Tucked In by Corey Wainman | Excerpt, Review, and $15 Giveaway | #ComingOfAge
A book blog tour from Goddess Fish Promotions.
Thank you to the author, publisher, and Marianne & Judy at Goddess Fish for providing me with the information for this tour.
Book Details
Tucked In by Corey Wainman Published by Tellwell Talent on 10/26/2021
Genres: Fiction / Coming of Age
Format: eBook, Paperback
Pages: 286
Add to GoodreadsIt is June 1979, and school is out for the summer! Having just turned ten years old, Shane Anderson is your typical fun-loving kid who just moved from the suburbs to the city.
Sure, he likes to exit the same door he entered. And he likes turning lights on and off an even number of times. And he has to keep scary movie scenes out of his head at bedtime. But apart from that (and maybe a few other things), he's just a normal guy with a musical mom, a semi-hippie dad, and the coolest sister around.
Over the course of twelve short days, he experiences many notable adventures against the backdrop of toys, tunes, TV shows and new-found friends.
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Excerpt from Tucked In
“The handkerchief, please,” I said.
Soon, I could not see anything. I held the megaphone to my lips and started to count:
“One!” I exclaimed.
Megaphones were definitely my friend.
“Two!” I continued, all the way up to fifty. I then ripped off the handkerchief and yelled, “Reeeeeeady or not, heeeeeeeeere I come!”
I switched into seeker mode. I had not been a seeker yet in this complex, so it felt like a fresh experience. I found Mindy in the bushes first, then someone I did not know behind a barbeque. I wasn’t aware we could go onto someone’s property, but I guess we could. One by one, I found and tagged everyone except three people, including Jonathan. With Jonathan still at large, anything could happen. Where could he have gone? I searched for what seemed like a long time, with no luck. I stood in place for a bit, put my hand to my chin, and thought about his whereabouts.
Then I heard a branch break above me. Jonathan was in the tree! Doing my best Stretch Armstrong impression, I reached up to tag him but he climbed higher. I knew what I had to do. I quickly changed to climber mode and started to scale the tree, trying to avoid the sticky sap clumps along the way. Jonathan knew he could not go too high because I would tag him eventually. His only way out was to jump from the tree, and that is precisely what he did.
I was quick to follow. I landed on my feet then slipped backwards and hit my back hard on the grassy ground below me. I couldn’t breathe! Not one single breath. I got up off the ground, both stunned and scared. Jonathan could tell I was struggling and ran toward me. All I could keep thinking was: I am going to die by hide-and-seek!
Excerpt provided by the author/publisher for use in this post.
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Purchase Links for Tucked In
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My thoughts on Tucked In
Tucked In presents Shane, a young boy coming of age in 1979. When his family moves to a new townhouse complex. he’s ready for the adventure. Shane is an exuberant ten-year-old looking for adventure every day. He also has some anxiety that he deals with pretty well. We weren’t as well-informed about things like obsessive-compulsive behavior back in the day.
If you love nostalgia and especially if you are of a “certain” age, you will delight in the hit songs, jingles, toys, and such that are mentioned throughout the book.
The prose is easy to read, even if a bit manic at times. But, Shane is too endearing of a narrator to hold his enthusiasm for life against him.
I do believe there could be a lot of the author in this tale. From his bio, I would say he is a walking, talking encyclopedia from 1979.
I am not quite sure the target age listed for this tale is going to take in all the nuance and references in the book. But this Nana enjoyed every bit of it. I laughed, reminisced, and enjoyed every page!
I received a copy of the book for the tour. This review is my honest, unbiased opinion.
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About Corey Wainman
Corey Wainman is a fiction writer, copywriter and author of Tucked In, the first novel in The Delightful Oddball Trilogy. By combining his passion for storytelling with his love of nostalgia, Corey wrote Tucked In to whisk the reader back to a simpler, freer time.
As an award-winning copywriter, Corey had the pleasure of supporting many renowned brands. He especially enjoyed writing for kids' cereal mascots such as Lucky the Leprechaun, Tricks (a.k.a. the Silly Rabbit) and even Boo Berry!
Corey lives in Toronto, Ontario where he enjoys subjecting his wife and three children to all the songs, TV shows and movies of his youth.
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Giveaway!
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Full Tour Schedule:
July 28: Andi’s Middle Grade and Chapter Books
August 4: Sandra’s Book Club
August 4: Fabulous and Brunette
August 11: Gina Rae Mitchell
August 18: The Faerie Review
August 18: Paws.Read.Repeat
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Sounds like a good book.
Thank you for sharing your awesome review of Tucked In, as a person of a “certain age”, I am looking forward to reading this book myself for all of those pop-culture references that you mentioned and I think that some of my grandchildren will enjoy reading the story as well.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts on the book.
Thank you for hosting!