Description

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Book Two of this collection offers a variety of topics to capture your imagination, bring a chuckle to your heart and Goosebumps to your soul. Carolee has written her works to accommodate all age groups. The titles for this book of Short Stories include: Close to the Heart, Time to Grow Up, A Bushel and a Peck, Gotcha, Beyond Hope is a Smile, Acceptance, Brain Drain and Love from a Neighbor is Better than Cookies. Children's books by Carolee are: Goodie RudeShoes: Series One, Age 5 to 100. Billy BitterBetter: Series Two, Age 5 to 100. Granny NeatFreak: Age 4 to 100. The Mouse House: Age 4 to 100. That Secret Part of Me: Age 3 to 100. Carolee has handcrafted three of her children's books to pair with an unique concept, Adult Fairy Tales. They are, Granny NeatFreak, Goodie RudeShoes and Billy BitterBetter. This unusual concept provides the buyer with the perfect gift, especially for the person who has everything. Whether read alone or to a child, the illustrations will bring delight with a smile and a giggle to both young and old alike, offering the opportunity to share simple values that have been forgotten with the passage of time. Other works by Carolee are: From Silly to Sinister: Short Stories for teens through mature adults. Books One and Two. Navigating the Potholes of Life, fiction for the teens through mature adults, humor, drama and adventure for teens and adults. A Reason to Dream. A drama based on a true story for teens through mature adults. Three versions of The Graduation: The Graduation, a stand-alone novel for teens through mature adults. The Graduation with Study Guide for parents with teens, teens and adults. The Graduation Study Guide for one who prefers a separate copy of the guide. With God in Mind: thought provoking prose and prayers for teens and adult. http: //books2ckids.com All are available on Amazon's Kindle as an ebook. Thank you for your interest in my work.

About the Author

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Stepping out of her safety zone, Carolee went to college at age thirty-six to obtain a baccalaureate degree in nursing, graduating magna cum laude. Mentored by a college professor and his wife, she set her sights to obtain her degree in four years while she raised her five children. Her mentors' favorite distraction during that period sounded something like this, "keep your eyes on the end of the tunnel." The light slowly got brighter as Carolee approached graduation and she grew in understanding and self-worth. Her nursing career awarded her many opportunities to broaden her horizons as she worked on a surgical floor, lectured for the hospital's Wellness Program, became a Director of Nursing, Director of In-service and an Infection Control Practitioner. However, the inherited entrepreneurial blood ran deep in her heart and she left nursing and opened Carolee Realty Group to continue to serve the needs of others. After nine years of success, her husband was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease (ALS). Unable to meet the demands of her career and be a full-time caregiver, she closed her brokerage and began to paint her watercolor illustrations and handcrafted her works. After her husband passed, she decided to travel at age sixty- eight. She purchased a thirty-two foot motor home and towed her car thirty-five thousand miles cross-country to promote her work. Her grown children gasped, "You're going to do what?" The voyage turned into the comedy of a lifetime, meeting only one turkey and thousands of eagles. Other than writing, her interests at age eighty-two are family happenings, singing (when no one is listening), playing the piano, reading, occasional computer games, gardening and walking. Her strength of character and her belief in God are evident throughout all of her manuscripts. All of Carolee's books are handcrafted by her, cover to cover, including the watercolor illustrations use without exception. They were truly a work of love. Thank you for your interest.