Marshall Thornton

Marshall Thornton

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Marshall Thornton is an award-winning screenwriter, playwright and author living in Long Beach, California. He has an MFA in screenwriting from UCLA where he won the Carl David Memorial Fellowship for his romantic-comedy, Husband Material, as well as a BA in Creative Writing from California State University at Long Beach. He has had plays produced in both Chicago and Los Angeles. Marshall has published in literary journals and is currently exploring the world of on-line downloadable fiction.

Manner-Man

Manner-Man

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<p>&quot;I am strong, and my flash is bright, And I will defend you and make things all right.&quot; These are the magic words to call upon Manner-Man - a superhero who can help control bullies and teach children ways to be considerate of others. Manner-Man arrives, shouting &quot;To the Rescue&quot;, helping children learn about sharing and warning about not 'hitting with words.' He teaches that if someone starts pushing, just shout out &quot;not nice!&quot; Meet the children who form the Manner-Man team and find out how to join! Manner-Man incorporates messages and characters found within some of Cannon's earlier books - helping children learn how to cope with bullies and look within themselves for their inner superhero! This is the fifth rhyming children's book by this award-winning author whose other bestselling books include Gimme-Jimmy, The Magic Word, Peter and the Whimper-Whineys and Santa's Birthday Gift. Former teacher Sherrill S. Cannon has won a dozen awards for her four previous rhyming books and is also the author of six published and internationally performed plays for elementary school children. She has been called &quot;a modern day Dr.Seuss&quot; - GMTA Review. Publisher's website: http://sbpra.com/SherrillSCannon</p>

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From Sensual Reads...<br /><div><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height:normal;font-size:14px;border-collapse:collapse;"></span><p style="margin-top:15px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:15px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;line-height:13pt;">Set in the 1980s, Nick Nowak, a Chicago private investigator, returns with three stories. In the first story, he is called in to investigate the murder by a young man of his stepfather. The young man is refusing to defend himself or even to talk to his lawyers. In the next story, he is hired to investigate the murder of a porn star while in the third story , he is searching for the only surviving victim of a serial killer. The three stories are tied together with Nick’s struggle with his relationship with Detective Bert Harker. He knows he cares for the man but then his ex, Daniel Laverty returns. Now Nick is faced with choosing between the two men.</p><p style="margin-top:15px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:15px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;line-height:13pt;">Nick has a different way of looking at his life and the relationships he has than most people do. To Nick, sex can mean many things – it can mean only pleasure or it can mean pain or it can mean nothing. Nick searches and struggles for meanings in his encounters and relationships while trying to make a living as a private investigator. To further confuse him he now has two men in his life. Boystown 2 is an intriguing set of tales that takes us into his life and his feelings while at the same time we are on the front line for compelling investigations with disturbing outcomes. Nick has fast become a favorite character and we will all be anxiously awaiting the next set a tales in the life and times of Nick Nowak. Marshall Thornton has a winner with Nick Nowak.</p><br /></div>