The Adventures of Pokey and Sparky: The Trip to Mars - Softcover

Tucker, Jeff

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1478302356 ISBN 13: 9781478302353

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2012

Synopsis

Trip to Mars is the fourth exciting Adventure of Pokey and Sparky.

        In this Long Distance Adventure for the gang, Pokey and Sparky find themselves a long way from home.  A game of Hide and Seek leads to an unexpected "Trip" for Pokey and Sparky. The thrilling events in Trip to Mars set the stage for a new Adventure, Return to Mars!

About this title

From the Author:

Trip to Mars was a HOOT to write, but unlike the other three books I had written, I had no plan in my head for Trip to Mars.

I was going through some memorabilia one day and I came across a book that my darling Ann had given me some time before she died. "Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus", and Ann had given me that book to point out that I was an idiot! She was of course right. I was an idiot, just not willing to admit it.

I looked at the cover, fondly, remembering that day with Ann, and decided that Pokey and Sparky needed to make me feel better and a "Trip to Mars" started flying off my fingers on the keyboard that same day.

I had no idea where the story would lead, I had made no outline or story plan, I just wrote, hoping that I could keep the whole thing together somehow. I get a lot of inspiration from my relationship with God and somehow this book kept coming to me. There was a point where old sci-fi movies came to my memory, men in Black Suits from the movie "Men in Black" happened and I kept writing.

Without giving away the story, let it be said that things usually happen for a reason, and "Trip to Mars" will always mean much more to me than you can imagine. Thanks for giving this "Back Story" a peek, I bet you will enjoy this book whether you are 5 or 65!

About the Author:

     I was born in 1950 in Denver, CO. At age 14, my family moved to Southern California where I graduated from High School and went on to Junior College in Los Angeles.

     In 1970 a career opportunity opened up and I moved to Seattle, WA. I was married in 1972, and I spent the next 30 years in the electronics distribution business.  In 2005 I spent some years ruining a good hobby by turning it into my second career, finish carpentry and woodworking.

     In 2010 I moved to Arizona where I now live at the base of Superstition Mountain in Gold Canyon.  I enjoy the warmth and the southwestern sights I remember visiting as a child.

     I am a Christian and attend Spring of Life Christian Church in Mesa, AZ and give Thanks to God for the blessings of my life, my family, great career and the talents that I have been given, and the blessings I continue to receive every day.

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1478302356
• ISBN 13: 9781478302353
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 64
• Editor: Cassidy Ms. Dale
• Illustrator: Tucker Bryson