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Challenge Down Under: A Dave and Katie Adventure
Dave and Katie Parker's only son, Jeremy, is getting married in Australia. In spite of initial reservations, the Parkers discover that Denyse is perfect for Jeremy and that she's the daughter they've always wanted. But she brings with her a colorful and largely dysfunctional Aussie family. Again Dave and Katie are fish out of water as they try to relate to a boisterous clan in a culture very different from their home in South Alabama.
After the wedding, Denyse feels heartbroken that her younger brother, Trevor, did not attend. Details emerge that lead Denyse to believe her brother may be in trouble. Impressed by his parents' sleuthing experience in Minnesota, Jeremy volunteers them to locate Trevor. Their search leads them on an adventure through Australia and New Zealand.
Unfortunately, others are also searching for Trevor, with far more sinister intentions. With a talent for irresponsible chicanery inherited from his family, Trevor has left a trail of trouble in his wake and has been forced into servitude. Can Dave and Katie locate him in time?
After the wedding, Denyse feels heartbroken that her younger brother, Trevor, did not attend. Details emerge that lead Denyse to believe her brother may be in trouble. Impressed by his parents' sleuthing experience in Minnesota, Jeremy volunteers them to locate Trevor. Their search leads them on an adventure through Australia and New Zealand.
Unfortunately, others are also searching for Trevor, with far more sinister intentions. With a talent for irresponsible chicanery inherited from his family, Trevor has left a trail of trouble in his wake and has been forced into servitude. Can Dave and Katie locate him in time?
332 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2002
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About the author
Kit Coons
12 books11 followersKit and Drew Coons met while doing humanitarian work in Africa in 1980. Drew was an engineer bringing clean water to nineteen cities and towns. Kit taught in a teacher's college. “Kit was living in a mud house with a metal roof and no running water or electricity,” Drew recalls. “She is as tough as a hickory nut.”
Drew received honors degrees in engineering from both Auburn and Georgia Tech. He worked on the Delta Rocket program and designed critical components for the Space Shuttle. Later he served as a researcher for BASF Corporation and received twenty-three US and several international patents.
Kit has an honors degree in education from the University of Minnesota. She is a gifted teacher and blogger with an undaunted spirit regardless of the circumstances.
As humorous speakers specializing in strengthening relationships, the Coonses have spoken in every part of the US and in thirty-nine other countries. For two years they lived and taught in New Zealand, Australia, and Fiji. They are keen cultural observers and incorporate their travels into their writing. Readers say, "I feel like I've visited the novel locations."
For decades, the Coonses wrote written how-to manuals distributed around the world. In the US they have had articles and stories published in twelve periodicals that reached about a million readers in 2021. Kit and Drew received several cash prizes as part of a writers association and had two stories published in an anthology by the Columbia Writer’s Guild.
Kit and Drew have authored seven wholesome novels with fish-out-of-water themes. Their characters, who frequently perceive themselves to be ordinary, find within themselves courage and ability in desperate situations. The Coonses are unusual in that they speak and write as a team. Readers thereby get both a male and a female perspective.
Drew received honors degrees in engineering from both Auburn and Georgia Tech. He worked on the Delta Rocket program and designed critical components for the Space Shuttle. Later he served as a researcher for BASF Corporation and received twenty-three US and several international patents.
Kit has an honors degree in education from the University of Minnesota. She is a gifted teacher and blogger with an undaunted spirit regardless of the circumstances.
As humorous speakers specializing in strengthening relationships, the Coonses have spoken in every part of the US and in thirty-nine other countries. For two years they lived and taught in New Zealand, Australia, and Fiji. They are keen cultural observers and incorporate their travels into their writing. Readers say, "I feel like I've visited the novel locations."
For decades, the Coonses wrote written how-to manuals distributed around the world. In the US they have had articles and stories published in twelve periodicals that reached about a million readers in 2021. Kit and Drew received several cash prizes as part of a writers association and had two stories published in an anthology by the Columbia Writer’s Guild.
Kit and Drew have authored seven wholesome novels with fish-out-of-water themes. Their characters, who frequently perceive themselves to be ordinary, find within themselves courage and ability in desperate situations. The Coonses are unusual in that they speak and write as a team. Readers thereby get both a male and a female perspective.
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January 25, 2019
Love these authors! Very enjoyable characters and story!
February 18, 2019
Another fun read. Dave and Katie to the rescue! Book two of a three book series. I live how they take you on a tour of New Zealand and Australia. It's like being there.
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