Böcker av Carl Kegerreis

When United States Air Force Captain Oley Washington's fighter jet is shot down over Vietnam and he is captured by the enemy, life seems to be over. But Captain Oley is a resourceful young man, and he orchestrates a successful prison-camp break. He is expected to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor for saving the lives of his fellow POWs.Flying high before the ceremony, Captain Oley walks into a group of war protesters who beat him senseless and leave him for dead. He wakes up with no idea who he is or where he is from. All he has are these strange green pellets that mysteriously turn into gasoline. Where did they come from? Who gave them to him?Suffering from a severe case of amnesia, Oley becomes a homeless vagabond, living in an abandoned bank where he stores his gasoline pellets inside a rusted safe. For the most part, he keeps to himself. But when people are kind to him, he thanks them by handing them some of his mysterious pellets.Thinking they are dirty green jelly beans, most people throw the pellets out after receiving them. But strange things happen when they do. Large puddles of gasoline form where the pellets land, and the connection is eventually made. Who is this homeless man, and where does he get these magic pellets? Finding the answers to these questions will help to solve another mystery that involves a coverup of monumental proportions.

Eleven-year-old Tibby Brawlien has had a crazy summer. With the help of Elock, a strange-looking creature Tibby saw in his dreams, he and his new friend Fogel Jarker rescued a brother, his sister, and their parents from cave people. Tibby -- with Elock's help -- made Fogel, who was the meanest bully in school, Tibby's friend.But was Elock actually a dream?Another adventure begins when Tibby decides that Elock exists in the real world. To find him, he and his friends must enter a dangerous cave, contend with the cave people who live there, and get out before a nearby volcano erupts. Tibby believes they can deal with any challenges that come their way -- but what will happen when they finally meet Elock face-to-face?

Wow, a great story for boys and girls and all animal lovers. Starber, a sandy white, long haired shepherd male dog, is talented, smart, brave, and his owner is Tibby. This story is about Tibby, Starber, Rex, and a school bully Fogel. Fogel and his friend's torment Tibby, Starber, and Rex. However, a weird incident occurs and Fogel becomes a close friend. Tibby and his friends meet a girl and her brother on a scary and exciting adventure. A big secret is revealed and they can't tell anyone. The reader is requested to keep the big secret. The Author wrote this story for his grandchildren. His granddaughter took the story to her 5th grade class. The teacher and the kids enjoyed it. This story was given to the Principal at a local grade school as a reading project. The Principal didn't know the Author or his family and enjoyed the story and the characters. The last page of this story requests the reader to use their imagination and on the following 5 blank pages draw and color the story characters, the mansion, the farmhouse, barn, and a cave. The readers are asked to compare their pictures with their friends, but keep the big secret.