The Secret Journal of Brett Colton by Kay Lynn Mangum

I found myself constantly looking forward to picking up this book and reading it. While it didn't have the fanciest wording and phrasing, it was still a very well-written book.

The use of advanced wording and phrasing, such as show-don't-tell, was somewhat seen in this novel, but not very often. Throughout the story, she and her grandpa become closer together, which allows Jamie to become aware of the love story her grandparents shared. At the beginning of the book, she lost her grandmother which causes her grandpa to be extremely sorrowful. This book is about a young teenage girl named Jamie. Kay Lynn is the aunt of 12 amazing nieces and nephews, and absolutely loves getting e-mails from people who have enjoyed her novels. When the Bough Breaks began as a short story written while she attended Dixie Junior College. A Love Like Lilly also began as a short story written during high school for The New Era’s youth writing contest. The Secret Journal of Brett Colton, her first novel, began as a short story she created at age 16 for a high school writing contest sponsored by The Salt Lake Tribune. She loves interviewing people for her books and traveling to the places she wants to set her stories in. She currently works as a legal assistant, but hopes to be able to write full time in the near future.

She has always dreamed of seeing her stories in print, and still can't believe her books are not only published, but that strangers actually buy her books and like them! Kay Lynn holds an associates degree from Dixie Junior College, and a bachelors degree in English literature with an emphasis in creative writing from Southern Utah University. Kay Lynn Mangum is the youngest of four children (one sister, two brothers), and has enjoyed reading and writing stories since her elementary school days.

The Secret Journal of Brett Colton by Kay Lynn Mangum