If you have a son, grandson, or nephew – if you know a boy who’s a reluctant reader, why not give them a copy of Dead Calm, Bone Dry? $9.95 is a small wager for the chance to change a future. I can’t promise the Caribbean Chronicle series will change a life or turn a reluctant reader into a bookworm, but neuroscientists have discovered that reading a novel can improve brain function on a variety of levels. Even now I can see my main character, Ricky, standing on the sugar-white sands of that island just south of Hispaniola.
I make up stuff that I think boys will enjoy. I plant seeds of “what if?”I paint pictures of things that are not. They have for a long time. One of the solutions put forth for improving boys’ reading scores is to make an effort to boost their enjoyment of reading.” ~ REPORT – Girls, boys, and reading “Girls score higher than boys on tests of reading ability. I want to create a desire to read and set sail for a life of adventure - wherever that journey may take them. But my mission is to give boys a compelling story they can fall into.
Not saying girls shouldn’t read or that girls and moms don’t enjoy pirate stories. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.Social networking has changed the way boys read and learn. (It's about pirates :) Readers Are Leaders - Buy a Boy a Book! Will he reach his deceased father before it’s too late? Or will both father and son face eternal damnation due to Ricky's bitter heart? Written for the General Market (G) (I): Contains little or no sexual dialogue or strong language. Now, with the lives of a crew of misfit orphans in peril and the heart of the governor's daughter on the line, Ricky faces a battle with pirates - both dead and alive - where the destiny of the living and those yet-to-be born hang in the balance. With the hangman's noose dangling over his head, Ricky bolts from the gallows and dives head-long into the sea. Before Ricky can learn more about this outlandish tale, he's sentenced to swing by the neck. A mysterious seaman, William Shakespeare, tells of fleeing the Flying Dutchman - a ghost ship sailed by the dead, demons and worse. Directors' Choice FinalistAs Ricky is about to be tried for piracy, an ill wind blows a wretched soul into the ship's brig.
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