If you or your kids like fantasy stories like Narnia or
Alice in Wonderland or Harry Potter - and who
doesn't - then you owe it to yourself to check out Jerry McAllister. Scroll down
for a sample.
But, before you put me back on the shelf, make sure to get the "Nutrition Facts". (Yes, even the sweetest cereals have some redemptive qualities.)
Jerry McAllister is a ten year old boy moving into another new house. His whole life, he's been the new kid, the outsider. Now, befriended by two classmates, he learns that his new home has a bizarre history. First he finds out that the boy who slept in his bedroom a decade ago is believed to have died when he fell into the well behind the house; then three other boys disappeared shortly after under very suspicious circumstances.
When Jerry and his new friends set out to investigate the old well, they find themselves trapped in Tellusia. Tellusia is another realm, one of perhaps thousands. And while many of its strange inhabitants seem to have his best interest at heart, there is one who wants to insure that he never returns home ... alive.
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In Book One, Jerry and his friends reached their destination, but things in the sleepy village of Zaharania were not what they had expected. Now, scrambling to regroup, they prepare to embark on a mission that cannot possibly succeed. Yet, the cost of failing in Tellusia will mean an end to all life here in The Earthen Realm.
In this second installment of the Tellusian saga, Parker touches on such lofty themes as slavery and civil rights. Even younger readers are likely to come away from this story with the idea that they must think for themselves. In this world, where Hollywood tells our children that all villains must come to a violent and just end, it is refreshing to find an author with the courage to offer young readers an “enlightened” alternative.
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Book Two is NOT yet available to ship. I expect it to be ready to ship in early March, and will send out copies the minute I receive them.
I grew up in a world where aliens abducted shiploads of men from the Bermuda Triangle and Bigfoot liked to steal picnic baskets from hikers in the Rockies. Like Jerry McAllister, the main character in my first book, I moved a lot as a kid, rarely staying at one address longer than two years.
Today, I live with my wife, Cynthia, and our four
children in the quiet foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Reality
for me now includes new mysteries such as how to discretely change
diapers at high school sporting events and how to find time to get the
car to the mechanic.
I started writing Jerry McAllister shortly after my 40th birthday because I thought it looked like fun. I finished
it because my fifth grade sons demanded it. It turns out that writing
the book was the easy part. The road to publication has been fraught
with rejection and frustration. Four years later, I am pleased
to finally introduce you to Jerry, a new hero when we need him most.
Between my childhood dreams of poltergeists and the Loch Ness Monster,
and a more current desire to maintain a conscious contact with my God,
I believe I bring a unique blend of wonder and common sense to my writing. And I
have yet to meet a Bigfoot in real-life.
Jerry McAllister is a ten year old boy moving into another new house. His whole life, he's been the new kid, the outsider. Now, befriended by two classmates, he learns that his new home has a bizarre history. First he finds out that the boy who slept in his bedroom a decade ago is believed to have died when he fell into the well behind the house; then three other boys disappeared shortly after under very suspicious circumstances. 
In Book One, Jerry and his friends reached their destination, but things in the sleepy village of Zaharania were not what they had expected. Now, scrambling to regroup, they prepare to embark on a mission that cannot possibly succeed. Yet, the cost of failing in Tellusia will mean an end to all life here in The Earthen Realm.
I grew up in a world where aliens abducted shiploads of men from the Bermuda Triangle and Bigfoot liked to steal picnic baskets from hikers in the Rockies. Like Jerry McAllister, the main character in my first book, I moved a lot as a kid, rarely staying at one address longer than two years.
