About the Book Chasing the Blue Boat

Book: Chasing the Blue Boat: A Novel of Longing

Author: Connie Kallback

Genre: Historical Coming of Age

Release Date: November 26, 2024

Nine-year-old Dana Foster will follow her older brother, Luke, wherever he goes. From climbing on ledges, jumping into a fish pond, and causing general mischief, Luke is fearless.

But when tragedy strikes the Foster family, everything that Dana has ever known is suddenly turned upside down.

When the storms of life come, will the Foster family stand firm in their faith? Or will they shatter under the pressure? Suddenly, a blue boat that Dana and Luke received from their uncle leads Dana on a journey of faith, hope, and love that she will not soon forget.

In this coming-of-age story, discover the truths of God’s grace in suffering, the blessing of forgiveness, and how to hold on to your faith when all hope seems lost.

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My Thoughts on Chasing the Blue Boat

Chasing the Blue Boat is a sweet novel about what to do when life changes, and it’s not what you wanted or expected.  

Dana loves Luke.  He’s her hero, her rock, her big brother.  She follows him everywhere and does everything he does.  But when he dies, she’s left adrift.  Her rock is gone.  And then her father leaves her, too.  

Her father gets remarried and she goes to be with him but it’s not roses.  She’s caring for her younger stepbrother and doing chores.  One day, her adventure begins as she’s swept away.  It’s several miles later before she’s rescued by a boy and his grandmother.  They don’t have a means to contact anyone, so she spends a few days with them, and this is where the real adventure begins. 

This book is about grief and forgiveness.  It’s about struggle and finding the truth.  And finding your own way in the world as well.  

I hope you get a chance to read this book.  There are parts that are hard to read.  Because there is tragedy, but it is definitely worth it. 

I have voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book, which I received from Celebrate Lit. All views expressed are only my honest opinion. I was not required to write a positive review, nor was I compensated in any other way. All opinions expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the FTC regulations.

About the Author of Chasing the Blue Boat

Connie Kallback grew up on the plains of Cheyenne, Wyoming, attended the University of Wyoming, and graduated from the University of Washington in Seattle. She transitioned from English teacher to publishing in New Jersey with CCMI/McGraw-Hill, Prentice Hall, and CPP, Inc, in positions from writer to acquisitions and managing editor. Her early writing, penned while teaching, appeared in magazines, newspapers and literary journals. No longer wearing the hats of Mary Poppins or Sherlock Holmes, necessities of raising six children in two separate families, she writes in South Carolina, where she lives with her husband.

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The idea for Chasing the Blue Boat began with the memory of a dangerous escapade from my early childhood years. The thought of it scares me to this day.

I grew up in Cheyenne, Wyoming, and lived one block from the Wyoming State Capitol Building. One day, I followed my older brother there, up nearly 20 steps from the ground to the grand side entrance with giant doors flanked by a waist-high wall and soaring support columns. We scaled the wall close to the building and placed our feet on an architectural ledge that circled the entire structure. Hoping to follow it all the way around, we began to sidle sideways, hugging the stone.

I remember being scared, but my unrealistic stage of thinking made me hope the grass would break my fall!

We made it around the first corner – I don’t know how – and continued along the front until a woman in an office inside spotted me. Knowing we shouldn’t be there, we reversed our steps and ran home.

That’s how the fictional coming-of-age story begins. Dana, the young girl, joins her brother in many adventures before a tragedy changes her whole family and sends each of them on separate journeys of suffering, accompanied by hope and forgiveness.

Blog Stops for Chasing the Blue Boat

Debbie’s Dusty Deliberations, November 1

Texas Book-aholic, November 2

Simple Harvest Reads, November 3 (Author Interview)

Inspired by Fiction, November 4

lakesidelivingsiste, November 4

Happily Managing a Household of Boys, November 5

Artistic Nobody, November 6 (Author Interview)

For Him and My Family, November 6

Becca Hope: Book Obsessed, November 7

Devoted To Hope, November 8

Guild Master, November 9 (Author Interview)

Truth and Grace Homeschool Academy, November 10

Fiction Book Lover, November 11 (Author Interview)

Blossoms and Blessings, November 12 (Author Interview)

Cover Lover Book Review, November 13

A Modern Day Fairy Tale, November 14 (Author Interview)

Giveaway for Chasing the Blue Boat

To celebrate her tour, Connie is giving away the grand prize of a $50 Amazon Gift Card and a copy of the book!!

Be sure to comment on the blog stops for extra entries into the giveaway!

Click the link below to enter.

https://promosimple.com/ps/3dc6b/chasing-the-blue-boat-a-novel-of-longing-celebration-tour-giveaway