Geoffrey Wells

Never Less (The Pablo and Mindy Mysteries, #1) (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This cross-generational novel about addiction, loyalty and an undying friendship is suitable for the whole family, to be read by both young, and young at heart, and will keep all readers turning the pages.

The day two 12-year-olds stumble across a secret tunnel is the day they start to save their dads. Pablo is a Dreamer kid whose father is one step away from deportation. When self-assured Mindy asks Pablo to help her distract her dad from the grip of opioid addiction, Pablo realizes Mindy's family is keeping a dangerous secret. She too, has a father to save.

The old farmer who mentors them warns them away from the derelict mill and tunnel used during Prohibition but is now being used to smuggle pills into the community. Will the two fearless 12-year-olds risk their families and future in their attempt to sabotage the flow of street drugs?

Young readers will see how they can solve tough grown-up problems by relying on their true friends more and more . . . never less.

Never Less is a timely and empowering story to help middle graders and their parents learn about the complexities of the opioid/fentanyl crisis in an adventurous, relatable, and safe way.

"Loved it! This would be a wonderful book to read aloud as a family and could lead to good discussions . . . Never Less offers just the right amount of suspense and mystery for young readers and a satisfactory conclusion that shows a model of a family walking through a dark time." -Jill Stanish, Reedsy Discovery reviewer "This is not just a story about addiction, but a story about two teens who care so much about their fathers that they are willing to do anything to keep them safe. Pablo and Mindy are wise beyond their years, and their tenacity and big hearts showcase the importance of family, biological or chosen." -Lindsay Larris, MSW, LCSW, LCADC, licensed therapist and alcohol and drug counselor

"Never Less deals with a difficult and highly-charged subject in a thoughtful way. Author Geoffrey Wells has taken great care to craft an empathetic novel that will spark important conversations with middle school students." -Jeannie Moon - Librarian and USA Today bestselling author of adult fiction.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Ice Wine Productions, Inc.
• Altersempfehlung: ab 9 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Oktober 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798986383620
• Artikelnr.: 65651241

Autorenporträt

Geoffrey Wells is the author of three stand-alone novels on freedom, now a series entitled, The Trilogy for Freedom.

In his latest eco-thriller/romantic suspense, *The Drowning Bay*, based on a water crisis and climate change, published in 2021, Wells looks at what the responsibility of freedom means and how it might lead to finding a belonging in a lost ecosystem.

Inspired by his ascent of Kilimanjaro in 2003 and horrified by the devastation of elephants, he published, *Atone for the Ivory Cloud*, in 2016. Wells writes about how respect for all life liberates us.

*A Fado for the River*, published in 2011, is based on his experience in Mozambique one year before the Portuguese revolution spilled into the colony, Wells explores the quest for personal freedom, which grew out of a nation struggling for its liberation.

Wells started writing fiction after a career in IT, rising to VP and CIO at two major broadcasting companies.

Concurrent with his corporate life, he wrote and produced an award-winning animated film, The Shadow of Doubt, directed by his wife, Cynthia Wells, an animator and painter. The film showed in 27 film festivals and won 5 awards.

In 2015 he edited, designed and published the award-winning children's book, Moonglow written by Peggy Dickerson and illustrated by Cynthia Wells.

He lives on the North Fork of Long Island where he participates in triathlons and swims the open water with his wife and their dog, Luciano.