge the reader’s composure. My only regret is that Clancy Tucker has not developed ‘Ky’ into a fuller book, but what is offered will warm your heart.

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About the Author:

Clancy Tucker is an award-winning writer with three awards in the Australian National Literary Awards. He writes young adult fiction for reluctant readers, and has also achieved success as a poet and photographer. Clancy has lived in four countries, speaks three languages, has photography accepted and published in books in the USA, photos used as covers for magazines, has work registered with the International Library of Photography, been published in literary magazines, and he’s written more than 146 short stories. Clancy has been short-listed, ‘Commended’ and ‘Highly Commended’ in writing contests: 2006, 2007& 2011 Australian National Literary Awards, Raspberry & Vine (twice), Positive words, Australian Writers On-Line, Shaggy Sheep Tale, The Cancer Council Arts Awards (2005 & 2008), The Dusty Swag Awards (2010) and had twelve short stories published in literary magazines (Page Seventeen, Branching Out, Positive Words and The Australian Writer), newspapers (The Standard, Mountain Views & The Advocate), written articles for Kid Magazine in the USA and won a poetry prize to name a life-size statue designed by renowned Belgian sculptor, Bruno Torfs. He was a guest on dozens of blogs, writes a monthly editorial for a newspaper, lectures to members of the University of The Third Age, contributes articles for literary magazines, and mentors young writers. Clancy has also been a contributing guest editor for the Australian Prostate Magazine.

www.clancytucker.com.au

www.clancytucker.blogspot.com.au

If you like KY!, you will be enthralled with Pa Joe’s Place and the little girl Boo.

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