“Rite of Passage” is our last book in a Five book series for young boys, and girls. Where you are taken through 35 years of the life of Five teens and their friends of the Grand Apple Valley Adventure Club and Great, Great, Aunt Nellie McKelly, a former MI-5 Agent and Heiress. These stories are reminiscent of the turn of the century 1900’s “Rite of Passage” stories for young teen’s. In our final book of this series, “A Rite of Passage” brings our Grand Apple Valley Adventurers into Adulthood. The Twins run afoul of love smitten girls. A Rave comes to town, A new designer drug kills, and a new teacher isn’t what she or he appears to be. The newest member of the Grand Apple Valley Adventure Club struggles with revenge. Oh, yes, let us not forget, girls are inducted into the Grand Apple Valley Adventure Club. An Edict is given then forgiven. Denny discovers “In a “Rite of Passage” life starts with Birth, to Puberty, to Marriage, and finally Death. The Grand Apple Valley Adventure Club grieve the loss of a member. Gather together to say there final goodbye and remember what life is all about. With those that follow in their footsteps, the cycle starts over and over as the next generation learns the meaning of the a “Rite of Passage.” I Hope you have enjoyed this series. The next series is titled “Johnathan Morgan Burlington School for Boys”, A contemporary fictional story, where a young orphan is sent to a progressive preparatory boarding school at age 10, where in the 8 years he attends, he learns the value of friendship, and overcomes challenges. In this series we have a loving Head Masters and his wife, and owner of the school whose Grandfather founded the school on the principal that Children of wealth needed a progressive school that taught them the value of education and getting a head start in life without the curse of having money. That money isn’t everything and in this school it will get you nowhere fast. By the time you graduate you learn the value of your education and not the value of money or how important your family wealth is in society. Johnathan Morgan lost his parents at age 8, A spinster great Aunt he never knew becomes his Guardian, then places him at Burlington School for Boys. Life at Burlington is difficult for Johnathan, but he soon learns he is not alone and throughout his years at Burlington he becomes a part of a family of boys called Mates, not students, but Mates, where you are equal in all things. Our story starts with Johnathan dealing with some troubled times in his final year at Burlington “The Horrible Troubles”, where he faces a Bully., solves a mystery with his Mates, and saves the school from being closed down by murderous villains. The Horrible Troubles will be released soon. A second book in this serious “The Terrible Troubles” is in its first draft and will soon follow.