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 contributed a chapter to Marlene Bagnull’s book Write and Live His Answer NOW.

I was also published in a number of anthologies, and I’ve shared those and other stories in my blog posts.

I’m currently looking for a publisher for my debut picture book, Barnabas Beagle.