My name is Brittany Cavallaro, but I mostly go by Bri. I was born in 1986 in Springfield, Illinois and lived there until I went as a teenager to Interlochen Arts Academy to study creative writing. Then I pretty much kept studying creative writing. I still am. I’ve had the requisite odd jobs over the years (my favorite: working as a hat salesgirl), but I spent my twenties teaching literature, creative writing, and composition to undergraduates at the University of Wisconsin and gifted high school students through Northwestern University’s CTD program. I live with my husband and our two pets–a terrifying tortoiseshell cat and a very sweet golden retriever–in Michigan. I’m currently a at the Interlochen Arts Academy (my alma mater!). A Study in Charlotte is a modern, teenage take on the Sherlock Holmes experience. The story follows Charlotte Holmes and Jamie Watson, descendants of the famous duo, in a Connecticut prep school. At first, Jamie wanted nothing to do with Holmes; their families never saw eye to eye. But a murder at their school brings them closer together, especially since Charlotte Holmes and Jamie Watson are being framed for it; a murder copied directly from the pages of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. up,” Holmes said. She didn’t offer me a hand. “Get There was a crowd around us. Of course there was. I swayed a little on my feet, flushed with adrenaline, feeling nothing. I said stupidly, wiping at my “Hi,” bleeding nose…. think you’re defending my but you’re just as bad as he is.” “...You ‘honor,’ She jerked a thumb at Dobson. don’t need someone to fight for me. I can fight “I for myself.” (17).
My name is Brittany Cavallaro, but I mostly go by Bri. I was born in 1986 in Springfield, Illinois and lived there until I went as a teenager to Interlochen Arts Academy to study creative writing. Then I pretty much kept studying creative writing. I still am. I’ve had the requisite odd jobs over the years (my favorite: working as a hat salesgirl), but I spent my twenties teaching literature, creative writing, and composition to undergraduates at the University of Wisconsin and gifted high school students through Northwestern University’s CTD program. I live with my husband and our two pets–a terrifying tortoiseshell cat and a very sweet golden retriever–in Michigan. I’m currently a at the Interlochen Arts Academy (my alma mater!). A Study in Charlotte is a modern, teenage take on the Sherlock Holmes experience. The story follows Charlotte Holmes and Jamie Watson, descendants of the famous duo, in a Connecticut prep school. At first, Jamie wanted nothing to do with Holmes; their families never saw eye to eye. But a murder at their school brings them closer together, especially since Charlotte Holmes and Jamie Watson are being framed for it; a murder copied directly from the pages of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. “Get up,” Holmes said. She didn’t offer me a hand. There was a crowd around us. Of course there was. I swayed a little on my feet, flushed with adrenaline, feeling nothing. “Hi,” I said stupidly, wiping at my bleeding nose…. “...You think you’re defending my ‘honor,’ but you’re just as bad as he is.” She jerked a thumb at Dobson. “I don’t need someone to fight for me. I can fight for myself.” (17).
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