MISSING PIECES is A fast-paced Mystery that shows the power love and kindness has to overcome abuse and change lives.
As you read Missing Pieces you will occasionally notice extra spaces between words. These are intentional as a reminder that millions of children are missing pieces in their lives. The author is dedicated to filling those pieces. I pray you will consider doing the same.
MISSING PIECES
An unconscious nine-year-old boy is rushed to an emergency room in Anchorage Alaska. A victim of a severe beating, he wakes with no memory of who he is or what his life was before that moment. Fearing for his life, philanthropist Betsy Fletcher changed his name to Jace Burke and placed him with a family in Florida. For six years, Jace grew up happy with his rambunctious step-sister Cailey. Through the years the two kept in touch with Ms. Fletcher, lovingly calling her, Aunt Betsy.
Happiness turns to anger when Aunt Betsy is found dead in a small town buried deep in the forest of Maine.
Jace and Cailey are convinced Aunt Betsy was murdered. But asking question in a small town comes with grave consequence and to prove murder may cost them their lives.
As they dig for answers, dark missing memories bleed into Jace’s mind. Like ghost ships returning to a foggy port, each carries terror, and fear. What he remembers he desperately wants to forget and what he can’t remember he desperately needs to know.
The truth is hidden in Aunt Betsy’s haunted mansion if they can live long enough to find it.
Royalties from Missing Pieces go to Nana's House for Neglected, abused, needy, and abandoned children.
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Below are quotes from Missing Pieces which are the center of my classroom and school presentations. The part in red are in the presentations, but not in the book.
- How you view the ‘IM’ on impossible changes everything. Think I am able and you are.
- Setbacks are setups filled with possibilities To those who persevere failure does not exist.
- The difference between winners and losers is often the level of their expectations. What we expect we work to get.
- You have got to believe it before you can see it. We believe what we tell ourselves
- Always look with eyes that expect to see results. Expect success and you will never stop until you achieve it.
- Positive futures come from positive presents. A day is composed of 50,000 thoughts which we control . Make them positive.
- All floods begin with a single drop of rain. Be the drop that floods the world with kindness. Kindness opens the mind .
- If you’re searching for nothing, chances are that’s what you’ll find...nothing. Look for the good.
- Thoughts are the most powerful force in the universe. One thought has the power to change the course of an entire life.
- A person is what they think about all the time. Our voice is the only voice in our head. What are we telling ourselves?
- Words turn into thoughts—thoughts turn into plans—plans turn into things you do—things you do all the time become habits, and your habits, good or bad, make up who you are. What we think becomes who we are.
- We all do things we’re not proud of. Don’t let those things define who you are. The past is not the future.
- I see the kind of person I want to be in my thoughts and I try to live that way. Live your dreams today.
- Focus your thoughts on good.. Replacing negatives with positives changes how we see the world.
- Negative thinking eats opportunities. Those who say I can't could be those who say I can.
- There are opportunities in everything if you look hard enough. Failure is filled with seeds of success.
- When you catch yourself thinking a negative thought, replace it with a positive. It's the key to unlocking incredible power.
- “Nobody changes everything at once. It’s like building a bridge; with each brick you get closer to the other side. Change one brick at a time. Dreams become reality when fed a steady diet of perseverance.
- It’s all about choices. Today was built on choices from yesterday. Tomorrow will be built on choices made today.
- Some focus on darkness, some focus on light. What you choose to see will change your life.
Reviews
I read the entire book in one day…I was hooked from the start and needed to know how it was going to end! The action starts right away, never slows down, and has inspirational and positive messages sprinkled throughout. You can’t finish this book without considering ways you might be able to improve yourself and the world around you. And yes, I love that the characters rely on their problem-solving skills throughout their journey and recognize the beauty of mathematics!
-Kristen Chandler, Associate Executive Director, MATHCOUNTS Foundation
Unbelievably gripping! I was hooked from the first page of nonstop action. With never a dull moment from start to finish, I couldn't find a good place for my bookmark. The real to life characters drew me in, commanding my attention, forcing me to finish the book in two days. I can't wait to share this book with my students! This story rings true with too many children these days. What a great asset for counselors and teachers to break the ice, while talking about this thriller. I can see the Missing Pieces saving the life of an endangered child caught up in the suspense of this thriller.
Best book I've read this decade!
Sherri McCullagh
Title 1
Discovery Elementary School
I read the entire book in one day…I was hooked from the start and needed to know how it was going to end! The action starts right away, never slows down, and has inspirational and positive messages sprinkled throughout. You can’t finish this book without considering ways you might be able to improve yourself and the world around you. And yes, I love that the characters rely on their problem-solving skills throughout their journey and recognize the beauty of mathematics!
-Kristen Chandler, Associate Executive Director, MATHCOUNTS Foundation
Unbelievably gripping! I was hooked from the first page of nonstop action. With never a dull moment from start to finish, I couldn't find a good place for my bookmark. The real to life characters drew me in, commanding my attention, forcing me to finish the book in two days. I can't wait to share this book with my students! This story rings true with too many children these days. What a great asset for counselors and teachers to break the ice, while talking about this thriller. I can see the Missing Pieces saving the life of an endangered child caught up in the suspense of this thriller.
Best book I've read this decade!
Sherri McCullagh
Title 1
Discovery Elementary School