Author Event with Lorisa D. Wiedenheft
Sat, Jun 28
|Wonderland Bookshop
Author Lorisa D. Wiedenheft will be joining us to share her middle-grade book, The Oasis. Lorisa will read an excerpt from her book, followed by a Q&A, book signing, and trivia game!
Time & Location
Jun 28, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Wonderland Bookshop, 4001 N Downer Ave, Shorewood, WI 53211, USA
About the event
Wisconsin author Lorisa D. Wiedenheft will be joining us to share her middle-grade book, The Oasis. Lorisa will read an excerpt from her book, followed by a Q&A, book signing, and trivia game!
ABOUT THE BOOK
It is the summer of 1992 in small-town North Carolina. Ten-year-old Charly Harding has had a rough life. Her parents died in a car accident when she was five. She and her younger brother Matty moved three hours away to live with Granny, who is always strapped for cash. Charly shops for clothes at the Salvation Army, is bullied for being different, and struggles with anger issues.
Then the unthinkable happens. One night, their double-wide trailer catches on fire and burns to the ground. The small family moves to a dingy motel with sagging beds, scratchy sheets, and noisy neighbors. As they wait for the insurance money, Granny nearly collapses under the stress. Charly worries…