Australian Author Publishes New Book

Journey to Lunula: The Lake's Secret Portal, a new book by Tracy Powell, has been released by RoseDog Books.

Charlie Wise is a twelve-year-old tomboy whose main purpose in life is to "fit in." Always striving to conceal her true identity, she is at a constant struggle to achieve popularity. School bullies aggravate her miserable existence, mirroring her home life. The occasions that she spends with her grandfather are her only source of salvation. However, this relationship is threatened as Charlie's dysfunctional family is pulled through a portal and flung into life-threatening situations.

A family picnic marks the beginning of Charlie's journey to find herself. Through danger and discovery, Charlie and her family seek a way home. This leads to an unexpected revelation…the answer to an old family secret.

About the Author

Born in 1966, Tracy Powell grew up in England and at the age of 39, immigrated to Australia. Here, Tracy got a diploma in Counseling, studied an Advanced Major in abuse counseling and an Advanced Major in Child Development & Effective Parenting. Her main ambition in life is to provide helpful and practical guidance to children and adolescents who have experienced adversity, and to help all children understand that society can portray unrealistic ethics. She has volunteered her time towards mentoring pregnant schoolgirls, and cared for their babies so the mothers can study and continue their education. Tracy would like to see judgmental attitudes disappear from the playground, but realizes that for this to happen, parental influences and peer pressure have to be addressed first.

Tracy wrote Journey to Lunula to try to help children see that being unique is something to be proud of and to encourage children to strive for personal achievement. Unlike the character of Charlie, every child should feel accepted.

Journey to Lunula: The Lake's Secret Portal is a 106-page paperback with a retail price of $13.00. The ISBN is 978-1-4349-8840-9. It was published by RoseDog Books of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. For more information or to request a review copy, please visit our virtual pressroom at www.rosedog.com/pressroom or our online bookstore at [url=http://www.rosedogbookstore.com/]www.rosedogbookstore.com[/url.