Want a Great Christmas Present?

When was the last time you saw your child or grandchild pick up a book and read it, not as a class assignment, but because it's a fun book he or she wants to read?  That is what we hoped to achieve in writing "Guam Adventures - Mystery of the Cave". 

I enjoyed reading when I was a kid.  Lynda,  not so much.  The first book I loved was "Charlotte's Web".  If Lynda had found an exciting, fun book to read when she was 7 or 8 years old, she may not have missed out on years of adventure. 

Remember when they used to say "Reading is fundamental"?  I never hear that phrase, anymore.  Is reading less important than it used to be?  I don't think so.  Find a book for your child or grandchild that will keep them reading, away from the tv and video games and will possibly begin a life-long love of the written word. With "Mystery of the Cave" your child will find adventure and fun and probably learn a few new words.  When was the last time your child, after reading a paragraph in a book, came to you and asked what a word meant?  I used to do that all the time to my mom.  You know what she would say?  "Look it up." 

The world is incredibly small these days.  The Middle East used to be some mysterious distant land.  Today it seems we hear as much about those countries as we do about our neighboring countries.  It feels like they're right next door sometimes. 

Then there's Guam.  An island that is barely visible on the map (see Lynda's blog post "Back to Work"). Guam goes about its business, being an island paradise with a friendly, proud, family-oriented culture.  There are still many lucky military families living there.  "Mystery of the Cave" will make the reader think about a place they've possibly never heard of.  And although it's fiction, they will learn a little bit about the history of Guam, as well as what it was like growing up in the early 60's.  What?  No video games?  How did we survive? 

So, do you want a great Christmas present?  Buy the youngster in your life a good book.  What a gift to see a child learn the love of reading. 


You can purchase Guam Adventures - Mystery of the Cave at www.createspace.com/400817, or contact Lynda and me at whammysteries@gmail.com.