{"id":6,"date":"2020-03-11T21:17:21","date_gmt":"2020-03-11T21:17:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/patricksadventures.com\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2026-02-04T04:01:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T04:01:00","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/patricksadventures.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.0&#8243; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/patricksadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/bg4.png&#8221; background_size=&#8221;contain&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_right&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;27px||2px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.0&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;||8px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_divider color=&#8221;#dd6802&#8243; divider_weight=&#8221;2px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;2_5,3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.0&#8243; background_color=&#8221;rgba(255,255,255,0.67)&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/patricksadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/OnePageBookCoverImage.jpg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.7&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Walter Turncoat||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#1564a5&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;48px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1em&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||1px|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span>Patrick: A Book of Adventure in Early America<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.0&#8243; text_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||12px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #dd6802;\">A young readers book<span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.0&#8243; text_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Patrick, a quick-witted and independent ten-year old boy, lives in America just before the Revolutionary War. He enjoys exploring the woods and encountering nature in all its many forms. Patrick is a stone thrower, a skill that proves useful when a black bear threatens their horses. Returning home from the creek one day, Patrick finds a company of British redcoats has descended on his home and is threatening his father. The tale that follows will test in every way Patrick\u2019s values, knowledge of the woods, and ultimately, his will to survive.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #dd6802;\">Paperback book<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Patrick<\/em>\u00a0is a unique historical work of fiction for young readers. Beautifully illustrated throughout, this tale offers a boy\u2019s perspective of pre-war Colonial America.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>(50 pages, 24 illustrations).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>LOOK FOR THE DISCOUNT COPUON. CODE: PATRICK<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=&#8221;https:\/\/store.bookbaby.com\/book\/Patrick-The-Adventures-of-an-Early-American-Boy&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; button_text=&#8221;ORDER YOUR COPY NOW&#8221; button_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.0&#8243; custom_button=&#8221;on&#8221; button_text_size=&#8221;29px&#8221; button_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; button_bg_color=&#8221;#dd6802&#8243; button_border_radius=&#8221;15px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_4,3_4&#8243; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;2&#8243; make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.0&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|173px||0px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;|0px||0px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;on|9px|9px|9px|9px&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;#1564a5&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.0&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;8px|14px||14px|false|false&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;on|10px|10px|10px|10px&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;4px&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;#ff9900&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.0&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;13px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<strong><span style=\"color: #1564a5; font-size: 16px; font-family: 'Walter Turncoat',handwriting;\">Book details<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Genre:\u00a0<\/strong>FICTION<br \/>\n<strong>Subgenre:\u00a0<\/strong>Historical<br \/>\n<strong>Language:\u00a0<\/strong>English<br \/>\n<strong>Series title:\u00a0<\/strong>The Patrick Series<br \/>\n<strong>Series Number:<\/strong> 1<br \/>\n<strong>Pages:<\/strong> 50<br \/>\n<strong>Format:<\/strong> Paperback<br \/>\n<strong>Paperback ISBN:<\/strong> 9781098306281[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.0&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;16px|37px|16px|37px|true|true&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;on|10px|10px|10px|10px&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;4px&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;#1564a5&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.0&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Walter Turncoat||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#dd6802&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;26px&#8221; background_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0)&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>FOR TEACHERS<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.0&#8243; text_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>This book is a highly educational introduction to pre-Revolutionary America\u2014one that will hold the interest of young students. 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His regular season coach comes to his house with the news. The ups and downs in Patrick&#8217;s life from then on are a roller coaster ride, the best of days and the worst of days. Whether up or down, Patrick approaches life with honesty, courage, team loyalty, and quick wits. Life for him is an unrelenting adventure.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #dd6802;\">Paperback book<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Betsy<\/em>\u00a0is a unique historical work of fiction for young readers. 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Betsy&#8217;s adventures start there, and will test her in every way.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #dd6802;\">Paperback book<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Betsy<\/em> is a unique historical work of fiction for young readers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>(68 pages).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=&#8221;https:\/\/store.bookbaby.com\/book\/betsy&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; button_text=&#8221;ORDER YOUR COPY NOW&#8221; button_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.7&#8243; custom_button=&#8221;on&#8221; button_text_size=&#8221;29px&#8221; button_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; button_bg_color=&#8221;#dd6802&#8243; button_border_radius=&#8221;15px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_divider color=&#8221;#dd6802&#8243; divider_weight=&#8221;2px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;2_5,3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.0&#8243; background_color=&#8221;rgba(255,255,255,0.67)&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/patricksadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-03-123223.png&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Screenshot 2023-05-03 123223&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.7&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.7&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Walter Turncoat||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#1564a5&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;48px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1em&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||1px|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span>Betsy: The Adventures of an Early American Girl<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.0&#8243; text_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||12px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #dd6802;\">A