Literary Classics International Book Awards, Rapid City, South Dakota announced The King of Average as a double GOLD award winner. It has been awarded two gold medals for Preteen and Middle Grade fiction. Children’s Literary Classics, an organization dedicated to furthering excellence in children’s literature, takes great pride in its role to help...
Read MoreMy own personal story was about surviving abuse by parents who struggled with mental illness and the cycle of their own abuse and the precarious way they clung to economic stability in the 1950s and 60s. It shaped my life and guided me toward entertainment and teaching. I feel proud that I’ve managed to marry both those goals in my book, The King of Average....
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Los Angeles Herald Examiner – early edition: May 18, 1985 Beverly Hills, California
Three armed men robbed exclusive Peter DeMeo Jewelers yesterday, walking off with an estimated 20 million dollars in jewelry. The brazen 5pm heist is the largest robbery on record for Beverly Hills.
Police are reviewing videotape and interviewing staff in an effort to identify the thieves. No one was hurt during the robbery.
Management says the store will remain closed until a full inventory is completed.
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Is The Donald King of Accusia? Parallels with my book and why you can’t vote for a King. Our Onerous Choice for President. I’ve been watching with growing horror and rage the rise of Donald Trump who bears a striking resemblance to a character in my book, The King of Average. My hero, a boy who aspires to be the most average person who ever lived, encounters another...
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