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Children books make timeless gifts, that never lose their appeal or importance, for kids of all ages.

Suzanne Rightley Books

Suzanne Rightley is an author of children’s fiction stories for independent readers who do not require pictures to hold their attention. Written with lively dialogue, plenty of humour, plots and subplots, mystery and intrigue – Rightley Books have a child’s natural curiosity firmly in mind.

If nurturing a child’s imagination is a priority, then Suzanne’s books encourage her readers to ‘paint the picture’ in their own minds.

Media influence surrounds us (and our children) everywhere we go. Seldom are we not assaulted by visuals that dictate what appeals to us. It’s a world of ‘bells and whistles’ and whether we realize it or not – we are guided (some would say manipulated) into what the ‘seller’ wants us to believe.

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Children’s fiction requires no ‘bells and whistles’ if the narration provides the visuals in words.

A child’s imagination is still required to complete the comprehension process.

Pictures can be helpful, yes, but not necessary.

Encouraging children to search their minds’ eye to ‘see’ the story is a good thing.

Book Series by Suzanne Rightley

Buttercup Girls Mystery Stories

Light, fun reading for girls 7 -9 who love a few giggles with their mysteries.

Granola Brea Health-nut Books

Navigating through a junk-food obsessed world isn’t for the fainthearted.

Brea is determined to handle any predicament that challenges a true health-nut.

Full of hilarious moments appealing to 10-14.

Tee it Up Series

Junior golf is a growing sport and makes a great backdrop to explore challenges that face tweens and young teens. Topics include lifeskills, career choices, and family/friend/coworker relationships.

Note: Extensive knowledge of golf rultes/etiquette not required.

Relatable narrative for boys 12-15

Ivey Sisters, P.I.

Inheriting a detective agency presents challenges for Claire and Connie Ivey. With the help of loyal employees and a family friend/cop, the sisters tackle strange cases with surprising twists.

For mystery lovers ages 12-15

Visit Suzanne’s author page for details: Suzanne Rightley or visit her author website @ suzannerightley.com

Fiction story for kids 10-14 · Kids Books · Reluctant readers · Sports-themed books for boys

Stick to Irons

Suzanne Rightley is an author of children’s fiction books. She’s written mystery books for girls ages 7-9 (Buttercup Girls Mystery Stories), health-awareness (Granola Brea Books) for kids 10-14, and fiction stories for boys…

The following blog post features a fiction story for boys 12-15 (for advanced young readers or older reluctant readers)

Book 1 in Tee It Up Series… Sports-themed books for boys 12-15

The NHL!

Every young hockey player’s dream! Right?

Wrong!…And one kid might be the only person on the planet, that thinks so…

But, Hey … he’s got his reasons…

Fifteen-year-old Eddie has a shot at the biggest league of all. The NHL! He’s the real deal and his ‘hockey-crazed’ family never lets him forget it — not even for a minute.

They are cheering him on, from the arena to their kitchens, living rooms, and backyard barbecues. You get the picture — it’s a lot!

Eddie’s got the game and he’s got the support…so why would he want to dump hockey — yeah, you heard that right — dump hockey to trade in his helmet, stick, and skates for … A driver, putter, and golf shoes?

Off-season hockey means on-season golf, and this year, his summer job has Eddie teeing up with a whole new set of challenges.

Teaming up with old friends and making new ones, means Eddie’s playbook has gone off the ice to the fairways and… business meetings? Huh?

As new jobs pile up, old pressures persist, and as Eddie soon learns… some decisions can’t be put off forever. It’ll be fun, it’ll be challenging, but for Eddie… addressing his issues is a lot more complicated than ‘addressing the ball’.

To Parents and Educators: Tee it Up Series

  • Wholesome content centered around the importance of family, friends, and community
  • Career choices, making the right decisions can be challenging – these fiction stories encourage openness and discussion between kids and their parents/teachers
  • Junior golf is growing in popularity and provides a great backdrop for kids’ fiction

Stick to Irons is available now on Amazon

Avoid Processed Food · Fiction story for kids 10-14 · Insulin Resistance · Kids Books · Nutritional Health

Granola Brea Book Series

Fiction for kids 10-14 who enjoy a few laughts while learning how to make healthy choices.

Brea isn’t your average 12-year-old girl. Nope! She’s a HEALTH-NUT (all caps).

Wholesome food is her thing… she studies and she knows a lot.

What Brea doesn’t know, is how to keep her big mouth shut.

She better figure it out…and soon…or Brea might find herself–on stage–at her brother’s high-school…gulp…as the keynote speaker!

In Confessions of a Health-nut… Granola Brea follows her destiny…

But challenging a crowd of unruly, junk-food obsessed teenagers — might mean an urgent call for the police!

In Spotlight on a Health-nut… Granola Brea’s destiny seems to be following her…

What do acorns, sleepover, school assembly, and a farmer’s market have to do with making healthy food choices?

Get ready to find out!

Move over doctors and scientists – it’s time for a kid to step up to explain what’s what!

Granola Brea Books 1 & 2 Available on Amazon

Granola Brea Books are hilarious tales of what one determined girl can accomplish with just a little bit of nutritional knowledge…

Note to Parents and Teachers

  • Ideal for indepedendent readers 10 +
  • Lively dialog between friends, family, community
  • Plenty of hilarious predicaments/occasional clashes, appealing to a child’s natural love of all things humorous
  • Delivers valuable healthy lifestyle info; instils the value of healthy choices
  • The main character is an independent thinker; she’s brave, sets goals, and demonstrates a willingness to battle her own fears, with the support and encouragement of family/friends
  • Health-conscious readers can identify with Granola Brea; navigating in a world of poor health choices, is a challenge for us all, yet this 12-year-old presses on, through all sorts of adversity…holding on to the nutritional facts
  • Ultimately, this series of books aims to increase awareness; topics such as Type 2 Diabetes, Obesity, and other metabolic-related diseases are explored… via the gentler, less-threatening format…we love…fiction

Book 1 Confessions of a Health-nut

Book 2 Spotlight on a Health-nut

Book 3 Coming Soon