A Conversation With My Character - Benny Moon

Guest post by IE Author Salem Wolf Heart
Title: Benny Moon Saves the Standing People (available in print and e-book from IE)
Coming Soon! A new Dual-Language Edition (Spanish-English)

My book: Benny Moon Saves the Standing People (Dual-Language Edition: Spanish-English)

My story: As Benny Moon comes face to face with danger, he embarks on a magical pathway to find the true meaning of connection—and discovers how nature is calling to him for help. With a fire threatening the Native American Reservation, Benny races to save the forest with the guidance of the Medicine Wheel.

My character: Benny Moon is a dirt bike racer with a Native American grandfather who teaches Benny how to navigate the challenges of modern family life through the techniques of the ancient Medicine Wheel.

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A conversation with my character, Benny Moon

Benny, when did you believe that trees could talk?
 I heard a cry for help from my bedroom window.  I didn’t see anyone so I kind of ignored it.
When I went with my Grandpa T to the Reservation, I again heard a cry for help.  I was alone with only a row of trees in front of me. It was my friend Fawn that told me trees could talk.  That is when I began to wonder if she was right.  I think somewhere inside my mind I believed her.
 
Benny, can you tell me what you think made the rain come when it did?
Dancing, using a “rain stick”— it was like asking the clouds to open up and pour out water and take away the fire. It felt magical—made me want to believe when we danced, when the rain stick was used, that we could actually cause it to rain.
 
Benny, can you explain to me what you mean by “mind talk?”
I think when you are close to someone you can talk to them through your thoughts—without speaking words. My Dad seems to be able to hear me talk to him without me speaking out loud or being next to him. On the race track, my friend Fawn gives me warnings that I hear in my mind. It is like she is riding on my bike with me, telling me what dangers are ahead, but she is not there—not on my bike with me.
 
Thanks, Benny.  This has been fun.  Good luck with your racing!

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Salem Wolfheart combined her background in psychology with her studies of Shamanism to create the Benny Moon series. Using Native American concepts with the magic of nature, she reflects in her literature the issues faced in a complex and modern world.

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Check out the entire Benny Moon series! Available from IE in print and e-book for ages 8-12.