Books by Kim Delmar Cory
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My first book, Lilly’s Way, which is set (year) Muskegon, came about as I was researching my family history. I was born in Muskegon. My grandmother was of French Canadien heritage so as I was exploring her background, I discovered amazing events and people from turn of the century Muskegon, such as a city wide fire and a buried treasure (on the property my real grandmother owned, of all places!). I decided this all sounded exciting enough to write about in a book! So I did!

It’s turn of the century Muskegon and the once booming lumber industry is dying. Amidst a city wide fire, buried treasure, and working at the family inn on Mona Lake, 12 year old Lilly searches for something.
Will she find it?

(By the way, I named this book’s main character after my real great grandmother: Lillian St. Denis.)

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Charlie Boy, my second book, is set in turn of the century Detroit with the beginnings of the automobile industry. My publisher for Lilly’s Way suggested this topic and setting and since I grew up in Detroit and consider it home, I thought it would be fun to write. And it was!

It’s turn of the century Detroit with the first Tiger’s baseball game, bicycles and the glimmerings of the automobile when 12 year old Charlie strikes out on his own. Will he find the answer to his dreams?

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HOME TO MACKINAC                                   
(release date Winter 2006)

This book was my absolute favorite to write!!

I was commissioned to write Home to Mackinac by Mackinac State Historic Parks.

Early fall of 2004, I received an invitation, as did many other children’s authors, to submit a proposal for an historical children’s novel set in Fort Mackinac.

I mailed three thick book proposals (3 copies were requested) to Mackinac State Historic Park by the November deadline and waited to hear from them. By the end of that last day of January 2005, I was notified that I had been awarded the book!! I couldn’t believe it! I love Mackinac Island! In fact, this summer (2005) I have stayed on the Island five times! (www.theislandhouse.com)

But my deadline for the book was the end of April. Three months to research and write my Mackinac book! I’d done a good deal of research in developing my book proposal, but now I had to turn it into a book! Winter of 2005 was spent upstairs at my computer (when I wasn’t working my 30 hour week at Lansing Community College). Often I started at 4am and ended my writing day late evening. As I wrote, I listened to what I call ‘Mackinac’ music: a cd of seagulls squawking, lighthouse horns hooting, and water rushing to and from the shore.

I loved every minute spent exploring and writing about historical Mackinac Island and Fort Mackinac. In fact, I missed Jack and Maggie (the main characters) when I turned my book in to Mackinac State Historic Parks on April 29th!!

Summary of HOME TO MACKINAC:

It’s 1885 and young Jack Murphy finds himself alone in the world. Leaving his Ohio farm life, Jack travels to Mackinac Island and becomes a musician soldier at Fort Mackinac. In his search for the truth about his father, Jack discovers truths about family, loyalty, forgiveness and himself.

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