Dave Casler
PO Box 98
Ridgway, Colorado 81432
Young Adult Novels by Dave Casler...
I've been told by publisher after publisher that there's no market for Young Adult novels. I think they're wrong! So I'm putting my novels on-line for you. Forget the publisher! Read to your heart's content--it's free! And, I'd like to hear from you, too! Contact Page.
You're reading About Phillip. Be sure to check out About Dan here.
Phillip is a computer nerd who suddenly discovers a liking for track. Everything would be fine except for his father.
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(About Phillip Home) (Last) (Next)
Confiding
"Heavenly Father, all Dad cares about is what I do wrong. He coulda seen the trophy sitting there. It was right in front of him. I mean, who else around here runs? The trophy’s got a little statue of a runner! Couldn’t he at least say something? Like ask what it was for? Like I set a new track record today and the only people who care are Melanie and Martin and the Havens and even Matthew! But not Dad. All he can think about is the accident and getting his money back. I don’t have any money!
"Father, it’s pretty confusing. Until tonight I thought all I had to do was stand up to Dad and he’d respect that. But now I’m scared it won’t ever work out. You saw him! He’s just like before, harping on all the same things, and he absolutely, totally, completely did not understand a thing I said!
"What am I supposed to do now? I thought maybe we’d all talk about some sort of a plan. But nothing! Father, I’m completely out of ideas. I don’t know what to do. Am I ever going home?