Mother-Son Writing Team Offer $100 Cash For Book

Adirondack Nightmare: A Spooky Tale in the North Country is a short ghost story chapter book aimed at "middle readers" (second or third grade through fifth or sixth grade). It's popularity stems from a strong sense of place, original Adirondack recipes and factoids. The author and illustrator are now offering a $100 prize for their book. More information can be found at www.rebeccaleonard.com

Plattsburgh, NY (PRWEB) June 11, 2007 -- This Adirondack adventure was created by two lifelong area residents: Rebecca Leonard, owner of Under One Roof Video stores in Plattsburgh and Morrisonville, and her son Nick, a sophomore in high school, who illustrated the cover and interior as a college project.

This $100 book promotion is just one more tool the writing team is using to get the word out about their book. Fresh off the presses, the book has been well-received in area gift shops, museums, and also in school and library presentations, where Rebecca Leonard urges students to follow their dreams, do what they can, and not let put-downs get in their way - just as she became first a successful business owner and then an author, even after being ridiculed all through her childhood.

The book is available online, in retail stores and on www.rebeccaleonard.com

Extensively researched, the book includes a full bibliography of both books and on line reference sources. It also includes three authentic Adirondack recipes: for maple sugar cookies, michigan sauce (the m is not capitalized, really), and candied apples, as well as bits of folklore ranging from a description of the sound of a loon to an actual pattern to make a paper helicopter seed.

Note to Journalists: Rebecca Leonard is available for interviews. Full text of this release and other materials on a CD-ROM is available. Permission granted to quote and/or reprint any of the material on this release and/or the CD-ROM.

Note to School Personnel, Librarians, Museum Directors: Rebecca and Nick Leonard are available for their popular book presentation. The theme is to "follow your dream". Contact Rebecca at her web site, email her or call her office.

Adirondack Nightmare: A Spooky Tale in the North Country
Author: Rebecca Leonard
Illustrator/Cover Designer: Nick Leonard
Cover Photograph: John Mitchell, Silver Lining Photography & Video
Publisher: Leonard Enterprises, Inc.
ISBN: 9781934383148
$9.95

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