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It is my honor to be part of the virtual blog tour for Darlene Foster’s delightful children’s book Amanda in Malta, which is the eighth book in her Amanda Travels series. If you missed my review, you can find it here:

Amanda In Malta: The Sleeping Lady, By Darlene Foster ~ 5.0 Stars

Here is Darlene to give you some additional insight about Amanda.

Can you tell us more about Amanda?
Amanda is a twelve-year-old girl from Calgary, Alberta. She is the only child of Evelyn and Don Ross, both accountants. She loves to read, is interested in history and enjoys cooking. Her parents work long hours so she likes trying different recipes for them, especially ones from places she has visited. She is inquisitive and kind and always wants to help people. This gets her in trouble sometimes. She loves animals but has no pets of her own. Once she travelled to visit her Aunt and Uncle in the United Arab Emirates, she was hooked. She never passes up a chance to travel to someplace new.

Will Amanda always be twelve years old in the series?
Amanda stays the same age in all the books but I try to show different sides to her and have her grow as a person. The more she travels, the more she learns about herself, other people and the world in general. Once in a while, I have her do something totally out of character. Sometimes she even surprises me!

I love writing for tweens and once she becomes a teenager, I would have to write a different type of book. However, by travelling, Amanda does mature somewhat as she meets with different and sometimes dangerous experiences and has to think for herself. Travel does that to children, and to adults sometimes.

The Blurb:

 Amanda receives a postcard from her best friend, Leah, and is surprised to learn that she is in Malta with her aunt. Reading between the lines, she senses Leah is in trouble. Desperate to help her, Amanda travels to Malta with her classmate Caleb and his parents.

Amanda is intrigued by this exotic island in the middle of the Mediterranean, full of colourful history, sun-drenched limestone fortresses, stunning beaches and fascinating birds. But…who is killing the protected birds? Who stole a priceless artifact from the museum? And why is Leah acting so strange? She couldn’t possibly be involved in these illegal activities, or could she?

Join Amanda and her friends as they visit ancient temples, an exciting falconry and the enchanting Popeye Village, as they try to get to the bottom of the mystery of the Sleeping Lady.

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Be sure to read all the books in this exciting Amanda Travels series!
1. Amanda in Arabia: The Perfume Flask
2. Amanda in Spain: The Girl in the Painting
3. Amanda in England: The Missing Novel
4. Amanda in Alberta: The Writing on the Stone
5. Amanda on the Danube: The Sounds of Music
6. Amanda in New Mexico: Ghosts in the Wind
7. Amanda in Holland: Missing in Action
8. Amanda in Malta: The Sleeping Lady

The buy links:
Amazon Canada here – https://www.amazon.ca/Amanda-Malta-8-Sleeping-Lady/dp/177168237X/

Amazon UK here – https://www.amazon.co.uk/Amanda-Malta-Sleeping-Travels-Adventure/dp/177168237X

Amazon US here – https://www.amazon.com/Amanda-Sleeping-Travels-Adventure/dp/177168237X

Barnes and Noble here – https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/amamda-in-malta-darlene-foster/1137471066?ean=9781771682374

Chapters/Indigo here – https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/amanda-in-malta-the-sleeping/97817768237-item.html

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My Bio:
Darlene Foster grew up on a ranch in Alberta, Canada, where her love of reading inspired her to see the world and write stories about a young girl who travels to interesting places. Over the years she worked in rewarding jobs such as an employment counsellor, ESL teacher, recruiter, and retail manager, writing whenever she had a few spare minutes. She is now retired and has a house in Spain where she writes full time. When not travelling, meeting interesting people, and collecting ideas for her books, she enjoys spending time with her husband and entertaining rescue dogs, Dot and Lia.

Social media links:

Facebook ~ https://www.facebook.com/DarleneFosterWriter
Twitter ~ https://twitter.com/supermegawoman
Blog ~ https://darlenefoster.wordpress.com/
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