Conner

About the Book

Conner learned family values, beliefs, actions, and leadership from a very special father. Dad always expected, and marveled, at the actions that young Conner seemed to take so naturally. Hidden, sometimes very cleverly, in this book is a display of highly developed problem-solving and leadership displayed by Conner at a very young age. His seemingly natural ability to envision desired outcomes before taking any action was uncanny. Conner's ability to challenge himself with difficult and tiring tasks were seldom seen, or required of someone his age. he seldom, if ever, stopped to realize that he was doing some extraordinary things. Conner believed he was an ordinary boy doing very ordinary things.
Athletically inclined, Conner learned to blend his athletic drive with his zest for life. He was always seen smiling, a happy-go-lucky kind of boy. His smile was contagious! Conner built on his personal strengths, while correcting only the weaknesses that seemed important for living a happy life.

About the Author

Author Ron Conners says, "Conner was the result of having listened to the conversations of a large number of Middle School Students, at a school where I often fill the role of substitute teacher. The students, frequently mentioned how much they enjoyed some of the newer novels about a boy with supernatural and magical powers. They also liked stories about inter-galactic travel to deep outer space, and unknown planets. However, the kids also mentioned how far-fetched most of these stories seemed! The stories, though entertaining, left many of the students wanting. They wanted to read about ordinary kids, like themselves. They often asked, 'Why don't writers write about everyday, normal kids who have no magical powers, no chance or desire of ever traveling to outer space and have no wizards to guide them.'
These students, when they heard me say that I was thinking about writing a novel for teenagers, asked me to consider writing about an ordinary teen, a person whose life was plain, even boring at times. They asked that I write about the good times and the not-so-good times that they all experience in real life. That is how Conner was born."

Ronald J. Conners, who prefers to be called Ron, is a highly educated man who has earned a Ph.D., a Master of Science, a Bachelor of Arts, and an Associate of Arts degree during his lifetime. Although these accomplishments seem very normal for most, Ron managed to accomplish these after having dropped out of high school and joining the Army at the age of seventeen.
Ron spent twenty years as an enlisted soldier in the Army, and retired at the age of thirty-seven. His experience, following his military service, included positions as the Director of a Family Resource Center, Director of Education and Training at a major physical rehabilitation hospital, Coordinator of Management Development in a Major Medical Center, President and Owner of two Personal Counseling and Management Consulting Corporations and finally, a Substitute Teacher.
Ron is the survivor of a heart transplant and a kidney transplant, both performed at Jewish Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky. He and his wife, Bonnie, now reside in Louisville.