Our Adventure Book: Matt’s Unforgettable Summer in Texas

Houston, TX – WEBWIRE – Monday, August 19, 2024

“Trouble in Texas, A Summer Adventure”

Winner of multiple prestigious awards, including the 2022 CPA EVVY Silver Winner Award for Young Adult literature and recognition at the Amelia Island Book Festival, Mary Nolan Brown has also been featured in the Islands Closeup section of the Savannah Morning News. Her accomplishments highlight her talent and commitment to storytelling. Her new release “Trouble in Texas” promises to captivate readers and leave them in awe with its gripping narrative and vivid storytelling.

Instead of watching the Chicago White Sox play at Comiskey Park as he had planned, Matthew Morrison finds himself in the middle of a summer he had never expected. It is 1944, and Matt is in Omaha, Texas, with his grandparents.

To Matt, this feels like the end of the world. How can a tiny town in the middle of nowhere compete with the thrills of Chicago and the roar of the baseball crowds? Omaha comes across to him as boring and unbearably hot. But just when he thinks this is going to be a lost summer, he meets Joshua.

Joshua, a local boy with a quick wit and boundless energy, who could ride Matt’s grandpa’s mule without a saddle, helps turn the summer into a genuine adventure far beyond anything Matt could have imagined. The boys ride peacefully through the wooded countryside and fish in the winding creeks.

Matt is beginning to think summer in Omaha is going to be too peaceful, when suddenly, their days are filled with escapades he couldn’t have imagined in his wildest dreams. Matt and Joshua find themselves confronting two notorious trouble-making local brothers. Then there is the day the Texas Rangers come to see Grandpa. When a fierce tornado roars through the area, Matt’s courage and resourcefulness are put to the ultimate test. And then, the rustlers steal Grandpa’s mules, adding a dash of danger to their already thrilling summer.

The characters Matt encounters add even more excitement to his adventures. Two loyal dogs are always close by and a belligerent rooster named Roscoe never misses a chance to stir up trouble. An encounter with a rabid fox keeps everyone on edge. The buzz around town is all about the upcoming Watermelon Festival at nearby Naples, Texas, promising fun and festivities that Matt can’t wait to experience.

As the summer days pass, Matt’s attitude changes. Now he understands that although everyone is excited about the game of baseball, he himself had rather been exploring the Texas countryside. The friendships he makes, the difficulties they go through and the journey to new places make this summer a memorable one for him.

When the summer of 1944 comes to an end and Matt returns to Chicago, he realizes that those few months in Texas held some of the most exciting experiences he had ever had in his life. Thanks to the opportunity to get out of the city for a while, he had learned to see the world and the people in it in a new way.

Highlights:

Unexpected Summer: Summer of 1944 finds Matt leaving noisy city life behind to join his grandparents in the quiet country town of Omaha, Texas. Instead of a boring exile, it becomes an adventure of unforgettable experiences.
New Friendships: Matt meets Joshua, a local boy who knows the countryside and can ride a mule bareback. Together they discover how the countryside holds a treasure trove of exciting experiences that can be captured and documented in this adventure book.
Thrilling Escapades: Matt finds himself being chased by some men who are involved with local boys who are up to no good. The excitement grows as a tornado sweeps through Omaha followed by the arrival of the Texas Rangers who are looking for rustlers. Matt’s summer seems to have turned into a fantasy of a boy’s choose-your-own daily adventure.
Delightful Characters: In addition to Joshua, other local boys, and the adults involved, the cast of characters includes six mules; two dogs who decide it is their job to keep an eye on this city boy; a trouble-maker rooster named Roscoe; and a rabid fox. Each plays a part in this fast-moving telling of actual events.
Life Lessons and New Perspective: From the beginning of the narrative, until Matt’s summer draws to a close, the reader witnesses an evolution of values. Matt transforms from a citified child with a sophisticated dream to a boy satisfied with the country’s simplicity. At the end of the season, the reader and Matt discover that a summer in northeast Texas is much more exciting than the summer he had imagined. Join Matt and step into the book where summer adventures await.

Buy the book at: Amazon
ASIN: 978-1958475355
“Trouble in Texas: A Summer Adventure”
Author: Mary Nolan Brown
Publisher: Prominent Books LLC
Published Date: February 1, 2024
Book Genre: Historical Fiction, Action, Adventure, Fiction, Literature, Coming-of Age, General fiction

About the Author

Mary Nolan Brown has been an avid western fan since she was in middle school. Basing this charming tale on incidents from her husband’s Texas childhood, she has given us a summer experience that will long be remembered. It will leave you anxious to see what her next book will introduce us to.

The current book tells the tale of the summer adventure a city boy has when he explores the Texas countryside, learns survival skills, confronts rustlers, and makes friends while spending the summer with his grandparents. The author knows how to turn her narrative into an exciting tale making the past very “alive” and interesting to anyone who opens the book. This nostalgic adventure tale of a Texas summer takes the reader back to a simpler time.