BooksTwelve-year-old David is too short to make the basketball team so he takes his basketball along on a family vacation, hoping to improve his skills. But a startling mystery soon eclipses ball practice. During one of their routine trips for ice cream, David's grandfather, Max, is certain that he has uncovered a connection to B.B., an old friend he thought died long ago in the Holocaust. Slowly, as David and Max search for the elusive B.B., David learns about Max's heart-wrenching experiences during World War II. As he comes to terms with his grandfather's horrific memories and declining health, David grows to understand more about the meaning of honesty--and about himself. "Intriguing...humorous...lively. Radiatin through the fast-paced mystery and softening its sharp-edged realities is the warm relationship between David and Max, whose mutual affection reads with refreshing naturalness..." -- Starred Review, Booklist "The authors balance seriousness with fun and lace tragedy with meaning. They do not flinch from the Holocaust's teror as Max shares his past with his grandson, nor do they trivialize David's reaction. 'David and Max' tells the story of a rare friendship even as it answers questions that many young readers are too timorous to ask." -- Hadassah Magazine "Brilliantly interwoven by this husband and wife team of authors is the Holocaust, especially as grandfather Max and his friend B.B. lived through it... This novel also serves to gently and supportively help children deal with the death of loved ones, especially older grandparents." -- Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion Make Your Words Work
(Originally published by Writer’s Digest Books; presently published by iuniverse.) You know in an instant when the writing sings. The words caress, amuse or rivet. Artful phrasing sharpens the images. The pacing moves you along, event by gripping event. Too few writers so control the page. But you can be one of the few. You can learn from Gary Provost. Baffled In Boston
(Originally published by Berkley Prime Crime; now by iuniverse.) Burned-out true crime writer, Jeff “Scotty” Scotland, spends his days winning imaginary arguments, defacing reviews of his books, and counting flowers on the wallpaper. But when his best friend, Molly, a nationally syndicated advice columnist, is murdered, he must get out of his pajamas and find the killer. |
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