A Conversation with My Character - Camden McLaren

Guest post by IE Author Angela Glennon
​Title: Hungry (available in print and ebook from IE)

​My book: Hungry
My story:  Sulie Bingle overcomes grief and finds a way to move forward with a little help from her friends. 
My character: Camden McLaren

Cam is Sulie’s best friend. Driven, determined, energetic, and kind, he finds time to be there for Sulie even though he’s very busy pursuing his own dream of becoming a professional ballet dancer.

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A conversation with my character, Cam

How did you and your best friend, Sulie, meet?
We must have been babies! I don’t remember a time when I didn’t know her. We grew up down the street from one another. I think our parents had us playing together before we could even walk. Sulie’s more than a friend; she’s family. 

So you’ve known each other forever. Have you always been close?
Yes. Nobody knows me better. We’ve been through it all together—first days of school and dealing with bullies and this one terrible summer camp that quite literally almost killed me! [Laughs] Sulie loves trying to embarrass me with that story, but I actually think it’s hysterical. And I could tell you some really funny Sulie stories too!

Oh! Go on, then.
Nah. [Chuckles.] It’s tempting, but no.

It must have been hard on both of you to lose her Grandma Nell.
Of course. Grandma Nell was like a grandmother to me too. But my grief was nothing compared to Sulie’s. It’s the hardest thing in the world to watch someone you care about unravel and feel like you can’t do anything to help.

But you did help Sulie, though, right?
Maybe. I hope I did, anyway. Grieving with Sulie and carrying out some of Grandma Nell’s last wishes with her actually helped me too.  

And you had your own problems at the time, didn’t you?
Well, I was graduating high school and trying to prepare for my career. I’m a dancer; I had a big audition to prepare for and some big performances to wrap up. Life doesn’t stop for grief. I tried to balance it all; I think Sulie understood.

That’s a good point. We all have to keep on keeping on. Do you have any advice for young people who experience a loss?
Well, I’m no expert, but something I’ve learned from all this is that it’s OK to not be OK for a little while. Lean on your people, ask for help if you need it, do whatever you have to do to just keep going because you really can move on after something bad happens. There’s always something good ahead. Always

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Author Angela Glennon

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A.L. Glennon has a Master of Arts degree from the Communication, Culture, and Technology Program at Georgetown University. She currently lives with her family in North Carolina, where she teaches high school English. She is the author of the YA novel Wait for It.

With intriguing characters, witty humor, and relatable emotion, Hungry feeds the reader’s soul in this compelling new adult coming-of-age novel by A.L. Glennon. Watch the author interview on Book Fairies.

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