Based On The...

by Everett Robert

Four classic stories told in a unique and exciting way forms the basis of this collection featuring duets and monodramas. Join two women, reunited years after their HS graduation, and examine the changes in their lives for the better and the worst in "The Reunion" based on the classic poem "A Ruined Maid" by Thomas Hardy. Meet Kid Blink, a union leader who led one of the most successful and infamous strikes in history, all at the age of 13, in "Blink" based on the true story of the 1899 Newsboys Strike. Based on "Lot 249" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, "The Mysterious Case of Lot 249" is the story of a detective, on the trail of a mysterious killer, who doggedly interrogates a witness, who knows more then he's telling. Finally, a young teenager tells the story of her unexpected pregnancy in "Miriam and Isa" based on the Biblical story.

62 pages, Paperback

First published February 5, 2014

About the author

Hailed as “one of our best new children’s authors” by Heartland Play Publishers, Everett Robert is an award winning author, playwright, actor, and director with over 20 years of experience.

A Kansas native, he graduated from Colby Community College and Fort Hays State University with degrees in Radio and Television Communications, English with a Drama Emphasis, English Education. Everett is a member of the Dramatists Guild of America, The Playwright’s Center, The Kansas Writer’s Association, and the Oklahoma Writer’s Federation.

Everett’s plays have been performed by several schools and theaters across the United States including The Nugget Fringe Festival in Grass Valley, CA, EMU Theater in Lawrence, KS, Fancy Pants Theater in Kalamazoo, MI, Spokane Stage Left in Spokane, WA, Page One Studios in Roswell, GA, Cambria-Frieland High School in Cambria, WI, Mind The Gap Theater in New York City, NY, Dalton Gang Hideout, Meade, KS, Hill City Children's Theater, Hill City, KS, Stamford Home School Association, North Adams, MA.

Published Works include: Allie In Wonderland (Heartland Play Publishers, 2012), The Absolutely True Story of Tom Sawyer As Told By Becky Thatcher (Heartland Play Publishers, 2013), and winner of The Greatest Western Never Told included in the Cactus Country III Anthology (High Hill Press, 2013). Awards include: First place 2011 KWA Prose and Poetry Contest (first chapter), 4th place (4th place? I thought it was 3rd) 2011 KWA Prose and Poetry Contest (Adult Short Fiction), 3rd place 2011 Solomon Valley/Highway 24 Call For Voices (Adult Short fiction), 2nd Place Oklahoma Writer’s Federation 2011 Contest (Western Novel).