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I am still having formatting issues. In fact, it's getting worse! Please hang in there with me. I have someone working on
it. Meanwhile, a picture of my new novel is somewhere below--if I'm lucky!
I write in several genres, and I am not
a formula writer. To help you find the book you'll enjoy the most, I'm breaking my books into categories: Short stories, novels,
novellas, my Turtle Trilogy, romances, and children's. Hope this helps! Almost all my books are in paperback and Kindle. I
am honored that my books have been chosen by Worldreader* (Books for all!)to be shared with readers the world over. Thanks
for stopping by! Janelle
*Worldreader is a world-wide literacy project sponsored by Amazon, The Bill and Melinda Gates
Foundation, Microsoft, and others.
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Booking video and info for Geronimo, Life on the Reservation.
Geronimo, Life on the Reservation, a one-man live show that I wrote, is going to be at the Western Legends Roundup in Kanab,
Utah August 25 & 26th, 2017. Note:THE SHOW'S PERFORMANCES WERE A GREAT SUCCESS! We both love Kanab, Utah!
Santa
Monica Playhouse
April 6 & 7
Hello! Santa Monica!
Geronimo, Life on the Reservation
is coming your way.
Don't miss it!
TICKETS for Rudy's Geronimo, Life 0n the Reservation shows: Box Office: 310-394-9779 ext. 1
2 shows:
APRIL 6 & 7. 8:00 P. M. $20.00
Discount tickets 4 students, teachers, seniors, military, & groups of 8 or more:
$15.00
Santa Monica area friends, please share!
Geronimo: "All of this could have been avoided if
the white
man had just stayed home..."
Humor/Historical Entertainment
Coming up, hopefully for Christmas: A One-way Cruise to Africa. A NA (New Adult) novel about danger on the Internet. Suspense/Romance.
Kindle. Note: New Adult is a designation of literature suitable for age groups who have outgrown Young Adult (YA). Cruise
is finished and is awaiting a cover design!
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2013 Honorable Mention at the Great Northwest Book Festival!
"In sparkling prose, author Janelle Meraz Hooper
relates the tale of a plucky group of seniors who endure poverty with humor and aplomb. " Raul Ramos y Sanchez
The
Slum Resort
Janelle Meraz Hooper
Back cover
Maggie, close to retirement, has lost her home and almost everything
else because of an alcoholic husband and a reckless son. She lands in Mountain High Resort, the only place she can afford.
She quickly dubs the collection of old campers and trailers that nestle next to a pristine lake The Slum Resort. She finds
lots of company in others who have also worked hard all of their lives and have lost everything due to a fatal financial misstep
at the last minute. Her list of friends is short: Stella, a former librarian; E-Z, who lost everything when he and his fellow
employees tried to save their failing airline; Henry, a mysterious tenant who showed up in the middle of the night; and Breaking
News, an Indian from a coastal reservation who works with urban Indians and makes jewelry on the side. Until the very end
the isolated group thinks their main enemy is Rodella, the cigar-smoking resort manager, who sells stale-dated hamburger at
the little store. They have no idea their troubles are just beginning. A big-hearted novella about senior poverty
on Kindle,
$2.99 USD. New Adult & up, humor/suspense. Kindle only.
Note: The Coastal Native American named Breaking News was
the original name of the character. It is not related to the Breaking News banners on television news lately!
Note: The Coastal Native American named Breaking News was named when the book first came out. It is not related to the Breaking
News banners on the television news lately!
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A COUPLE OF ROMANCES...
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I loved the book. I will read it again!" H.B. Tacoma, WA.
Bears in the Hibiscus- a humorous romance. Paperback, CreateSpace, 153 pages, $9.99 USD, Kindle,$2.99 USD. Some sexual content.
Mini-synopsis
After
her divorce, all Mary wants is a vacation so she can relax. Too late, she discovers her attractive ex-brother-in-law, a Montana Park Ranger,
will be there at the same time for a conference on state parks. He leaves a note for her at her hotel desk warning her to
watch out for bears. He hasn't seen any, but he thinks there might be Bears in the Hibiscus...
