Galumptious Daisy And the Seven Spirits to Save the World
Galumptious Daisy And the Seven Spirits to Save the World
by Ryan C. Curtis
Released October 2, 2025
Galumptious Daisy is no ordinary dreamer-she's a whirlwind of light and imagination, a young visionary determined to reimagine education and spark a movement for change. With a mind that drifts between wonder and resolve, Daisy gathers a circle of unlikely allies-the Magnificent Seven-each one a curious genius in their own right: a painter who speaks in colors as loudly as in words, a historian who carries the weight of centuries in his storytelling, a scientist who treats the world like a living museum, a healer who believes laughter can mend the soul. Together, they face a system calcified by bureaucracy and fear, daring to replace it with something alive, humane, and deeply personal.
Daisy's journey slips through shadowed Harvard symposiums, midnight diner booths, moonlit ferry decks, and reckonings beneath the State House's gold dome. Carmen Sandiego meets her scholar-a surreal, psychedelic noir where time bends, wit cuts sharp, and meaning arrives sideways. Even a carton of chocolate milk carries weight, a small, charged symbol of care and the quiet moments that can change a life.This is more than a novel-it's a tapestry woven from philosophy and play, poetry and politics, memory and imagination. It asks what it means to build a society that doesn't just measure children but treasures them. It re-enchants the ordinary, from chalkboards and field trips to songs, protests, and friendships that feel as necessary as air.
For readers who hunger for change, who believe in the imagination of children, who still carry a spark of wonder in their pocket, Galumptious Daisy is both a mirror and a torch-a story that insists the future can be luminous, if only we dare to dream it into being.
Ryan C. Curtis is an award-winning American-born writer from Lynn, Massachusetts—otherwise known as the “City of Sin.” His roots in a gritty urban New England landscape infuse his storytelling with both edge and lyricism, a style that dances between the serious and the whimsical. A lifelong observer of culture, politics, and the subtle poetry of everyday life, Curtis crafts narratives that draw equally from history, philosophy, and imagination. Galumptious Daisy is his debut novel, marking the arrival of a voice that seeks to challenge convention while celebrating wonder in all its forms.
