Today we have Gemma
Mayfield here from Black Cats and Ballet
Slippers. Great to have you here, Gemma! Can you please tell the readers a
little bit about yourself?
Gemma: Hi guys! Thanks for having me! Well, to start off
with, I go to Middleton Middle School. My best friend Izzie and I do A LOT of
dance. I love ballet! I wish I could dance everywhere I go. Now that I think
about it, sometimes I do! Anyways, one thing that really stands out about me is
that I’m SUPER tall. I’m taller than Trevor Davis, who I have a huge crush on. I
also keep having bad hair days, which doesn’t help the situation. It’s hard to
explain these things to my parents or my little sister. Only my cat, Mungo, seems
to understand me. Or maybe he just doesn’t say stuff because he can’t talk.
What type of conflict
are you up against in Black Cats and Ballet Slippers?
Gemma: Everyone who’s been to middle school knows that it’s
pretty weird. I mean, boys are from Mars! They are so strange. But I think
something REALLY weird is going on at Middleton. I think that my teacher, Ms.
Pruett, is a witch! She’s been casting spells on people, including Trevor! I
just don’t want anyone else to get hurt, and I think it’s up to me to figure
out how to save our school.
Wow, that seems super
scary! You do a really great job writing down all of your adventures in your
diary. When did you get your first diary?
I just LOVE my diary! I used to think that diaries were for
silly people. Izzie gave me my first diary for my birthday. Now I write in it
all the time. If you don’t have a diary, you gotta get one! Just make sure that
no one steals it from you when you’re in math class. If some of the stuff I
wrote about got out… sheesh! Especially the stuff about Ms. Pruett and her
witchy shenanigans. And then, of course, the List of Cutest Boys is in there,
too. Now THAT would be embarrassing to pass around!
Do you have a goal
that you have recently set for yourself?
Well, I’d really like to get along better with Demonica… er,
Monica. She’s this girl at my school. She is pure EVIL, but I’m wondering if
maybe I’m just not giving her a chance. Maybe she’s a nice person underneath it
all! I think there’s truly a possibility for goodness in all of us. Argh. Who
am I kidding? She really is a demon in disguise!
Okay, so here’s a fun
question to wrap things up: Name five things right now that are in your
backpack.
Yay! This is sort of a fun question. Let me take a quick
look…
1.
A hair scrunchie. This is an absolute necessity!
You never know when you are going to have a bad hair day and your hair looks
like a broom. It’s best to just put it back in a ponytail.
2.
My math homework. I actually finished this in
class yesterday. Math… so easy! But I don’t really like saying that out
loud—it’s not good for the popularity status. Which I need to work on, by the
way.
3.
An extra pair of ballet slippers. These could
come in handy at any time.
4.
My Bubblegum Bliss lip gloss. It’s supposed to
make your lips look more pouty. Unfortunately, Trevor never seems to notice.
5.
Aha! Mungo’s cat collar! Now how did THAT get in
here? Weird.
Thanks again, Gemma,
for visiting today. Hopefully Mungo will be happy to get his cat collar back. It’s
been great getting to know a bit more about you!
Iva Valentino lives in Arizona with her husband and their
dog, Lupo. She graduated from the University of Arizona with a Bachelor’s
degree in Biology and a Master’s degree in Education. She loves living year-round
in the warm desert.
Iva spent many years as a middle school teacher, where she
enjoyed teaching her students all about science. She currently works as a
science editor at an educational publishing company. She loves travel, yoga,
and photography. There is nothing that brings her more happiness than a good
dance class!
You can visit Iva at the following sites:
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Cats and Ballet Slippers:
Conda here. Thanks for being on my blog, Iva (and Gemma too). It was a delight to find out more about a character in
Black Cats and Ballet Slippers. Readers, questions for Iva or Gemma?
