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ABOUT ME...
A happily married Christian father of five great children, and a dozen delightful grand-children, I enjoy writing and hope that I improve with each hour that I spend at the keyboard.
Though currently employed with the Federal Government, I'm also a member of the Florida Writers Association and the Society for Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. I'm a former Girl Scout leader, and former counselor with the Florida Children's Home Society.
Having won awards for poetry, I was blessed when not long ago two of my poems were selected to appear in the premier issue of a new literary magazine. Knowing how children love metered rhyme, I've applied whatever poetic skill I may possess to some of my children's books.
Besides writing a "prepper" book called The Pandemic Preparedness Guide which tells how to prepare for deadly viruses and other disasters, I penned Another Chicken Story: The Stranger Danger, picture book for children. Additionally, one of my publishers recently released my first YA Fairy Tale called The Jade Lion, and a novel about a young slave in 19th century Virginia, called The Slave's Diary. I have many other projects that are still in the works, and I hope to have more of my work released soon, starting with an ABC picture book called The ABC's of African American Inventions, meant for children of all ages, their parents, and for educators.
Reviewed by Samantha Dewitt (Rivera) for Readers' Favorite
The life of a boy born into freedom but sold into slavery is one that brings up painful thoughts, dark memories, and more for the man known much of his life as Rastus. Though his life in Africa with his family is all he’s ever known, one mistake while returning from a hunting trip changes his entire life and he finds himself in America, a slave to a rich man. But his life isn’t about to remain as simply being a slave forever, and when he is able to get away everything seems to change. The life of a young man, growing into his adulthood as he struggles to find his place in a new world, is basically what The Slave’s Diary is about, but it’s also about overcoming some of the biggest obstacles in life - to learn forgiveness, compassion, and a desire to always do the right thing, even when it might not be the easy thing to do.
The Slave’s Diary by Kenneth McClelland is a book that I will definitely remember. It told the story of a boy who becomes a slave and did it in a way that was interesting and drew you in. I felt like I was there with him, going through the difficult things he did, and experiencing the dangerous situations as he struggles through his life as a slave, and even his life as a free man. There’s a lot going on in this book and I was amazed at how much I was really drawn into the characters and how they change throughout this story in The Slave’s Diary by Kenneth McClelland.
