The Adventures of Jilly and June in the USA

By Denise Drew

Jilly is a young girl who lives with her mother June, and Jimmy the ginger tom cat. Their home is no ordinary house, but a magical flying house that takes them on many hilarious adventures. Where do they go? Join them and read, to find out what happens when they arrive in the Mid West for a shoot-out with cowboys and an impromptu trip to New York.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Denise Drew
• Release date: Oct 13, 2018
• ISBN: 9780463433591

Denise Drew

Denise Drew was born in Liverpool in 1970. She has raised her daughter, as a single parent, since her daughter was two years old. Never deterred by being a one parent family, Denise worked full time, provided a loving home, and continued life in a strong and positive light. As a small family, they were lucky enough to have holidays every year and this lead Denise to dream of writing adventure stories about her and her daughter travelling the world. Denise would say that she would love to pick up her house and take it on holiday with her, so they could have their home comforts. What an idea! A flying house. A magical house, with sails, that flies them to "wherever takes their fancy".

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The Adventures of Jilly and June in the USA

By Denise Drew

Text copyright © 2018 Denise Drew All Rights Reserved

Big journeys begin with small steps

Jilly and her mother, June, live in their house. Not any old house but a magical, flying house by the sea. The house has many floors and Jilly has the attic floor all to herself, where she peeps out of the top window and secretly spies on the neighbours and passers-by. Their Ivory Tower, as June calls it and she is very house-proud. They share their house with Jimmy, their ginger cat, who spends most of the time fast asleep and chasing mice!

When, at times, life can be a bit boring or humdrum, they weigh anchor, set sail in their magical house and off they go on an adventure. Where do they go? Well, that just depends on what, or where, takes their fancy. Be it close to home or to a land far far away, it is an adventure all the same.

One day, Jilly and June were sitting in the garden having tea. It was high summer, and the weather was glorious. The sun was out and the summer day was long. June had decided to get out the rusty old barbecue from the shed and cook up a feast: sausages, burgers and not forgetting corn on the cob topped with butter and a huge helping of coleslaw on the side. Delicious! Jilly, as usual, wanted spaghetti Bolognaise, which she would eat everyday of the week!

I feel like we’re eating at our local fast food restaurant, said Jilly.

Yes, it does, replied June. My food is much nicer, said June, as she winked at Jilly.

Jilly took a big bite