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Martha Rodriguez

Martha Rodriguez

About

I am a wife and mom to the real Joey, Danny and Jacqui who appear in my first self-published picture book, A Reel Cool Summer.  I have written two other books that are available for the Kindle:

Smell My Feet! 10 Seriously Silly and Sweet Short Stories for Squirts

What About Barnaby? A Gumshoe Crew Mystery

I am a supporter of literacy initiatives and have been an Adult Literacy Tutor as well as a member of the Board of Directors of the literacy program in my community.

Size Zero (Visage Book 1)

Size Zero (Visage Book 1)

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<p style="margin:0px 0px 14px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><strong>&quot;A somber, disturbing mystery fused with a scathing look at the fashion industry. </strong><strong>Mangin writes in a confident, razor-edged style.&quot;</strong><strong> - Kirkus Reviews</strong></p><p style="margin:-4px 0px 14px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><strong>Condom dresses and space helmets have debuted on fashion runways.</strong></p><p style="margin:-4px 0px 14px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;">A dead body becomes the trend when a coat made of human skin saunters down fashion's biggest stage. The body is identified as Annabelle Leigh, the teenager who famously disappeared over a decade ago from her boyfriend's New York City mansion.</p><p style="margin:-4px 0px 14px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;">This new evidence casts suspicion back on the former boyfriend, Cecil LeClaire. Now a monk, he is forced to return to his dark and absurd childhood home to clear his name. He teams up with Ava Germaine, a renegade ex-model. And together, they investigate the depraved and lawless modeling industry behind Cecil's family fortune.</p><p style="margin:-4px 0px 14px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;">They find erotic canes, pet rats living in crystal castles, and dresses made of crushed butterfly wings. But Cecil finds more truth in the luxury goods than in the people themselves. Everyone he meets seems to be wearing a person-suit. Terrified of showing their true selves, the glitterati put on flamboyant public personas to make money and friends. Can Cecil find truth in a world built on lies?</p><p style="margin:-4px 0px 0px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><strong>In high fashion modeling, selling bodies is organized crime.</strong></p>

Story Behind The Book

Media Links

Author Showcase (The Children's Book Review

🔗 http://www.thechildrensbookreview.com/weblog/2011/07/author-showcase-a-reel-cool-summer.html

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Ahgoo Review

🔗 http://ahgooreview.com/2011/07/391/

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Janette Fuller

🔗 http://janettefuller.blogspot.com/2011/08/book-review-reel-cool-summer.html

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Amazon Reviews

🔗 http://www.amazon.com/Reel-Cool-Summer-Martha-Rodriguez/product-reviews/0615490980/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?tag=freado0c-20&ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1

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GoodReads Reviews

🔗 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12062453-a-reel-cool-summer#other_reviews

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Reader Views Kids

🔗 http://www.readerviewskids.com/ReviewRodriguezAReelCoolSummer.html

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Positive Parental Participation Blog

🔗 http://viviankirkfield.wordpress.com/2011/09/05/a-reel-cool-summer-is-a-really-cool-book-for-kids/

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Another Cup of Coffee

🔗 http://begojohnson.com/2011/09/06/its-still-a-reel-cool-summer-around-here/

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JacketFlap

🔗 http://www.jacketflap.com/discussiontopic.asp?discuss=45752&member=onyx95

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Review the Book

🔗 http://reviewthebook.com/index.php/book/view/889/A-Reel-Cool-Summer.html

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Readers Favorite

🔗 http://readersfavorite.com/review/4751

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Reviews

<p>Leanne McGinty, Ahgoo Review<br />&quot;What could be more original than a story about princesses, pirates and aliens? Very <a href="http://ahgooreview.com/2011/07/pigs-nosy-crow-summer-price/"><font color="#d00000">little</font></a>, which is why I ranked this as a 4 [out of 5]. It was a love recap of a day in the life of children and I think children <a href="http://ahgooreview.com/2011/07/babies/"><font color="#d00000">everywhere</font></a> will relate to this <a href="http://ahgooreview.com/2011/07/lemonman/"><font color="#d00000">book</font></a>.&quot;<br /><br />Janette Fuller, JanetteFuller.com<br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;">&quot;I really like the theme of this book. Children should be encouraged to use their imaginations and explore creative outlets.&quot;</span></p>