My Brothers

In this sequel to Jackie, Luther and I, Danny and his brother, Gary travel to 1883 British Columbia aboard a magical rickshaw and experience adventure among the Chinese railway workers.

Rick Desclouds has been working at his dream job, teaching and coaching at Glashan School (Ottawa) for 35 years. His commitment to the Global Village of Glashan has involved the development of many multicultural and human rights units. He has also written, produced and directed a trilogy of award-winning Black History plays. In 2004, he was an honoured recipient of the Capital Educators Award. He has won countless other community awards, including the John Graves Simcoe legacy award, for encouraging the teaching of Black History and the Every Child is Sacred ceremonial plate for his commitment to youth in the Ottawa region. In sports, Rick has been a successful coach winning over 100 board titles in nine different sports, including 31 board championships in volleyball and another 12 in basketball. He has won five provincial Little League baseball championships coaching for Pinecrest Little League; he is also the proud coach of the 16-time provincial champion Glashan Spikers volleyball team. In 1989, Rick was the proud winner of the ACT Sportsman of the year award for the Ottawa area. In the year 2000, the Ottawa Citizen named Rick as one of the top 100 sports figures of the 20th Century in the Ottawa region. Rick lives in Stittsville, Onatrio with his two sons, Danny and Dwane.