Books with author Grandpa C

Zachary looks at the date printed on the right hand corner of today’s newspaper and realizes he still has five weeks before school starts. With no treasure to find (Young Zachary-Case of the Confederate Gold) or ghosts to chase (Young Zachary-the Case of Grandma Jubee), so far this has been a boring summer. Mindlessly turning the pages of the paper he thinks, I’d even settle for hunting down another Gray (Young Zachary- the Case of the Alien Encounter). Zachary stops sulking when an article peaks his interest; there was a theft in the neighborhood. After reading the article, he realizes this is what he needs to relieve the boredom. Zachary enlists the help of Larry and Igor to help him find Chad’s Mother’s, stolen jewelry. The three of them aren’t exactly friends; they’re like oil and water. Only the promise of a $10,000.00 reward keeps their fragile truce intact. A percentage of the profits will go to ZFRF, an organization that helps families with cancer. For more information on ZFRF visit www.zfrf.net

This is part two of a three part series. In Part one we left Jie watching his ship burn as his enlistment is up. After several months of soul searching he renlists. His new ship joins Captain John Paul Jones and they battle the British in the North Sea. During the battle Captain Jones shouts "I Have Not Yet Begun To Fight". While his his ship is in a Dutch port Joe searches for the nurse who attended to his wounds. After narrowly escaping from the British, Joe and the crew are court-martialed .

Join Zachary, Larrie and Igor in another adventure. They’re asked, by James’s Father, Doctor Tee-Jay, to find his, ‘Biometricaly Technical Cybering Honer’. But, Igor has other plans. He wants, Larrie and Zachary to help him search for something else; a chest. It’s a several hundred-year-old chest filled with gold and jewels. Igor, peeks their interest, when he says, “Since, nobody can legally claim that the chest is theirs, it’s ours for the taking.” Then he says, “There’s only one problem, the treasure is guarded by Trolls.” When, Larrie and Zachary, look at Igor in disbelief, he says, “I didn’t stutter, the chest is guarded by Trolls; those mythical creatures of Scandinavia. I was told, that a group of these Trolls migrated to America. Now, before you agree, there’s something you should know, Trolls maybe slow and dimwitted, but, when it comes to guarding what’s theirs, they are fearless fighters who have the strength of several men.” Larrie looks at Zackary and asks, “I’m game how about you?” A percentage of the profits, will go to ZFRF, an organization that helps the families of people with cancer. For more information about ZFRF visit www.zfrf.net

At the start of another summer, a classmate comes over and informs Zachary that his sister may have been abducted by extraterrestrials. His only clue is triangles on his sister's body. Because the police won't help, the classmate begs Zachary to help his sister figure out why the triangles are on her stomach, with more showing up each day. Zachary believes it may be a hoax but helps them anyway. A portion of the profits will go to ZFRF, an organization that helps families of cancer patients. For more information on ZFRF visit www.zfrf.net

With his deerstalker hat and ulster overcoat, Zachary is confident he can solve any puzzle presented to him. Follow Zachary and three of his friends as they try to solve this over one hundred and fifty year old mystery. During the Civil War three Confederate Soldiers received three sacks of gold coins and were sent to Washington DC. They never arrived and the coins were never found. This book is for pre-teens and young teens that enjoy a treasure hunt. A percentage of the profits will go to ZFRF, an organization that helps families of people with cancer. For more information on ZFRF visit www.zfrf.net

One day Santa called us, THE MUSH-MICE, with something important to say. He wanted to give us another purpose, other then playing all day. For each Christmas Eve we fill sacks with candy for each girl and boy. Santa knew that candy, not clothes, will give them great joy. The biggest thrill for them, other then candy or cookies filled with honey, is finding the one who has his sack filled with money. A jelly bean trail will help the children to find, all the sacks of candy that we sit on or leave behind. The sack filled with money will be the hardest to see. It can be anywhere from behind a chair to under the Christmas tree. So when Christmas Eve is here and the excitement is getting the best of you. Look around for jelly beans that are left by Number One, Three, or Two.

This book is one of a series written and illustrated by 'Grandpa' with some imaginative help from his grandchildren. A 'Drawry Story' would begin with a blank sheet of paper and we would decide who was going to be the main character. In this case my granddaughter pointed to a car and exclaimed: "Look at that cheeky little yellow car!" This then became the theme and we had to imagine what this naughty car would get up to. It finally sees the error of its ways when it makes a big mistake and realises how badly it has treated his neighbours.