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Don't Shoot!
We Come in Peace
Sheriff Mac, war veteran, must put his love interest on hold when KORN radio station is attacked by a UFO. Believers flock to the Lake to witness the next UFO attack. The media frenzy grows when Bigfoot is seen near the attack site. Can Mac solve the UFO and Bigfoot mysteries in time to save his relationship with Faith? Plot twists with a farcical Hollywood climax.
This is political satire which features a large cast of lovable hillbilly characters in the vein of Al Capp’s L’il Abner comic strip. There’s the beautiful Faith, Mac’s gorgeous yet innocent love interest; capitalist and Hillbilly Opry star, Slim Carter; Harry and Dottie, proprietors of Sizzerbill’s; gigantic moonshiner, Bubba; Moonbeam, the crowd-pleasing loveable pig; and Elvis, Mac’s hound dog. The dialog is packed with hillbillyisms which will make you smile like a cat eating cockleburs. There is also a large cast of reporters, professors, politicians, and Hollywood actors.
Get your copy today. If you enjoyed “Animal Farm” by George Orwell, you’ll love this lampoon about hillbillies, UFOs, Bigfoot, and the media.
Scouts & Scalawags
Growing Up in the City of Saints
Boomer Magic! Reading Scouts & Scalawags Growing Up in the City of Saints is like eating a slice of pumpkin pie topped with a dollop of Reddi-wip. It's comfort food for your soul.
If you love American Graffiti and Tom Sawyer, you’ll love these books about growing up in 1963. Read about going to school, and camping out at the Boy Scout Jamboree, Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas. Buy both books in the Growing Up in the City of Saints series today and give them as a gift to your parents, friends or yourself.
All of the happy feelings of snipe hunting, trick or treating, and his class’s Christmas play can’t get Mickey and his friends past the fact President Kennedy gets assassinated and Mickey’s brother, Joey, gets gravely ill and hospitalized. Buy both books in the series today. You won’t miss one story about Mickey and his friends growing up in the city of saints. These books make a great gift, buy them today.
These laugh out loud stories tell heart-warming tales about boys who are expected to act like saints. This humorous historical fiction helps you reminisce about a simpler time when love was given unconditionally and trust had to be earned. This book has the same cast of characters as Heroes & Hooligans. The books describe the people, their clothes, the games they played, and the food they ate in vivid detail. You will keep guessing what happens next as you see yourself and your friends in this book.
Ganahl writes stories like Mark Twain, Jean Shepherd, Bill Bryson, Wally Lamb and Laura Ingalls-Wilder. You will enjoy this book as you learn about or remember what it was like being a kid in the 1960s.
Let's meet some of his memorable characters.
Mickey is the 10-year-old main character and narrator. He’s at that awkward age. He's growing up in 1963 and wonders if Santa is real or make believe. He wants to believe in Santa but none of his friends do. His belief in God will be tested when President Kennedy is killed and his older brother and best friend, Joey, becomes gravely ill.
Mr. Hunter is Mickey’s scoutmaster, and he looks like a Norman Rockwell character sitting around the campfire. He and Mr. Manhattan, the assistant scoutmaster enjoy taking the boys camping and teaching them to be prepared and self-reliant.
Miss Kann is the newest, youngest and prettiest teacher in school, and Mickey gets to be in her fifth-grade class. She organizes the class Christmas play which becomes bedlam when the first graders attend.
Heroes & Hooligans
Growing up in the City of Saints
Boomer Magic!
Reading this book is like eating a bowl of mashed potatoes and gravy. It's comfort food for your soul. If you loved American Graffiti and Tom Sawyer, you’ll love these books about growing up in 1963. Reminisce about the good ol’ days when kids didn't have helicopter parents, TVs were black and white, and only stores had air conditioning. Buy both books in the Growing Up in the City of Saints series today.
You’ll feel Mickey’s fear when he’s chased by bullies, and his envy when he sees the cool greasers driving their hot rods and motorcycles. This coming-of-age humorous story will help you remember the exhilaration you felt when your parents didn’t know what you were doing with your friends at the creek, in the sewers, and after dark. These two City of Saints books make a great gift set for your parents or friends.
Laugh out loud stories tell heart-warming tales about boys who are expected to act like saints. They describe the people, their clothes, the games they played, and the food they ate in vivid detail. The boys are always being chased by hooligans who want to take their money. They have adventures in school and on camp outs in their backyard. They get dirty crawling in sewers, running along creeks, and playing baseball. You will keep guessing what happens next as you see yourself and your friends in this book.
Let's meet some of the memorable characters in these books.
Mickey is the 10-year-old main character. He's growing up in 1963, a year of change. It's impossible to keep his parents and the nuns happy while he avoids getting beat up by the hooligans bullying him and his friends. He and his buddies love to play baseball while they run the streets looking for adventure.
"Streak has blonde wavy hair and stands six feet tall and ramrod straight. His muscles bulge out of the black sleeveless t-shirt he wears with skintight blue jeans, wide black belt with a big silver buckle, and black motorcycle boots with silver chains across the tops. Streak oozes cool."
"Sister Henry doesn't tell us what to do. She is shepherding us with silent, subtle commando orders like slightly nodding her head, narrowing her eyes, or cocking and twisting her head. All of her commands are accompanied by her unspoken threat, "Do what I'm telling you or there will be swift punishment."
"Stubby is the funniest kid. He is short and as round a playground ball. He is the spitting image of 'Curly' of the Three Stooges, and he can imitate every facial expression, sound effect, joke and gimmick Curly ever used. He doesn't stop clowning around until somebody wets his pants."
What Amazon readers say about Heroes & Hooligans: 4.9/5 Stars
“I loved this book! It takes place in my hometown, a suburb of St. Louis in the 1960's. I recognize so many of the locations, but no matter where you grew up, if you were a child in the 50's, 60s or 70s, you will see yourself in Mickey or his friends. The book brings back all the memories of a childhood in the Midwest. We had the wonderful opportunity to meet the author and exchange some stories. Buy this book, or his follow up book, Scouts and Scalawags. Better yet, buy both!” Susan McKnight
“This is a good book and quick read leaving you with wanting more. A bunch of us that also grew up in the Saints are reading this book. Although we are a few years older than when this takes place, the experiences are the same. The places are familiar to all of us and takes us back to a time of innocence. Just being a kid back then was the greatest! Reflecting on some of the things we did, and were done in the book, it’s a wonder that we are still alive or not seriously maimed. But, I believe that we just lived an adventurous life, learned, and matured and this molded us as adults. I have ordered the sequel.” William T. Brown
“I loved this book! It is the most enjoyable book that I’ve read in years. The character development was so well done that you really care about each character in the story. I’d recommend this book to everyone whether you grew up in the Midwest or not.” Tina Odo