Maylie of the Highlands

Will Maylie survive haggis, the Highland Games, and a crush?

Maylie’s next stop is Scotland—a land of tartans, kilts, bagpipes, and a new crush? When she meets 12-year-old Kieran MacGregor, a volunteer at Glamis Castle, she forgets all about Alex, the guy back home she has liked since kindergarten.

The more time she spends with Kieran, the more she likes him. But she’s not as secretive about it as she thinks. When she takes some embarrassing photos of her brother, he threatens to tell Kieran about the crush.

Furthermore, a local girl at the Young Archaeologist’s Camp has a crush on Kieran too and devises her own plan to guarantee Maylie’s trip to Scotland ends in disaster.

ENDORSEMENTS:
"Maylie and the Maze is a delightful adventure about the power of travel to expand our view of the world and ourselves. Plus, it has an ancient castle, a mysterious maze, a story within a story, and scones. What's not to love?" - Jill Ross Nadler, author of SUCH A LIBRARY!, and Chief Storyologist at Page Turner Adventures

“A wonderful story about friendship, travel, and adventure. M.L. Tarpley captured perfectly the joys and fears of being a young writer. I highly recommend the Tales of a Travel Girl series to readers who enjoy being swept away in wonder through the pages of a good book.” – Melanie Dobson, author of The Magic Portal series

“Relatable characters, adventure, friendships, and a touch of geography embedded throughout. I feel this would be a great read-aloud in my classroom!” - Erin Masters M.Ed, elementary educator

"I highly recommend this book to young readers who are ready to make the journey from easy reading chapter books to something with more interest and substance." - Jennifer Benandi, elementary librarian

Author M.L. Tarpley writes stories of adventure, friendship, and fun that transport kids to amazing places across the world. She is a kid at heart with an active imagination that she thankfully don't have to rein in when writing quirky novels that she would have loved as a kid. She is also an award-winning journalist and world traveler. Besides writing and traveling to over a dozen countries, her other interests include hanging out at cool coffee shops, listening to vintage records, going on adventures with her family, and researching dead people in her family from long ago (*cough* it's called genealogy). She lives in Louisiana with her husband and son. For more information, visit her website, www.mltarpleybooks.com

Artist Monica Bruenjes specializes in creating original animation and illustration. She holds a MFA in Animation from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. Prior, she lived in Japan for a year while completing a double-major for a BA in Art and a BA in Japanese. Originally from California, she now lives in Wisconsin to be near her family, bears, deer, and the occasional porcupine. For more information, check out her website at www.artistmonica.com