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The Split Pea Soup Caper
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The Split Pea Soup Caper
A delicious story by local author, Carly Cartmill

By Robin Townsend
Associate Publisher

One local author has written a ‘delicious’ story to share with readers. Local author Carly Cartmill has written a fun caper about a childhood adventure with a new babysitter. It is titled, The Split Pea Soup Caper, and this easy to read, adventurous book includes events we can all relate to about that first dreadful day with a babysitter.

“My parents have teased me about it [the split pea soup incident] for years,” said Cartmill. “My father was excited about the publishing of the book. The book is dedicated to him.” Sadly, Cartmills’ father died shortly after the publisher accepted the manuscript.

Throughout the pages, the reader is excitedly taken through an entire day of the life of this child who is in fear of the new babysitter, being away from mom and, on top of that, having to eat nasty green soup for lunch; how do you get out of that? Well, read, The Split Pea Soup Caper and you will find out how this creative little girl figured it out. Well, sort of. The book keeps the reader looking forward to see what adventures are on the next page. It is really a delightful book.

“I can truly recommend this heartwarming and interesting book for the young readers of today,” commented Mrs. Robert S. Kerr of The Kerr Foundation. “It is full of wonder and I could very definitely identify with the small scared child going into a new unknown location to spend a day.”

Cartmill chose to use Tate Publishing out of Mustang. “I sent my manuscript in on the
Wednesday before Labor Day and was called by Tate Publishing that following Tuesday, asking if Tate could publish The Split Pea Soup Caper," the author said. “My first manuscript accepted within one week. What a feeling!” Several copies of the book have even been purchased Europe this year.

“I am working on book number two; a beginning of a series with the same characters,” adds Cartmill. “My goal is to have my book on The New York Times Best Seller's List within the year.” She is in her fourth month of that adventure and works each day to achieve two to three goals in the promotion of the book. “I blog about it each night.” Her blogs can be followed on Facebook, Twitter and Salon.com.