The Neophyte Writer Presents A New Author Who Teaches Kids To Follow Their Dreams.

June 2, 2012 - PRLog -- SIKESTON,MO – Junior Dragster Dreams by C. J. Carter teaches young readers how to overcome bullies and follow their dreams.

Sam is not the happiest kid on the block. He barely remembers his father who was killed in Iraq when  was just four years old. He is small for his age and he is constantly bullied by Truman at school. On the bright side of things he does have his best friend Chloe and his puppy Banjo to rely on. As a matter of fact, it's those two friends who are by Sam's side when he takes his last retaliation attempt at Truman just a little too far. It's so bad, Sam, Chloe and Banjo have to make a getaway to Sam's grandparents home, to hide from Truman and his Dad, and the Sheriff.

Now that Sam's grandparents are involved, they put Sam and Truman together for the weekend on a project. The two boys are forced to get along and work together to get an old car running again in grandpa's barn. The two boys find that they have a lot in common when it comes to cars. Things really get ramped up when the boys discover the dragster race track and that kids can drive them too. Sam learns that cars were his fathers passion. This secret had been kept from him because his mother did not want him to follow in the dangerous footsteps of his father and the world of drag racing. How will Sam convince his mother to allow him to compete in the junior dragster races?

About the Author
C.J. Carter, a journalist, is a native of Sikeston, Mo. She is an alumnus of the University of Missouri School of Journalism.  In 1978, she was a founding staff member of Atlanta Business Chronicle where she worked for 18 years, serving as editor of the Chronicle and seven Chronicle special publications.

Carter is author of the 125-year history of Saint Joseph’s Hospital of Atlanta. She was an on-air reporter in Atlanta for WXIA-TV’s Noonday show for two years. She was editor of It’s For You: Thirty-One Years of Our Life on the Georgia Tech Campus, a book produced in conjunction with the Georgia Tech Foundation.