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MY TURTLE TRILOGY
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| The first book in my Turtle Trilogy |
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A Cool Book Review
( www.cool-book-review.com )-Janelle Hooper has brought a story of domestic violence into fine focus with this book. It is a tragic tale but one
reflecting the persistence of the human spirit which eventually brings a final relief from the agonies of pain, fear, and
violence. The demeaning treatment of the heroine of this tale by her husband and her resourcefulness to secretly battle him
could only be told by someone who has been very close to similar actual events as either a participant or observer.
Libros en iguama.com- "Janelle
Meraz Hooper gives us more than a story. She gives us a cast of hilarious and memorable characters in a vividly drawn scene..."
A Three-Turtle Summer-
Fictional autobiography, 2002 Bold Media 1st place fiction winner. Paperback, iUniverse, 323 pages, $17.95 USD, Kindle $3.99 USD. The first book
in my Turtle Trilogy. Adult content.
Mini-synopsis
It’s
A Three-Turtle Summer—hot—and Grace has to dump a man who’s meaner than a rattlesnake and dumber than adobe…a
story about sisterhood and family.
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| The second book in my Turtle Trilogy |
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Janelle Meraz Hooper has hit a homerun with her second book, AS BROWN AS I WANT, The Indianhead Diaries." Even better than her much acclaimed first book, A THREE-TURTLE SUMMER, Janelle's
new book propels the reader through a series of unique situations as experienced by eight-year-old Glory, who always seems
just a few steps ahead of her scheming father. Kelly Creso, Bold Media Corporation,
"I finished reading
As Brown as I Want, and really enjoyed it. I could not put it down!" Nancy Dorsey, Puyallup,
WA
As Brown As I Want: The Indianhead Diaries- Fictional
autobiography,comic/suspense. 2004 Oklahoma Book Award Finalist. Paperback, iUniverse, 166 pages, $13.95 USD. Kindle $3.99 USD. The second book in my Turtle Trilogy. Suitable for all ages.
Mini-synopsis
Eight-year-old Glory’s father has taken out
a $50,000 accidental-death insurance policy on her. Now he’s spending the summer trying to collect. A very funny book.
Although this is the second book in my turtle Trilogy, it stands alone.
YouTube trailer for As Brown As I Want
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| The 3rd book in my Turtle Trilogy |
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Janelle Meraz Hooper has done it again! Custer and His Naked Ladies is filled
with quirky and likable characters in a richly detailed setting. Humor, family and love come shining through. There is a poignant
line in the book that has stayed with me: "Old age had crept in and stolen their bodies while they were dancing through life."
These women have danced! VF Gibson, Seattle, WA
"...you are excellent at spinning
a yarn and at painting a verbal picture of people and places." P. R., Tacoma
Custer
and His Naked Ladies- women's fiction.
Paperback, iUniverse, 206 pages, $15.95 USD, Kindle, Nook, iBookstore $3.99 USD. The third book in my Turtle Trilogy. Some
sexual content.
Mini-synopsis
Newly divorced, Glory’s biological clock is pounding like a
powwow drum. She heads back home to Oklahoma, where she
meets Soap, a sexy Comanche lawyer who wants to do something about that powwow drum pounding in her head…
YouTube book trailer for Custer and His Naked Ladies
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MY NEW KINDLE SHORT STORIES!
I post excerpts from my short stories on my blog site, http://JanelleMerazHooperauthor.com/ I get a lot of readers from all
over the world who enjoy the content and easy writing style of my shorts.
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Old Joe’s Pink Cadillac, a short story
Janelle Meraz Hooper
Before
Old Joe’s best friend left for Vietnam he dropped his pink 1959 Cadillac Coupe de Ville off at Joe’s for safekeeping.
The old car was in bad shape and, when his friend didn’t come back, Joe made it his mission to restore her.
