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My Brothers

by Rick Desclouds

220 pages; quality trade paperback (softcover); catalogue #08-0355; ISBN 1-4251-7376-4; US$18.50, C$18.50, EUR12.64, £9.55

In this sequel to Jackie, Luther and I, Danny and his brother, Gary travel to 1883 British Columbia aboard a "magical" rickshaw and experience adventure among the Chinese railway workers.

About the Book

In this sequel to the popular novel, Jackie, Luther and I, Danny is once again sent on an exciting adventure by the mysterious Chiang, owner of Ottawa Chinatown's Canton Grocery. This time Danny refuses to board the "magical" time-machine rickshaw without his big brother, Gary. It would prove to be a wise decision as it would take both of them, with all the courage and determination they could muster, to survive the rigours of 1883 British Columbia. They would meet Chi and Lin's amazing family who ran the Chinese grocery store in Yale, British Columbia. Together, they would fight the town bullies, match wits with the bosses of the Canadian Pacific Railway and attempt to make a better life for the suffering Chinese workers of the company. Danny and Gary would experience many challenges and much danger in pursuit of a mission that they did not understand. But they knew until the mission was completed, they would never return to their home and friends in Ottawa 2005. It was the adventure of a lifetime and they hoped they were up to it. In the end, would the secret of Chiang and those wild mismatched eyes finally be revealed?

About the Author

Rick Desclouds has been working at his dream job, teaching and coaching at Glashan School (Ottawa) for 35 years. His commitment to the Global Village of Glashan has involved the development of many multicultural and human rights units. He has also written, produced and directed a trilogy of award-winning Black History plays. In 2004, he was an honoured recipient of the Capital Educators Award. He has won countless other community awards, including the John Graves Simcoe legacy award, for encouraging the teaching of Black History and the Every Child is Sacred ceremonial plate for his commitment to youth in the Ottawa region. In sports, Rick has been a successful coach winning over 100 board titles in nine different sports, including 31 board championships in volleyball and another 12 in basketball. He has won five provincial Little League baseball championships coaching for Pinecrest Little League; he is also the proud coach of the 16-time provincial champion Glashan Spikers volleyball team. In 1989, Rick was the proud winner of the ACT Sportsman of the year award for the Ottawa area. In the year 2000, the Ottawa Citizen named Rick as one of the top 100 sports figures of the 20th Century in the Ottawa region. Rick lives in Stittsville, Onatrio with his two sons, Danny and Dwane.