Amanda in Holland: Missing in Action, Children’s Book
Posted August 10, 2020
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I´m pleased to be a guest on Wanda Luthman´s blog where I talk about Why I Wrote Amanda in Holland: Missing in Action. Check it out.

Hello, everyone!
Welcome to Wanda Luthman’s Children’s Book Blog.
Today, I want to introduce to you one of my favorite children’s authors. I’ve known her virtually for several years now. Her name is Darlene Foster and she’s written a series of books on a girl named Amanda in the Amanda Travels series.
Darlene, please tell us about you and your inspiration for this book as well as the series…
Why I Wrote Amanda in Holland: Missing in Action
My interest in the country of Holland began when a teacher read us a book called, Hans Brinker or the Silver Skates, by Mary Mapes Dodge, which I loved. The book, written in 1865, by an author who had never been to Holland herself but heard stories about it from her Dutch neighbours.
Over the years I read other books that took place in Holland, many of them…
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20 Responses to "Amanda in Holland: Missing in Action, Children’s Book"

Great interview!
Loved this book, as I do all your Amanda adventures , Darlene. You have an outstanding way of combining the wonderful uniqueness of cultures with a fast-paced mystery that kids (and I) can’t resist.


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August 10, 2020 at 11:31 pm
I remember reading Hans Brinker or the Silver Skates as a girl, but no book ever evolved from that. However, I did write memoir and included my love for reading.
Congrats, Darlene, and thank you, Wanda, for featuring her today!
August 10, 2020 at 11:35 pm
How wonderful that you read that book as well. Girls that love to read, often write a book, eventually. I appreciate your support, Marian. xo