Maddie Finds Her Place
by Dana Sutton

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Lots of kids come from loving homes, but not everyone is so lucky. This is how it is for Maddie, whose family’s grown-up problems keep them from looking after her. She bumps from place to place, living with the birds and bears, until she meets a lady who wants to give her the love she’s always deserved. Together, they make a home.

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Dana Sutton is a mother, grandmother, children’s author, and business consultant from Kelowna, BC. While she has written on and off her whole life, You Can Do Hard Things, her 2024 children’s book, was her first time being published. The book received very positive reviews, including from the Kirkus Review of Books. Dana has helped raise many children including biological, step, fostered and adopted, as well as tutored and coached kids of all ages. Maddie Finds Her Place is her second book and is based on her experience with her daughter, Maddie, who initially moved in with Dana out of a youth homeless shelter. Dana lives in Kelowna with her husband, Ray, and their two Old English Sheepdogs, Guinness and Misty. When she isn’t writing or working, she enjoys reading, swimming, walking her dogs, playing with her grandchildren, and going on motorcycle trips—long and short—with her husband. Interested in getting in touch? Dana can be reached at @DanaSuttonBooks on Instagram or via her website, danasuttonbooks.com.

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Contributors

Author

Dana Sutton

Illustrator

Nicholas Donovan Mueller