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The book, Tabitha and the Jets, is about Tabitha Murphy, a girl whose family relocates from Moose Jaw to Summerland. Instead of continuing her figure skating dream, she gets involved in playing hockey, joining the Summerland Jets minor hockey team.

Tabitha has an older brother, Mike, who is a bit mean, and an older sister, Meredith, who is more supportive. 

Millar, who lives in Amsterdam, grew up in Summerland and graduated from Summerland Secondary School in 1995. The story began as a bedtime story for his daughters, now six and eight. He also wanted to provide his children with a love of hockey.

As he was telling the stories, he realized he could also give them a familiarity with the Okanagan Valley and Summerland.

Summerland features such as Giant香蕉视频直播檚 Head Mountain, Rotary Beach and Summerland Sweets are all mentioned in the book.

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The Beanery, a coffee shop in downtown Summerland, is also featured in the story, although it opened after he left the community.

Millar is planning a small series of five books, all with a focus on the Murphy family. All the members of the fictional family have an arc in the first story that could be explored in future books, he said.

He said the details in the book have changed from the version of the story he told his daughters.

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The book is available through Amazon and can be found at amazon.ca/Tabitha-Jets-Summerland-Stories-Book-ebook/dp/B0DYWK7ZWP. It is Millar香蕉视频直播檚 fourth book.

Other books include two nonfiction books, one on improv theatre and one about public speaking. He has also written a book of poetry, tongue twisters and knock-knock jokes called Daft Poems and Twisted Tongues, under the name Julius Dogwood. Tabitha and the Jets is also written under the Julius Dogwood name.

Millar did the illustrations for his children香蕉视频直播檚 books, as a way to add a handmade touch to them.

He said he chose the author's name as a tribute to British Columbia. The last name comes from the Pacific Dogwood, the provincial flower, while the first name starts with J, after the Steller香蕉视频直播檚 Jay, the provincial bird.

After writing the story, his youngest daughter decided to play hockey this season, much like the main character of Tabatha Murphy.