I am sending the first 4 chapters of "The Stranger," the second mystery in the T.K. & Associates series. This is actually a re-writing of what I originally submitted in April, 2012. I went back to the comments from Riley, Andy and Alan, then rewrote after reviewing in depth what they had to say.

Their comments + Mary K's comments gave me exactly what I was looking for.

Please review and let me know what you think of these chapters as a stand alone chapter book.  Do they work for kids that haven't read Tramp 1?

Will send the manuscript in a separate email.

Thanks to all for being the best writer's group on this earth.

Sludge June

Here's another installment of Sludge. There are some name changes. Mr. Rogers is now Dr. Bradshaw, Glade is Sludge, Glade's friend Rob is not Hammer and Sludge's nemesis on the fistball field is now Lora instead of Dora.

Any and all comments are appreciated. What works and how can it be made more engaging to middle-grade readers.

Thanks