Books with author Mike Blanc

Cimarron Girl: The Dust Bowl Years of Abigail Brubaker is a fictional recollection of young Abigail’s experiences on the family’s Oklahoma prairie farm, located in Cimarron, the heart of the Dust Bowl. Abby’s first-person account chronicles key episodes each year as the depth of the drought unfolds. As she grows, personal perspectives are woven from actual events. Readers experience the challenges, sacrifices, and dreams of farmers, whose story of loss was echoed by the millions. The Brubakers struggle to hold their family farm, face harsh realities, and hope for a new start in California. A journey across the Southwest over legendary Route 66 carries adventure, a chance meeting, and peels back several layers of the Great Migration. Cimarron Girl reflects Dust Bowl history, but moreover, it’s a story about family. When challenges are faced, virtues are to be lived. Courage, fortitude, and kindness are underlying themes at the soft heart of Cimarron Girl. Net profits from Cimarron Girl will support the Oak Clinic for Multiple Sclerosis. Oak Clinic’s singular mission is to treat and empower individuals and families living with multiple sclerosis, regardless of their ability to pay.

Cimarron Girl: The Dust Bowl Years of Abigail Brubaker is a fictional recollection of young Abigail’s experiences on the family’s Oklahoma prairie farm, located in Cimarron, the heart of the Dust Bowl. Abby’s first-person account chronicles key episodes each year as the depth of the drought unfolds. As she grows, personal perspectives are woven from actual events. Readers experience the challenges, sacrifices, and dreams of farmers, whose story of loss was echoed by the millions. The Brubakers struggle to hold on to their family farm, face harsh realities, and hope for a new start in California. A journey across the Southwest over legendary Route 66 carries adventure, a chance meeting, and peels back several layers of the Great Migration. Cimarron Girl reflects Dust Bowl history, but moreover, it’s a story about family. When challenges are faced, virtues are to be lived. Courage, fortitude, and kindness are underlying themes at the soft heart of Cimarron Girl. Net profits from Cimarron Girl will support the Oak Clinic for Multiple Sclerosis. Oak Clinic’s singular mission is to treat and empower individuals and families living with multiple sclerosis, regardless of their ability to pay.

Schultz would have been happy spending the summer getting high, doing some brewin' and watching his best friend, Stamm sell drugs out of his garage but, bored watching Stamm slip depressingly into a mysterious addiction, Schultz is forced to leave the garage in search of new highs and that's when he finds out what being a real Boug Boy is all about. Boug Boys is a window into the life and exploits of a group of ass-kicking, whiskey drinking, drug taking boys who fear nothing except sobriety and live life like they listen to music…FULL BLAST! Like savage, smart-mouthed animals in suburban captivity they run wild; stealing anything not bolted down, attacking anything that shows aggression and smoking anything they can't drink. They speak their own language and they follow their own rules.

Synopsis:Schultz would have been happy spending the summer getting high, doing some brewin’, and watching his best friend Stamm sell drugs out of his parents’ garage. But he got bored watching Stamm slip depressingly into a mysterious addiction, so Schultz goes in search of new highs. That’s when he finds out what being a real Boug Boy is all about. Boug Boys opens a window into the life and exploits of a group of ass-kicking, whiskey-drinking, drug-taking boys who fear nothing except sobriety. They live life like they listen to music: FULL BLAST!Like savage, smart-mouthed animals in suburban captivity, they run wild, steal anything not bolted down, attack anything that shows aggression, and smoke anything they can’t drink. They speak their own language and follow their own rules.Curt is an older guy and a real bad ass. He’s been shacked up with two girls who own a party house called The Duplex. Along with some other Boug Boys, like Dick Sinner and Fooky, they find themselves in the middle of drunken, drug-induced shenanigans that are the things of which legends are made. This humorous coming-of-age tale raises the roof on teen drug culture.About the Author:Mike Black was raised in a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri that was known for its heroin culture, as well as its high teen pregnancy and suicide rates. “For these reasons, I chose St. Peters as the setting for Boug Boys.” The author lived in Japan for a decade and currently resides in Phoenix, Arizona, where he is a high school language arts teacher.

Schultz would have been happy spending the summer getting high, doing some brewin', and watching his best friend Stamm sell drugs out of his parents' garage. But he got bored watching Stamm slip depressingly into a mysterious addiction, so Schultz goes in search of new highs. That's when he finds out what being a real Boug Boy is all about. Boug Boys opens a window into the life and exploits of a group of ass-kicking, whiskey-drinking, drug-taking boys who fear nothing except sobriety. They live life like they listen to music: FULL BLAST! Like savage, smart-mouthed animals in suburban captivity, they run wild, steal anything not bolted down, attack anything that shows aggression, and smoke anything they can't drink. They speak their own language and follow their own rules. Curt is an older guy and a real bad ass. He's been shacked up with two girls who own a party house called The Duplex. Along with some other Boug Boys, like Dick Sinner and Fooky, they find themselves in the middle of drunken, drug-induced shenanigans that are the things of which legends are made. This humorous coming-of-age tale raises the roof on teen drug culture. Mike Black was raised in a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri that was known for its heroin culture, as well as its high teen pregnancy and suicide rates. "For these reasons, I chose St. Peters as the setting for Boug Boys." The author lived in Japan for a decade and currently resides in Phoenix, Arizona, where he is a high school language arts teacher. Publisher's website: http: //sbprabooks.com/MikeBlack

RAVE is a song lyrics that was rooted in the 90's Rave scene but hasn't been published, until now.Its based around Rap as a style and rhymes succinctly.It is meant as more of a song lyrics than an actual poem but can serve both purposes.Update No. 2 - cleanup of song lyrics/poem 11th Feb. 2020.**Other Rave Material by the same Author:Keep on Ravin:https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B079K82JB2COME RAVE WITH ME: Rap song lyrics https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B079KG93GThttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B079KG93GT*To see more Poems by the same Author please click the Link HERE: https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00SG40RM8***** Please leave your Review/feedback, many thanks. *****To contact the Author: Please add me Mike Miko on Facebook & then message me, thanks.https://www.facebook.com/mike.cco1 I will then contact the Author your behalf.or on Twitter: miko_1_dollar ~ Tumblr : ccobes ~ Instagram: mikez_ail