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PJ's inspirations are hiking, photography and environmental consciousness. PJ loves to write and is developing her second career as an author.
Her works include the first book in her children's book series, The Mystic Princesses and the Whirlpool and The Mystic Princesses and the Magic Show. The third book in the series, The Mystic Princesses and the Volcano is underway.
Although PJ's childhood was dysfunctional, she has broken the domestic violence cycle with her happy marriage of thirty-three years, which is still going strong. Her succinct book, After "I Do!" A Marriage Map, is filled with points of wisdom and anecdotes from her marriage.
Point of View is an anthology of short stories. Discover the identity of DB Cooper, how couture and chocolate bring the end of the world, the connection between John Wilkes Booth and Lee Harvey Oswald, the hidden reason for Titanic's loss, and more.
The Prairie Princess is a short story where a father tells his daughter how he and his wife met. The story won the November 2013 flash fiction contest at www.WritersType.com
The Confession of D. B. Cooper is a short story solving the mystery of the 1970's airline hijacking won an honorable mention in the Writers Digest Crime Competition. The title and author's name were printed in the May/June 2012 issues of Writers Digest. The Confession of D. B. Cooper is included in her third book, Point of View.
To learn more about PJ, please visit www.pjlarue.com. To download free coloring pages from The Mystic Princesses, please visit www.mysticprincesses.com.
Reviewed by Mamta Madhavan for Readers' Favorite
The Mystic Princesses and the Magic Show by PJ LaRue revolves around the Mystic Princesses who visit Catie's home in New Orleans. Catie's dad introduces them to the Goddess of War, Athena, who is also the sister of Ares, the God of War. Athena is there that summer to teach these girls strategy and self defense. They have to find Harmonie who had flown away after being changed into a dove. Finally when they find her, Catie changes her back into human form. The Children of Ares want to capture Harmonie so that they can fight and cause wars. The Children of Ares, in the meantime, are training at the Warrior Training Camp on the ways to capture Harmonie. The girls know their enemies and, when they are not training, they tell readers a whole lot of new things about New Orleans; its culture, history, and food, about Mardi Gras, and then readers are also taken to Alaska.
The story is excellent and the very fact that it portrays these girls as powerful characters whose powers include the elements of water, fire, earth, and air is exciting to read. There are a lot of things woven into the plot that give the story many layers to it. The illustrations are bright and colorful and breathe life into the characters, scenes, and plot. The story will encourage readers to use their thinking skills, and it educates them on many new things which are useful and informative. An entertaining read.
