Publisher's Synopsis
Butter Me Fly: My Way Home tells the poignant and tragic story of a once-perfect family that became victims of their own success. It highlights the dangers of neglecting the family in pursuit of material goals and social validation. Told with powerful prose and filled complex but relatable characters with a plot that will keep you at the edge of your seat and hooked until the last page. Butter Me Fly is a powerful novel that narrates the story of a family torn apart by the pressures of the modern world.
Absolutely fascinating and riveting, this book was written to open your eyes to the effect of divorce, separation, and death on young children and to see the world from their perspective. With surprises in every chapter, you can not guess what will happen next, and how this young boy will discover joy after losing everything. You won't be able to connect the dots on your own, but you will, once you plunge into Ethan's plan of finding his way home.
About the Author
Cheurlie Pierre-Russell was born in Miami, Florida, in 1976 and is the author of several books for children and adolescents. Cheurlie publishes highly visual, photographic fiction and nonfiction for children and teens. A veteran of the United States Navy, she graduated from Miami Edison Senior High School. After receiving her bachelor's degree in sociology from Georgia State University, she later obtained a master's degree in psychology from Walden University. Her combined areas of interest in sociology and psychology influenced her mission: to inform, educate, and entertain children to help them overcome life challenges through her writing. Cheurlie brings unrivalled clarity to a wide range of topics with a unique combination of words and pictures, put together to spectacular effect. A strong role model for women and children, Cheurlie is a wife and has three amazing children of her own.
