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As a young child, my father constantly\u00a0entertained me with captivating episodes about\u00a0the residents of our backyard: Benjamin J. Blueberry\u00a0and Sammy Squirrel. Those stories inspired me to become a self-published children’s author. Before that occurred, I served as a high school teacher, college instructor, and private tutor. I continue to tutor young adults.<\/div>\n
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1. About my writing\/published books<\/b>:<\/h3>\n\n\nSeveral\u00a0years ago, one of the young people I tutored demanded<\/u><\/b> that I stop writing sentences with her name in them! Her learning\u00a0challenge made it difficult for her to recall the meaning of her weekly vocabulary words.\u00a0As her practice “quiz,” I wrote brief stories that left blanks for her to insert the best word selection from the weekly word bank.<\/div>\n<\/div>\nWhen I asked her what\u00a0or who should be the focus of the next episodes,<\/i> fruit <\/b>was her response, and Coco and Candace Coconut were born. They became the main characters in my first ebook\/paperback LIVING THE COCONUT LIFE, <\/i>and their adventures filled eleven chapters. Written for children aged 8-12, the setting was Fruitland, a beach community in Southern California. LIVING THE COCONUT LIFE also introduced the reader to several other characters that have taken center stage in later books: Peter Pineapple and Benny Blueberry. FRIENDSHIP CHANGED ME,<\/i> a thirty-seven chapter ebook,\u00a0chronicled more adventures in Fruitland with the main focus on Benny Blueberry’s transformed life. Once a bully, someone Coco and her friends shunned, Peter’s invitation to be a part of a surprise birthday party planning event in LIVING THE COCONUT LIFE<\/i>, resulted in Benny learning how to finally form relationships. In\u00a0FRIENDSHIP CHANGED ME<\/i>, Benny’s superb singing skills were highlighted in his first vinyl release party and dance video. New characters were introduced, such as Hilda Honeydew Melon\u00a0and Dr. Wilfred Watermelon. The newest beach resident who made the most dramatic transformation was Fifi Fig, an aspiring ballerina. She forged relationships with Benny Blueberry, Candace, Coco, and their aunt, Ms. Clarissa Coconut, Peter Pineapple, as well as Art and Amanda Apricot, and they were the true friends who changed her life.<\/div>\n
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Several\u00a0years ago, one of the young people I tutored demanded<\/u><\/b> that I stop writing sentences with her name in them! Her learning\u00a0challenge made it difficult for her to recall the meaning of her weekly vocabulary words.\u00a0As her practice “quiz,” I wrote brief stories that left blanks for her to insert the best word selection from the weekly word bank.<\/div>\n
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When I asked her what\u00a0or who should be the focus of the next episodes,<\/i> fruit <\/b>was her response, and Coco and Candace Coconut were born. They became the main characters in my first ebook\/paperback LIVING THE COCONUT LIFE, <\/i>and their adventures filled eleven chapters. Written for children aged 8-12, the setting was Fruitland, a beach community in Southern California. LIVING THE COCONUT LIFE also introduced the reader to several other characters that have taken center stage in later books: Peter Pineapple and Benny Blueberry. FRIENDSHIP CHANGED ME,<\/i> a thirty-seven chapter ebook,\u00a0chronicled more adventures in Fruitland with the main focus on Benny Blueberry’s transformed life. Once a bully, someone Coco and her friends shunned, Peter’s invitation to be a part of a surprise birthday party planning event in LIVING THE COCONUT LIFE<\/i>, resulted in Benny learning how to finally form relationships. In\u00a0FRIENDSHIP CHANGED ME<\/i>, Benny’s superb singing skills were highlighted in his first vinyl release party and dance video. New characters were introduced, such as Hilda Honeydew Melon\u00a0and Dr. Wilfred Watermelon. The newest beach resident who made the most dramatic transformation was Fifi Fig, an aspiring ballerina. She forged relationships with Benny Blueberry, Candace, Coco, and their aunt, Ms. Clarissa Coconut, Peter Pineapple, as well as Art and Amanda Apricot, and they were the true friends who changed her life.<\/div>\n