The Misfits and the Magical Pond

By Tina Orr

Come along on a special journey to see how the magic of a small pond brought an unlikely group of friends together. See how Lilly, Bella, Sam & Gary discover the power of true friendship. They realize that surrounding yourself with people who love and accept everything about you, makes anything possible. Most importantly, learning to love yourself for who you are is the key to unlimited happiness.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Feb 16, 2012
• ISBN: 9781468536560

Tina Orr

Tina Orr always knew at a young age that she saw the world differently than most. She sees everyday as a gift that should never be wasted. Her unique creativity and corky sense of humor helped create a book that delivers a simple but important message to young children. She resides in Hubbard, Ohio where she is surrounded by her loving family and amazing friends.

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© 2012 Tina Orr. All rights reserved.

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Published by AuthorHouse 2/13/2012

ISBN: 978-1-4685-3658-4 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4685-3656-0 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2011963479

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CONTENTS

Chapter One

Miss Lilly Meets Miss Buttercup and the Magical Pond

Chapter Two

The Lovely Miss Lilly Meets the Bully Miss Bella

Chapter Three

Sam, Sam the Fix-It Man

Chapter Four

How Goofy Gary Stumbles in the Magical Pond

Chapter Five

A Visit From The Hoppers

Chapter Six

One Big Happy Family

Chapter Seven

First Annual Family Picnic

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Chapter One

Miss Lilly Meets Miss Buttercup and the Magical Pond

Miss Mia Buttercup owned a small farm outside the city limits of Birmingham, Alabama. She was born and raised on this farm. She never married, maybe because she was always too busy taking care of all the animals that called her farm home, not to mention the whole new family she had gained two summers ago at her pond.

She always knew there was something special about her pond. She spent countless hours adding flowers and beautiful rocks, which she would collect every time she would go on a special weekend trip with her girlfriends. Everywhere they’d travel, she would find the perfect rock to bring back and place in a special spot around the pond to remind herself of how wonderful the trip was. The pond was like heaven on Earth to all who came to visit. That’s just what the lovely Miss Lilly Ladybug thought the day she flew in to take a rest and freshen up before continuing on to her final destination.

Where her destination was, she wasn’t quite sure, but she knew she had to be far enough away from the people who had always treated her differently in her old hometown of Beetleville. You see, Miss Lilly didn’t look like all the other ladybugs in her town, because she was born with stripes on one side and polka dots on the other. That just wasn’t normal, and the ladybugs of Beetleville weren’t very nice to her because of it. She stayed in Beetleville for quite some time because her momma was very ill and she needed to take care of her. When Miss Lilly’s mom passed away, it was time for her to leave Beetleville and find a new place to call home. On the morning of her departure from Beetleville, she felt a sense of sadness about leaving the only place she had ever called home, but there was also a feeling of relief to be moving on with her life.

That morning, the air was warm and there was not a cloud in sight. There was a slight breeze that left a lingering smell of honeysuckle in the air. The farther out of sight her hometown became, the better she started to feel. She flew for hours, it seemed, and needed to stop and rest awhile. Miss Lilly sat down to take a rest