A Boy Called Duct Tape
by Christopher Cloud
Price: $0.99 USD. 50360 words.
Published on April 3, 2012. Fiction.
Twelve-year-old Pablo Perez doesn't have much going for him. His classmates call him “Duct Tape” because his tattered sneakers are held together with duct tape. After Pablo finds a $20 gold coin while swimming near his home, he buys a $1 treasure map. The map shows the route to the “lost treasure” of Jesse James. Pablo wonders: Is there a link between the map and the coin?
Location: United States
Member Since: Dec. 12, 2011
Christopher Cloud
Biography
Christopher Cloud (pen name of Ron Hutchison) began writing fiction full time after a long career in journalism and public relations. Cloud graduated from the University of Missouri in 1967 with a degree in journalism. He has worked as a reporter, editor, and columnist at newspapers in Texas, California, and Missouri. He was employed by a major oil company as a public relations executive, and later operated his own public relations agency. He created the board game Sixth Sense in 2003. Chris lives in Joplin, Missouri, and enjoys golf and hiking.
Where to find Christopher Cloud online
Website: http://christophercloud.com
Twitter: mowriter70
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/ron-hutchison/39/1ab/413
Twitter: mowriter70
- mowriter70: Jenkins Group publicity begins 5/15 for my middle-grade novel A Boy Called Duct Tape. http://t.co/R2TLMMwJ
- mowriter70: Donated 12 copies of A Boy Called Duct Tape to Carthage School District today.Gave Joplin SD 100 copies on April 2. http://t.co/VJ8T9NmY.
- mowriter70: My middle-grade novel A Boy Called Duct Tape released today. http://t.co/QjGNtmOs
- mowriter70: Website up for A Boy Called Duct Tape. Books go on sale Monday. http://t.co/R2TLMMwJ
- mowriter70: My dystopian novel Latitude 38 ranked in the top 2% of downloads at Amazon-Kindle for the third straight week.
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Books
Santa Fe Crazy
by Christopher Cloud
Price: $2.99 USD. 36290 words. Published on December 12, 2011. Fiction.
Howard Spoon is fed up with life in Decatur, Illinois. He divorces his wife, sells his dental practice, and moves to Santa Fe to marry a rich widow. Howard knows Santa Fe is overrun with rich widows—he read it in a magazine. With help from George Bad Toe, a full-time entrepreneur and part-time scam artist, Howard meets Charlie Malpin, a wealthy San Fe heiress who throws his world into chaos.
Price: $2.99 USD. 36290 words. Published on December 12, 2011. Fiction.
Howard Spoon is fed up with life in Decatur, Illinois. He divorces his wife, sells his dental practice, and moves to Santa Fe to marry a rich widow. Howard knows Santa Fe is overrun with rich widows—he read it in a magazine. With help from George Bad Toe, a full-time entrepreneur and part-time scam artist, Howard meets Charlie Malpin, a wealthy San Fe heiress who throws his world into chaos.