The Flying Burgowski – Author Event at Griffin Bay Books

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Griffin Bay Bookstore and the San Juan Island Library are excited to present Lopez Islander Gretchen K.Wing and her first novel, The Flying Burgowski on Saturday, May 31, 2:00—4:00 pm at Griffin Bay Bookstore.

A former high school English and history teacher, Gretchen has written a passionate story of a young girl who needs empowerment and finds it, not in magic as she hopes, but in herself.

Jocelyn Burgowski’s flying dreams make for a great escape from a tangled family . . till the dreams turn real. When the power of flight visits Jocelyn on her fourteenth birthday, a whole new messy horizon of conflict opens. Can Jocelyn keep her secret while rescuing her troubled mother? Will she give up her powers to save her mom, or use them to heal the damage of her own mother’s secret?

This is a delightful book for both young adults and adults. Don’t miss the chance to chat with such an enthusiastic writer.

Lopez Island author Gretchen K. Wing

About the Author
A high school English and history teacher for twenty years, Gretchen K. Wing pushed her students to find their voices through writing, and to pay attention to the voices of others through reading. Today she writes a regular column for the San Juan Islands’ Islands’ Weekly. She is also a budding singer/songwriter, performing with the group Chicken Biscuit, and she blogs regularly at gretchenkwing.wordpress.com and takes a turn as a baker at Holly B’s Bakery on Lopez Island where she now lives. She holds a B.A. in English from Harvard University and a Master’s in History from the University of Washington. The Flying Burgowski is her first book.

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