At Good Choice Reading, Larry talks about the setting of The Priest and the Peaches, “Imagine if you could step back into my Bronx world (I moved to New Jersey in 1967 when I got married) you might find it a bit different. Let me start with ‘feeling safe.'”
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Everything Has A Purpose – Review
Everything Has A Purpose reviews The Priest and the Peaches, “Larry Peterson’s novel brings the tough questions to light. When your world tumbles down, what should you do first? What should you not touch at all? Will everything ever be alright again?”
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Long and Short Reviews – Interview with Larry
At Long and Short Reviews, Larry talks about finding the right title, “It was A Bronx Funeral and The Best Damn Funeral Ever. Once the priest, Father Sullivan, appeared and became a primary character it became The Priest and The Peaches.”
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Mother Gamer Writer – Guest Post by Larry
At Mother Gamer Writer, Larry talks about writing for a young adult audience in The Priest and the Peaches, “I would suggest that your writing should be be honest and straight-forward. Avoid being too ‘slick’ or ‘tricky.’ Kids are too smart for that and you will not win them over. But, you must make them think.”
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Concert Katie – Review
Concert Katie reviews The Priest and the Peaches, “It is a really sweet book about the power of prayer and god.”
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Hardcover Feedback – Interview with Larry & Giveaway
At Hardcover Feedback, Larry recommends the YA read, Under The Same Sky by Cynthia DeFelice. “It’s about a 14-year-old who goes to work with migrant workers on his father’s farm to earn some money and learns some life-changing lessons about being with folks who are ‘different.'”
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My Wonderful Life – Review
My Wonderful Life reviews The Priest and the Peaches, “The underlying themes that God is always with you, and you should love your neighbor regardless of the circumstances are strongly reinforced in each chapter.”
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Ascroft, eh? – Guest Post by Larry
At Ascroft, eh?, Larry talks about The Priest and the Peaches while mulling over whether a story set in the past, within living memory, can be an historical fiction.
“I realized that the time frame I was dealing with was almost 50 years ago. I discovered that the advantage for me, as a writer and having actually experienced those days, was that they are part of who I am. The result is, when writing about the time frame, you can ‘feel’ it. You were there and the sounds and sights and people are indelibly embedded in your mind.”
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JeanzBookReadNReview – Interview with Larry
At JeanzBookReadNReview, Larry talks about The Priest and the Peaches, “I tried to write it at the YA level because I wanted to give the younger folks a sense of how even young people can use the power of family love and caring for others to help conquer any obstacle.”
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Giving N Sharing – Character Guest Post by Teddy's girlfriend, Sarah
At Giving N Sharing, read Sarah’s diary entry from The Priest and the Peaches, “It is New Year’s Day and my own mother is not talking to me because I did not get home until this morning. She knows the car would not start. She knows it was only 5 degrees outside. But, it’s all about Teddy. Always about Teddy. It isn’t fair.”
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Cradling Catholic 