January 2022 Update on My Books:

I’m so excited about this update!

My debut middle-grade novel, Under the Tangerine Tree, is available on Amazon!

Twelve-year-old Angie Mangione lives with her parents and her five-year-old brother, Joey, in New York City. After Papa is shot, Mama moves with Angie and Joey to Granny’s house on a country lake in Florida. How can Angie cope with missing Papa, moving to Florida, being the new girl at school, and living with her angry teenage cousin at Granny’s house? Will Angie and Joey be able to survive the mysterious danger that lurks in the lake? With all the changes in Angie’s life, will she ever be happy again?

“Esther Bandy’s debut novel, Under the Tangerine Tree, is both an adventure and treasure. Middle-grade readers will immediately connect with Angie and be drawn into the narrative. The story is filled with human emotion and experience but, best of all, scriptural truth. Clear presentation of the gospel will no doubt change lives. If you are searching for a positive read for the youth in your life, begin with Under the Tangerine Tree. You will not be disappointed. I look forward to future works from this author.”

~ Shelley Pierce, award-winning author of The Crumberry Chronicles

I’ve also been published in two anthologies.

My story “Peaches” was published in the anthology Treasures of a Woman’s Heart years ago.

The anthology Triumph from Tragedy was just published with Christian Writers for Life. It’s available on Amazon. My story “Don’t Ask Why, Ask What” is included in this anthology, and I also recently shared it on my blog.

I’m currently working on the sequel to Under the Tangerine Tree, and I’m also looking for an agent and a traditional publisher for my debut picture book, Barnabas Beagle.