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The Troubling Adventures of Jesse and Owen
In The Troubling Adventures of Jesse and Owen , nine-year-old Jesse is his own man. He does what he wants, when he wants. Then Owen moves into the trailer park and teaches Jesse the value of sharing his adventures. Jesse gives Owen something that's been missing in his friendship. They find out how exciting and dangerous life can be but maybe, just maybe, they can get through the rough times...together.
About the Author
Ted Lemon grew up in the 1970s when being a child came with quite a bit more freedom, freedom to have adventures without as much adult supervision and freedom to get in plenty of trouble. So, when the author decided to fulfill his lifelong dream of becoming a writer, the subject was an easy his own childhood. Ted finished The Troubling Adventures of Jesse and Owen in 2015 and based the story "loosely" on the adventures he had growing up.
Now he's a grown-up living in Oxford, Michigan with his wife and three children.
About the Author
Ted Lemon grew up in the 1970s when being a child came with quite a bit more freedom, freedom to have adventures without as much adult supervision and freedom to get in plenty of trouble. So, when the author decided to fulfill his lifelong dream of becoming a writer, the subject was an easy his own childhood. Ted finished The Troubling Adventures of Jesse and Owen in 2015 and based the story "loosely" on the adventures he had growing up.
Now he's a grown-up living in Oxford, Michigan with his wife and three children.
68 pages, Paperback
Published September 8, 2016
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December 22, 2019
I met Ted at a recent book festival and he asked me to read his book. "It's a mid-grade," he said, "about two kids doing normal kid things in the trailer park where they live." Ted lied.
Yes, this book is indeed about two kids who live in a trailer park. But they don't do normal things. When one introduces the other to the power of books and story... well, that's when the adventures really begin.
This book is wonderment. I've always loved books about books, and this one hits the mark. It does two things that are exemplary; first, it proves to kids who may not yet have been exposed to books just how fascinating a few good pages can be. And second, it gives us two unlikely heroes in the form of these two young boys - brave enough to use their imaginations to be entertained, and to seek revenge - in a way where they rise above, and no one gets hurt.
This story has tremendous compassion and allows boys to be boys, while learning that there's a better way to enjoy life... using brain power rather than just brainless brawn.
I've given this book four and a half stars only because the publisher/printer didn't take into consideration the reader audience and formatted the book with a font size far too small for mid-grade readers.
Congratulations to Ted Lemon, he has created stories for boys! I eagerly await his next installment (I'm told it's a trilogy in progress.)
Yes, this book is indeed about two kids who live in a trailer park. But they don't do normal things. When one introduces the other to the power of books and story... well, that's when the adventures really begin.
This book is wonderment. I've always loved books about books, and this one hits the mark. It does two things that are exemplary; first, it proves to kids who may not yet have been exposed to books just how fascinating a few good pages can be. And second, it gives us two unlikely heroes in the form of these two young boys - brave enough to use their imaginations to be entertained, and to seek revenge - in a way where they rise above, and no one gets hurt.
This story has tremendous compassion and allows boys to be boys, while learning that there's a better way to enjoy life... using brain power rather than just brainless brawn.
I've given this book four and a half stars only because the publisher/printer didn't take into consideration the reader audience and formatted the book with a font size far too small for mid-grade readers.
Congratulations to Ted Lemon, he has created stories for boys! I eagerly await his next installment (I'm told it's a trilogy in progress.)
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