Readers Favorite Awards Purple Phantoms a 5-Star Book Review!

Readers Favorite Awards Purple Phantoms a 5-Star Book Review!

Reviewed By Tammy Ruggles for Readers’ Favorite

Purple Phantoms, by Julius Thompson, is an exceptionally entertaining sports novel with a touch of mystery and the supernatural. What can the coach of losing Rockwell High School do to pull his team out of a 30-game defeat? Coach Larry Jones was once a super successful coach, but now he feels pressure from the principal to turn it around so he can impress the Board of Education. The answer may lie in the supernatural mystery of The Phantoms, five ghosts of young basketball players that passed away prematurely, now returning to take up residence inside five living basketball players. Will this help the starters to move to the State Championship? Could it even help the players to mature in their lives? The ghosts don't just show up just to play good basketball. They have a higher mission - to rescue someone in trouble - even though some of the ghosts weren't the best of people and are given another chance. The community is a character in itself, divided and broken. What effect could ghosts possibly have on it? Something else is on the Phantoms' agenda, and that is to claim a sixth player for their sky games.

You don't have to be a basketball player or sports fan to love this novel, but it will definitely satisfy these two groups. The premise is intriguing and interesting: a standout among other sports novels on shelves and devices today. I like the novel's personal feel, which allows you to really get inside the characters' mindsets and emotions. You'll connect with the coach, the players, and find them realistic, with human strengths and weaknesses. Parts of this novel are very moving and poignant, and the writing is emotional and tough at times. This would be a good selection for classrooms and book clubs, and would definitely make a good movie. If you like unpredictable stories, and those with a lot of heart and a good message, Purple Phantoms by Julius Thompson is one you don't want to pass up.

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The 20th Anniversary Edition of A Brownstone in Brooklyn is now published!

The 20^th Anniversary Edition of A Brownstone in Brooklyn is now published through Ingramspark!

         A Brownstone in Brooklyn was published September 2001, a few days before 911 in New York, and never had a chance get traction. Yet it has sold steadily and gained in popularity. It is in the Atlanta Public Library, Dekalb Public Library, Chicago Public Library and many other library systems across the country. In 2018, it was on the shelves of Barnes & Nobles stores as well as many independent book stores. It was also on the shelves of Borders before the chain closed.

Before the Pandemic, I had a July 2021 date scheduled for an event at Brooklyn Borough Hall in Brooklyn, New York to celebrate the Anniversary. I worked a year on the event, but Covid-19 destroyed that effort. It seems like something is always getting in the way of the pushing A Brownstone in Brooklyn to the next level.

 I am hopeful of celebrating with some of you in Brooklyn in 2022 the success of this book that was celebrated by the national renowned author Terry Kay: "This is a bold, heart-felt work, certainly worthy of those who are fortunate enough to discover it in their quest for both interest and pleasure in their reading."

Terry Kay recently published the novel, The Valley of Light. His first novel, "The Year the Lights Came on", was published in 1976. He also wrote "To Dance With the White Dog" and "Taking Lottie Home". Kay has agreed to write the television screenplay and co-produce an adaptation of "The Valley Of Light" for the Hallmark Hall of Fame. Two other Kay novels----"To Dance With the White Dog" and "The Runaway"----have been Hallmark Hall of Fame movies.

From A Brownstone in Brooklyn, the Character Sister Love was on the B52 Bus heading to work when she saw kids playing on the Gates Avenue sidewalk. She thinks about how life shifts on a dime: "The most special times in a person's life are not meant to last forever. They're like bubbles rising from a plastic ring dipped into a soapy solution. The soap bubbles rise, with the sun flashing brilliant colors, then bursts into a showery memory mist.”

Hopefully, A Brownstone in Brooklyn will get that long anticipated recognition on its 20th Anniversary!

                A Brownstone in Brooklyn is now available through Amazon.Com, Barnes & Nobles and other retailers.

 

Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/108798016X/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tpbk_p1_i0

Barnes & Nobles:

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/brownstone-in-brooklyn-julius-thompson/1100560908

 

 

20th Anniversary Publication of A Brownstone In Brooklyhn

20th Anniversary Publication of A Brownstone In Brooklyhn: The 20th Anniversary publication of A Brownstone in Brooklyn: http://www.abrownstoneinbrooklyn.com/