Books with author George McKay

Six teenagers’ lives intertwine during one thrilling summer full of romantic misunderstandings and dangerous deals in this sparkling retelling of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing. After she gets kicked out of boarding school, seventeen-year-old Beatrice goes to her uncle’s estate on Long Island. But Hey Nonny Nonny is more than just a rundown old mansion. Beatrice’s cousin, Hero, runs a struggling speakeasy out of the basement—one that might not survive the summer.Along with Prince, a poor young man determined to prove his worth; his brother, John, a dark and dangerous agent of the local mob; Benedick, a handsome trust-fund kid trying to become a writer; and Maggie, a beautiful and talented singer; Beatrice and Hero throw all their efforts into planning a massive party to save the speakeasy. Despite all their worries, the summer is beautiful, love is in the air, and Beatrice and Benedick are caught up in a romantic battle of wits that their friends might be quietly orchestrating in the background.Hilariously clever and utterly charming, McKelle George’s debut novel is full of intrigue and 1920s charm. For fans of Jenny Han, Stephanie Perkins, and Anna Godbersen.

Six teenagers’ lives intertwine during one thrilling summer full of romantic misunderstandings and dangerous deals in this sparkling retelling of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing. After she gets kicked out of boarding school, seventeen-year-old Beatrice goes to her uncle’s estate on Long Island. But Hey Nonny Nonny is more than just a rundown old mansion. Beatrice’s cousin, Hero, runs a struggling speakeasy out of the basement—one that might not survive the summer.Along with Prince, a poor young man determined to prove his worth; his brother, John, a dark and dangerous agent of the local mob; Benedick, a handsome trust-fund kid trying to become a writer; and Maggie, a beautiful and talented singer; Beatrice and Hero throw all their efforts into planning a massive party to save the speakeasy. Despite all their worries, the summer is beautiful, love is in the air, and Beatrice and Benedick are caught up in a romantic battle of wits that their friends might be quietly orchestrating in the background.Hilariously clever and utterly charming, McKelle George’s debut novel is full of intrigue and 1920s charm. For fans of Jenny Han, Stephanie Perkins, and Anna Godbersen.

Beyond the scary iron gate and towering thorn bushes that guard Miss Gladys Thornprickle's house lies the most beautiful garden anyone has ever seen. And yet, nobody has ever seen Miss Gladys Thornprickle, or anyone else for that matter, tend to it. In fact, nobody has ever seen Miss Gladys Thornprickle at all—not the mailman, Sid Skitter, not the grocer, Tom Turkee, not even Dr. L. Bo Humerus, the town doctor—leading the town's folk to believe there must be only one explanation: she is a witch who has cast a spell over her garden. When a group of kids, led by the Mayor's son Buster Bluster, dare to trespass, they discover the truth behind the garden's tempting beauty and Miss Gladys herself...the hard way.

The story begins with mom putting her little boy to bed. She sees a bluebird on the windowsill, and starts by asking her son: 'If you were a bird, and I were a tree, would you come to see me?' "If I Were..." unfolds with illustrations into the night, helping to usher your own little one into sweet dreams. This is a charming, feel-good story that can be enjoyed by children of any age! "If I Were..." emphasizes the unbreakable bond between a mother and her child, while highlighting an underlying message to love and appreciate our home, planet Earth; as well as all of the beautiful places and things that inhabit it. The illustrations are bright, playful, thoughtful and sweet. About the Author Megan George is the youngest of seven children, the second-mother of two nieces and two nephews, and the devoted mistress of two wonderful cats. To this day, her fondest memories are of reading bedtime stories by lamplight with her Mom and older sister. These memories continue to inform and inspire her artistic aspirations. Megan has always been in love with art and literature, and she's been writing and illustrating her own stories since she was seven years old. her poetry was first published at age twelve. Though "If I Were..." is the first of her stories to be published, she is currently in the process of brewing further word wizardry and honing her pictorial prowess as a Sorceress of the Imagination. When she isn't concocting or incanting something at home, Megan can be found listening to the secrets spoken by the vast silence of the famed Red Rock Country or drinking in the sounds of the river that rushes through the Rocky Mountains, down the canyon and past her back door in Provo, Utah. Megan recently discovered that she can grow not only stories but also a garden, and her thumb is getting greener by the season. She adores travel and hopes for the opportunity to explore the outside world as extensively as she has the inside world of her own soul. Last, Megan is a devotee of Life and all its creations, and a passionate and perpetual student of knowledge as she encounters it through higher education, the natural world, and her sincere spiritual and intellectual inquiry.