Most nights, after work, Joe could be found with his
head stuck under the hood of the collectible car, murmuring loving, encouraging sounds to the eye-catching lady who once ruled
the highway. When he finished, she was a beaut. Old Joe didn’t have much,
never did. But at least he had Elizabeth, his pink Cadillac, for a while. Kindle,
Author's note: Although the main story mentions the Vietnam era, this story also touches on the history of a
small town caught up in Fort Sill's preparation for World War II.
Kindle.
YouTube-Old Joe's Pink Cadillac trailer
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A SHORT STORY BOOK
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This book has the first Harpy and Julianne story, Harpy and Julianne's War of the Roses.
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"First of all let me congratulate
you on your wonderful stories. I find them to be very funny and entertaining." B. M., Texas
Free
Pecan Pie and Other Chick Stories- mixed genre. Teacher favorite, the short pieces
are also good for English-as-a-second-language classes. Paperback,
iUniverse, 132 pages, $12.95 USD, Kindle $2.99 USD. Contains my Mercedes story. Suitable for all ages.
Mini-synopsis
What’s
a chick story? It’s a story with no drugs, bombs, or spies who have numbers instead of names. And clean. It has to be
clean. A collection of short stories and humorous newspaper commentaries on holidays, sports, and writing. Also includes Thanksgiving
and Christmas shorts. Mixed genre.
YouTube book trailers for Free Pecan Pie and Other Chick Stories
My Christmas List
Bear Bait
It All Started With That Darn Shoebox! (Valentine's Day)
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A BOOK OF SHORT STORIES & POEMS TO READ TO CHILDREN 2-6
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#7 in the 2016 Worldreader Top Ten list!
2013
Winner! City Animals Category-Animals, Animals, Animals Book Festival! 8-1-13 The title poem of this book has just been chosen an i-Pad favorite
for kids! There's a Mouse
in the House!
Janelle M. Hooper & Jacob N. Studebaker
illustrations by Sherri Bails
Excerpt: Jamaica and Jupiter
Chapter 1. A pretty good life
This is a story about birds. Three birds to be exact: a little green parrot named Jamaica, a yellow cockatiel named KoKoMo,
and a big black crow named Jupiter. Little Jamaica and KoKoMo lived in a nice warm home, with lights, a color TV, and lots
of music. Their gourmet birdseed came from a nearby pet shop, and they regularly received treats from the kitchen. Jamaica
and KoKoMo loved the treats! They especially liked the bites of brussels sprouts, baked potato and bread. Sometimes, they
even got a bite of pizza! In short, life was good. Even the house cat, Okra, was nice to them. Actually, Okra was nice to
them partly because he was terrified of the sound that the bird’s wings made when they flew. Flap! Flap! Flap! He couldn’t
figure out why it was necessary for them to do that. They didn’t see him flying all over the place, did they? No. He
kept all four of his paws on the ground. Like a cat should. And a bird should. At least inside birds. Okra was surprised to
learn that the new bird could talk. Many a good nap had been spoiled by Jamaica calling, “Okra, Okra, I love you, Okra!”
The first time he heard Jamaica say that, he almost wet Sally’s carpet. Never before had the cockatiel said anything
to Okra, although he had heard her whistle that “shave and a haircut, two bits” tune she’d learned from
Sally’s husband…
Pull a toddler onto your lap—or tuck it into bed—and share a tale about a house that has a mouse problem
(There’s a Mouse in the House!), a gooseberry-gobbling pheasant (George, the Great Green Gooseberry Gobbler), and a cat named Ribbons who gets into trouble with a Christmas tree
(Ribbons at Christmas). I’ve broken up the story about Jamaica and Jupiter
(Jamaica and Jupiter) into shorter chapter stories so that the friendship between
the “outside” bird and the “inside bird” can develop over time. $1.99 USD
"Once
you learn to read you will be forever free." Frederick Douglas
YouTube trailer, There's a Mouse in the House!
YouTube trailer, Jamaica and Jupiter
YouTube trailer, Ribbons at Christmas
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