Virtual Book Tour and Giveaway: Tinsey Clover by Chelsea Walker Flagg

Welcome to my stop on the book tour for Tinsey Clover by Chelsea Walker Flagg. This book tour was organized by Goddess Fish Promotions. On my stop, I have a guest post about super powers and an excerpt for you. There's also a tour wide giveaway! Be sure to check out the rest of the stops here on the tour for more excerpts, guest posts, author interviews, reviews, and more. Enjoy!

Title: Tinsey Clover

Author: Chelsea Walker Flagg

Genre: Middle Grade Coming of Age
Release Date: November 29th, 2018

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Tinsey Clover is smart. She’s brave. Also, she can’t carry a tune to save her life. Oh yeah, plus she's an elf the size of a chipmunk. When her bizarre magical power grows in and makes her feel like a total outsider in her own village, Tinsey sneaks into the forbidden forest on a journey to find someone more like her. From trolls to dragons, what she discovers along the way challenges everything, and everyone, she thought she knew.

A coming of age story for early middle grade fans of Sarah Mlynowski, Kate DiCamillo, and Chris Colfer.

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EXCERPT:

This is my gift? I’m so confused. And tired. Did I seriously just gain the ability to snap my fingers and summon cleaning tools into existence? What a crock. I mean, shouldn’t I at least be allowed the gift to not sound like a really upset seal whenever I sing a note? I can’t imagine anyone in the history of ever actually getting excited about my new, strange magic. I scan the circle and notice every single eye staring at me in utter awe. I take that back. Ninety-nine-point-nine percent of the trealfurs in this circle look in complete astonishment over this. Want to guess who makes up the point-oh-one percent of trealfurs who isn’t getting a kick out of this whole situation? That’s right: Me.

So, why am I the one who gained this bizarre power? I glance around the circle again. Everyone’s looking back at me like I just turned into a two-headed walrus or something. Two minutes ago, people were shooting daggers out of their eyes at me like I was the scum of the earth, and now, here they all are, acting like I'm the most amazing creature to ever walk the face of the planet.

“Do it again,” one of the trealfurs urges in a loud whisper.

A few others nod their heads in enthusiastic agreement. It’s clear they all want to see what other sparkly new cleaners I can make appear out of nowhere. I really don’t want to test it out anymore, but a tiny voice inside my head wonders if maybe, just maybe, this “gift” is actually a fluke. I mean, I did hit my head pretty hard when I rolled off that fox. What if that knocked things loose a little bit? I cross one set of fingers behind my back and hope that’ll work to help my wish come true, then close one eye before snapping my other set of fingers again. Please just be a big mistake, I think. Unfortunately, it’s not. Another broom appears in a cloud of sparkles just like the last one, and falls to the ground with a clatter.

A round of applause ripples through the council circle. I bury my head in my hands.

How unlucky can one girl get?

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Chelsea was born and raised in the suburbs of Denver, Colorado, where she spent countless hours writing stories. Mostly about cats.

In 2015, she published her first book: a quirky memoir for adults called I'd Rather Wear Pajamas that talks all about the journey through her young adult life that led to her becoming an author. It was an Amazon #1 best seller for five straight days and continues to elicit full belly laughs from its readers.

After the birth of her children, Chelsea shifted her writing to the kidlit world. She’s thrilled to share her newest baby: Tinsey Clover.

Chelsea lives in Boulder with her husband and three practically perfect daughters. Unfortunately, she doesn’t own any cats.

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GUEST POST:

If you could have any magical power for 24 hours, what would you choose and what would you do with your power?

Great question! I think the world's best power would be the ability to control time. So, for 24 hours, I'd be able to go back in time, go forward in time, slow time down, or even stop time entirely. I'd go back to when I was little and watch myself play a bit with my siblings. Maybe I'd even go back further to see my grandparents when they were little. That'd be cool. To be honest, I'm not sure if I'd go forward in time at all. I don't think I'd want to know what's going to happen. I'd definitely make the day go slower than usual, though. Especially during meals, ha! Maybe I'd even get a few more hours of sleep in that way? And, I'd for sure stop time entirely at night, while snuggling with my kids. I know that's going to be a finite thing, and I'd love to stop and enjoy it as much as possible!

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GIVEAWAY:

Chelsea Flagg will be awarding $20 Amazon or Barnes & Noble gift card to a randomly drawn winner via Rafflecopter after the tour. Be sure to leave a comment at a different stop on the tour each day to increase your chance of winning. A list of participating blogs can be found here. Good luck!

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