Published by Leap Books
Blues Bones
Author: Rick Starkey
Release Date: March 7, 2016
Thirteen-year-old Rodney Becker has found the perfect cure for stage fright. Voodoo!
Armed with the stolen finger bones of a dead blues guitar player and a mishmash of voodoo spells from the Internet, he and his best friend enter a graveyard at midnight to perform their ritual. Now, all that stands in his way of winning a local guitar competition is the power of RETURN – a side effect of the voodoo that spells disaster for Rodney.
His cure has become a curse. How else can he explain jamming his finger so bad he can’t hold a guitar pick, his part-time dad stealing his guitar, and his mom getting into an accident that could have taken her life?
How much is Rodney willing to risk to achieve his dream of being a guitar legend?
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About Rick Starkey:
Rick Starkey is a graduate of the Institute of Children’s Literature. His main interest is writing novels for middle grade. Rick has sold short pieces to Highlights for Children including a game, magic tricks, and a short story. Knowing that most writers often wish that they had started their career earlier in life, Rick teaches a basic course for the Talented and Gifted Program (T.A.G.) at Walter’s State Community College in Morristown Tennessee. Rick’s students learn the basics of magazine submissions including cover and query letters, market research, and manuscript preparation. The T.A.G. program is for students grades 5 – 8 and come from seven counties in East Tennessee.
Rick lives in a 200-year-old log cabin in the Great Smoky Arts and Crafts Community in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, where he and his wife, Betty, own and run Make It Magic, a magic shop and craft store. A day in Rick’s life includes recommending and performing magic tricks for customers of all ages, carving a bear from a log with a chainsaw, and working on his next novel.
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My favorite type of music is alternative or punk.
Soft rock.
I can listen to pretty much anything musical but I really love listening to the blues and/or jazz
I love to listen to Christian music or pop music.
Rock and Roll from the 50’s.
Oldie’s is my favorite kind of music!
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I like classic rock music best. That stuff from the 80’s works for me.
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I do like classical music.
I really like pop…the top hits.
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Thanks for sharing Blues Bones!
I used to listen to a lot of punk and alternative stuff like The Sundays and Morrissey. Hog Luv Dog and The Pogues but now I find myself listening to a lot of Christian and really old stuff like LeadBelly and then throw in some Johnny Cash and some James Cotton with a bit of Billie Holiday and Rick Nelson. Even some Elvis….I’ve always been a huge fan of Christmas music so there’s lots of that! In the morning and late at night I find myself listening to a lot of rain and or traffic sound videos on youtube. What’s your favorite music?
I quite like rock/metal.
pop, punk rock
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My favorite type of music is country.
I love country western music.