title: Driftwood: Stories Picked Up Along the Shore
author: Howard Siverston
description: <i>Driftwood</i> is Howard Sivertson's fifth book of painted stories of Lake Superior and Boundary Waters history. His work is internationally known and has won multiple awards. He continues to paint and write from his home in Grand Marais, Minnesota.
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  Hiya!
  
  A little while ago, I was at a craft fair and fell in love with a cool mirror
  decorated with pale, twisty bits of driftwood. I kept wondering about what
  it’d be like to live by the sea and make fab things. Who would do that kind of
  thing? What kind of house would they have?
  
  Before long, I had created a whole bunch of characters, and those characters
  had a story to tell. Driftwood is a story about friendship, fitting in and
  falling in love, all mixed in with a little bit of magic and a trio of crazy
  kittens (based on my three thuggish mogs!). It’s for everyone out there who
  feels different from the crowd, who doesn’t fit in – and anyone who has ever
  been bullied.
  
  I got to mooch around a lot of windswept beaches while researching the book,
  and I collected vast piles of driftwood along the way! I loved writing about
  Joey, Hannah, Kit and Paul – I hope you’ll love reading about them too.
  
  Best wishes,
  
  Cathy Cassi