Meet Melonie, a little non descript child . She's a little on the heavy side and will have to survive others being bullies and just plain nasty to her. Her only escape is knowledge and a neighbor who will back her to adulthood. Will she be able to survive?

I am originally from New York . After retiring in 1998 I took my dream girl and relocated to a town just outside of Nashville TN. After 20 years of retirement life was getting dull. Taking the advice of an English teacher I had in 1961, I thought I would try my hand at writing. If nothing else, it keeps me thinking. One of my daughters is an art teacher and a very good one. She offers advice and encouragement along with my wife Carolyn. Now that I've managed to get thruogh one book , I'm thinking of adding and making a series. Time to return to my outline book..