Never Grow Up (A Baxter Family Children Story)

Product Description
In the third book in Karen Kingsbury and Tyler Russell’s beloved series about the Baxter children, Ashley and Kari Baxter struggle with what it means to grow up.
When Kari Baxter is assigned an essay about what she wants to be when she grows up, her mind goes blank. She doesn’t want to grow up; she wants everything to stay just like it is. But Kari comes to realize that while making time stand still isn’t possible, she can enjoy every moment with her best family ever.
Meanwhile, Ashley Baxter feels the same way. She is worried her siblings are growing up too fast. When she wins the role of Wendy in her school performance of
Peter Pan, Ashley gets an idea. Maybe she and her siblings can pledge to never grow up at all!
This third story in the Baxter Family Children series shares the reassuring message that even though growing up can be tough, family and friends are always there with support and love.
About the Author
Karen Kingsbury,
#1
New York Times bestselling novelist, is America’s favorite inspirational storyteller, with more than twenty-five million copies of her award-winning books in print. Her last dozen titles have topped bestseller lists and many of her novels are under development as major motion pictures. Her Baxter Family books were developed into a TV series. Karen is also an adjunct professor of writing at Liberty University. She and her husband, Donald, live in Tennessee near their children and grandchildren.
Tyler Russell has been telling stories his whole life. In elementary school, he won a national award for a children’s book he wrote, and he has been writing ever since. In 2015, he graduated with a BFA from Lipscomb University. Soon after, he sold his first screenplay,
Karen Kingsbury’s Maggie’s Christmas Miracle, which premiered in December of 2017 on Hallmark. Along with screenplays and novels, Tyler is a songwriter, singer, actor, and creative who lives in Nashville, Tennessee, where he enjoys serving his church, adventuring around the city, and spending time with his family.
Olivia Chin Mueller grew up in the small town of Chester, Connecticut, and now lives in Providence, Rhode Island. She attended the Rhode Island School of Design and graduated in 2014. Besides illustrating, Olivia loves playing with her cats, raising silk moths, collecting anything cute, and sewing and felting miniature animals!
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Chapter 1: Meteor Madness
1 Meteor Madness
KARI
Kari Baxter’s head was somewhere in the clouds.
Nothing very unusual about that. Kari was more of a dreamer than most kids in her sixth-grade class. Only this time being in the sky was the exact right place for Kari.
Her teacher, Ms. Nan, was talking to them about meteors. Not from a science fiction book. But actual balls of fire streaking through the real-life sky over their heads. Kari could hardly believe it.
Ms. Nan stood in front of the class. “Next month we’ll have a meteor shower over Bloomington, Indiana.” The teacher’s eyes lit up. She was a big fan of meteors, apparently. She looked down the rows of students. “We’ll do a countdown until then, and on that night each of you will spend an hour viewing the meteor shower from home.”
Excitement welled up in Kari. An in-person meteor shower! Right here in Bloomington! She couldn’t wait to tell her family. Her four siblings would also want to count down the days, Kari was sure.
She gazed out the window and imagined the night sky covered with streaking lights, and she couldn’t stop smiling. Kari liked school. She was good at all her classes. But this wonderful news took learning to an entirely new level. Kari turned her eyes back to Ms. Nan and listened to every word.
“Boys and girls, I assure you this will be an unforgettable cosmic event.” Ms. Nan sat on the edge of her desk. “Who has seen a meteor shower before and what do we know about them?”
Liza’s hand shot up first. Liza was on