Duck and Cover

Twelve-year-old Andy MacLane worries about the local bully, Jim Smith, who has teased and threatened Andy for years. It’s only a matter of time before Jim’s taunts and threats turn into something far worse. But when Andy starts building model rockets, he becomes convinced that this new hobby will show Jim who’s the smartest, most powerful kid in the neighborhood. Then Jim takes up rocketry, too—and the local “missile race” spirals out of control.

Set during the most dangerous year of the U.S.-Soviet Cold War, Duck and Cover is a thrilling adventure story about war, peace, power, and hope.

Ages 9-13
Montemayor Press, ISBN 0-9674477-8-X