Gillian McDunn: Pieces of the story had floated through my head for a while. Heather Smith: What made you realize you had a story you wanted to sit down and actually write? Smith recently got the opportunity to ask McDunn about her debut. Cat’s story draws you in and invites you to stay.” Indies Introduce panelist Heather Smith of Linden Tree Books in Los Altos, California, called Caterpillar Summer “both relaxing and compelling” and “a masterpiece in gentle sincerity.” Said Smith, “Each page radiates warmth - summertime, familial love, reconciliation, and blooming new relationships. Like her main character, Cat, she grew up with a younger brother with special needs. She currently lives in Raleigh, North Carolina. McDunn has lived in the western, middle, and eastern parts of the U.S. Gillian McDunn is the author of Caterpillar Summer (Bloomsbury Children’s), a Winter/Spring 2019 Indies Introduce middle-grade selection and a Spring 2019 Kids’ Next List pick.
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