Teaser from “Benny and the Bank Robber” #teasertuesday

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along!

I just have to say, now that I have finished “The Grave Artist“, that it was really a great book. I learned a lot about things to change in my own writing from it. And it was interesting and engaging from beginning to end.

Do you know anyone who is a native Italian speaker? I have received an offer to translate “Stand Alone” into Italian. I’d like someone to take a look over the sample translation to make sure it is good, and perhaps to beta-read the entirety once it is translated for any issues. Please let me know if you have any suggestions!

This week my teaser is from “Benny and the Bank Robber” by Mary C. Findley. It is for little bit of a younger crowd than I often read, maybe 9-10 year olds or so. Very good so far. It keeps a fairly light mood, even despite some of the rather grim subject matter.

“Thanking God for the food,” Benny answered.

“You better thank me for the food, Sonny,” snorted Mr. Clancy, “And thank me that you’re even alive. I wish I had the nerve to cut your throat…”

Mary C. Findley, Benny and the Bank Robber

Ten-year-old Benny found the drunken cart driver who caused his father’s death, but he’s got bigger mysteries to solve. A long, sharp knife, a bag of disguises and a savage black stallion don’t reassure Benny about his traveling companion to frontier Missouri. Still, Benny can’t shake the Scripture’s promise that God “will never leave thee nor forsake thee.”