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"Having played high school baseball in Dallas during
the 1960's and going to W.W. Samuell, the only DISD team to ever win state,
this book was a nostalgic and introspective journey for me. I recognized
so much about Woodrow Wilson, the park, Harrrell's Drug Store, etc. Looney
paints a picture of pure baseball and pure love; Stormy and his Mom, Cal/Stormy
and Magnolia. It helps that I am also a J.J. Cale freak and Magnolia has
long been one of my favorite tunes. I read the book in one sitting while
my grandbaby was being tested at Children's Medical Center in Dallas.
When I left I drove by and walked at my favorite baseball park, Reverchon
Park, and imagined Cal blasting the ball over the fence to beat Bryan
Adams. Thanks for writing the book I wish I would have written. It will
be a gift to all my old buddies and I will have my students reading it
too." "I read the book and really loved it! Great
story and I am not a baseball fan! I think it has a great story line of
sports, good vs. evil, role model to make the right decisions and love
story."
"I thoroughly enjoyed your presentation at
the Dallas Script Writer’s Association. I read Heroes very quickly
and didn’t want to put it down. It was a great read and is inspirational!
As a DISD teacher, I think the book is great for the audience of seventeen
and eighteen year olds. I would love to see a version written for the
upper elementary and middle school level. I think it would become as popular
as the book Holes has become. Thank you for writing it! Heroes is like
a fine wine-this is all about time." "I just finished reading "Heroes Are
Hard To Find" and want to let you know that I really enjoyed it.
I think you did an outstanding job in defining the characters and getting
your point across. I am not a rabid baseball fan, but it is obvious that
you know a lot about the game. You may have missed your calling by remaining
in the insurance business when you could have been writing. I assume when
the movie comes out you will be Stormy Weathers." Previous | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Next
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