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Between the Races A Public Housing Projects Tale of Hidden Letters

Meet Wesley, whose world is turned upside down by a move into a Newark Public Housing Projects, a mysterious letter about a missing baby, first love & a discovery about himself that will make him wonder who he is. The story reflects what life was like living in an inner city housing project in 1968. Gangs of Ruffies & Tuffies, The Mad Class, tennis & quirky characters will keep you reading, The story touches on all aspects of culture while teaching people to love themselves.

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The Mystery of the Lighter Fires is the journal of twelve-year-old Jean Carlos. It is a powerful story about his parents’ destructive forces on his life and his sister, Jennifer. Jennifer is being abused by her alcoholic mother and kept in the attic. Jean Carlos struggles with a torturous choice of telling the authorities, which will condemn them both to DCP&P and the incarceration of their mother or letting the abuse continue. At the same time, his prize cigarette lighter is found at the scene of a house fire and the police believe he is guilty of arson and manslaughter. His journal creates an eye-opening awareness of the tragic choices many children face in our society. His agonizing decision is the key to unraveling the mysterious fires and deaths bringing the complex plot to a satisfying conclusion.

Middle grade and up fiction. Paperback 193 pages with 28 illustrations by the writer. $12.99 free shipping USA

The Curse of the Trapped Soul is an urban adventure of 12-year-old Grayson who finds a cursed ancient rug that possesses the soul of a boy. The soul talks to Grayson and tells him of his past life until his mother sells the rug to Frank the Junkman. Grayson’s adventure begins when he takes a far bicycle ride to the junkyard to buy the rug back. But Frank is evil and abusive, keeping a puppy tied up. Grayson makes a hard choice and saves the puppy and rug. On the way home, he experiences many hardships and is saved by a homeless man who takes him to an abandoned house where he meets four other strange men and learns of their tragic lives. The reader is surprised when the secret of the curse is unraveled and Grayson discovers an astonishing truth. Middle grade fiction. Paperback. $12.99 free shipping USA