Making a Best Seller

The Ghost of Lizard's Rock has been adopted by thousands of 5th grade teachers in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, and more. These teachers are using the book series as a highly engaging read-aloud book in their classrooms, reading groups, and individually.  "I personally recommend Ghost of Lizard's Rock  to every 5th grade teacher and students ages 11-14. 

Read what students have said as recent as April 2016:  "It's funny."  "I loved it."  "The best thing I've ever heard."  "Wonderful book."  "You are great writers."  "Oliver is my favorite character. He is very funny."  "The Cow Pie Gang are like a no-bully group."  "I hope to buy the whole series."  "Want to read Book 2."  "I loved it and could read it a million times."  "Love Kati."  "My favorite book." 

Read what teachers have said:  "Great book. Kept me reading straight to the end. I was a middle school teacher and counselor for 32 years and I recognized many kids in this book. I love that the "not so cool" kids decide to try to change things in a positive way instead of seeking revenge for the wrongs done to them. Can't wait for the next in the series."  "This is a wonderful book with many lessons in life that tweens to adults would love to read. Once I started reading this book, I couldn't put it down. I can't wait for my daughters to have a chance to read it as well."  

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THE BOOK OF KATI - VOLUME 3 - SECRETS

SECRETS Sshh, can you keep a secret? Should you keep a secret? Life in Tiny continues to be full of adventures for the Cow Pie Gang and the Fair November brings the whole town to life. The trials and tribulations of tween life continues with first dates and first break ups. When Kati uncovers a huge secret, she is torn and doesn't know if she should tell or not. After a week of turmoil and soul searching she finds out that some secrets aren't meant to be kept while other secrets reveal delightful surprises. 5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful series Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2018 Love the characters in this series. They are strong, true to life middle schoolers growing up in a small town. The adults in their lives are hands on without being too intrusive. I really like how the author portrays the thought processes the kids go through trying to understand their own issues and those of the people around them.

Where Are You From?

The cowboy lay sprawled across three entire seats in the posh Amarillo theater. When the usher came by and noticed this he whispered to the cowboy, "Sorry, sir, but you're only allowed one seat." The cowboy groaned but didn't budge. The usher became more impatient. "Sir, if you don't get up from there, I'm going to have to call the manager. The cowboy just groaned. The usher marched briskly back up the aisle. In a moment he returned with the manager. Together the two of them tried repeatedly to move the cowboy, but with no success. Finally, they summoned the police. The cop surveyed the situation briefly then asked, "All right buddy, what's your name?" "Sam," the cowboy moaned. "Where ya from, Sam?" With pain in his voice Sam replied.... " The balcony ."

Where Dreams Become Reality

In the early 1970's, I had just been assigned to my first classroom as a sixth grade teacher and had just finished writing my very first children's manuscript to fulfill a life-long dream. I read the story to my students as a classroom-read-aloud book just after the lunch recess each day for weeks. My heart jumped as I watched the positive reaction in my students. I asked several teachers if they would do same in their classrooms. The results were exactly the same. Without further hesitation, I approached a major publishing house with my sure fire children's hit and couldn't wait to see the book on shelves everywhere. My first response from the publishing house was a positive review and they passed it on to a second reader. This reader wasn't sure and gave it to a third reader. It was this reader that finally issued the rejection of the manuscript. My confidence was totally shattered. I placed the manuscript in my closet at home and stopped writing altogether. ...

J Richard Knapp

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