young readers book<span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.7&#8243; text_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span>\u201cBetsy: Adventures in the American West\u201d is a historical fiction story about a young girl growing up in the American frontier during the 1860\u2019s. This is a chapter book for young readers. It teaches and entertains. Betsy is independent, honest, brave, and resourceful. She is also a full-blooded Cheyenne. The first chapter describes the tragedy and joy of her transition to a settler family. Her settler father, Stuart Adams, is a doctor. He regularly visits the nearest fort to check on the health of the cavalry. This ten-year old accompanies him, with her mother. On one trip, the Adams family encounters a meeting between Cheyenne Chief Black Kettle and the general of the fort. They are standing in front of each other just outside the fort, and don\u2019t know how to proceed. Betsy, as a Cheyenne, steps in and helps. The Adamses home is two miles from a Pony Express \u201cswing\u201d station where riders switch horses. Betsy regularly rides her horse to this station, carrying fresh vegetables and food that her mother, Rachel Adams, prepares for the swing station manager. Betsy guides her horse there one summer day. A rider passes her, but strangely, does not wave. Betsy sees why. An arrow protrudes from his shoulder. As she nears the station, she sees the station manager help the collapsing rider from his horse. Betsy watches as the station manager removes the arrow. A torrent of blood flows. The manager turns to Betsy and asks her a question. Her adventures begin there.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #dd6802;\">Paperback book<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Betsy<\/em> is a unique historical work of fiction for young readers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>(64 pages).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=&#8221;https:\/\/store.bookbaby.com\/book\/betsy-adventures-in-the-american-west&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; button_text=&#8221;ORDER YOUR COPY NOW&#8221; button_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.7&#8243; custom_button=&#8221;on&#8221; button_text_size=&#8221;29px&#8221; button_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; button_bg_color=&#8221;#dd6802&#8243; button_border_radius=&#8221;15px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_divider color=&#8221;#dd6802&#8243; divider_weight=&#8221;2px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;2_5,3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.0&#8243; background_color=&#8221;rgba(255,255,255,0.67)&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/patricksadventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Betsy-Book-Final-Blue-Cover-BleedFix_Page_1-scaled.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Betsy Book Final Blue Cover BleedFix_Page_1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.7&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.0&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Walter Turncoat||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#1564a5&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;48px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1em&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||1px|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"il\">Betsy<\/span><span>: Adventures in Early Lacrosse<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.0&#8243; text_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||12px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #dd6802;\">A young readers book<span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.7&#8243; text_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"il\">Betsy<\/span><span>: Adventures in Early Lacrosse\u201d is a historical fiction story about a ten-year-old girl growing up in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the 1940\u2019s.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"il\">Betsy<\/span><span>\u00a0is a full-blooded Nottoway Native American. The first chapter describes her adoption. She lives with her adopting parents near a historical college. She meets a college girl named Charlotte, who carries a lacrosse stick. Charlotte explains the sport to her, and gives\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"il\">Betsy<\/span><span>\u00a0a lacrosse stick and ball. Charlotte takes\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"il\">Betsy<\/span><span>\u00a0to a back wall of a college building where\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"il\">Betsy<\/span><span>\u00a0can throw the ball against a wall with a chalked net on it. An errant ball breaks a window in the vice-president\u2019s office. The stern vice-president brings\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"il\">Betsy<\/span><span>\u00a0before a panel, where she honestly admits to the error. Charlotte tells\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"il\">Betsy<\/span><span>\u00a0of an upcoming college game between her school, the College of William &amp; Mary, and Sweet Briar College. 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These two names have been used in six prior children\u2019s books that the author published. The three prior Patrick books involve ten-year old Patrick heroes set in three historical time frames. The three prior Betsy books feature ten-year old Betsy heroes also set in historical time frames. This seventh book is unique because both Patrick and Betsy appear in the same story. The seven books have structural symmetry, while involving differing fictional characters.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0The two fifth graders in this book work together to solve a mystery going on at their school. Someone is getting access to student lunch boxes and placing scary things in them. These two resourceful students develop a suspect list and eliminate the top suspect through an interview. Events eliminate a second. That leaves only the third suspect. The two detectives develop a plan to identify the culprit. They carry out the plan and identify the student creating this chaos. Unlike the first six books that teach about historical places and times, this story teaches about the power of working together and deductive reasoning. The school district superintendent eventually recognizes and rewards their important work in solving the mystery.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.0&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|4px||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_divider color=&#8221;#dd6802&#8243; divider_weight=&#8221;2px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.0&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Walter Turncoat||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#1564a5&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;48px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">About Dave\u00a0 \u2013 A children\u2019s book author<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.0&#8243; text_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span>David Metzger, a writer, lives with his wife, Christine, in Virginia. His published works include hundreds of lectures given while a practicing lawyer, numerous articles, his book, While the Nation Slept: The Struggles of Innovative Small Businesses in the U.S., and this series on Patrick. The inspiration for this series of books for young readers came from the stories he used to tell his young son, Jonathan, at bedtime. It is hoped that the book fills a need for youth who desire to read and at the same time learn about the origins of our country. Patrick\u2019s fictional adventures occur in the backdrop of historical reality.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.0&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Walter Turncoat||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#1564a5&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;48px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">About Bob &#8211; The Illustrator\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.0&#8243; text_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span>Robert Fowler, a self-taught painter and illustrator, lives in Michigan, with his wife, Rona. He has sold many paintings, most but not all of cowboys and scenes of the Western United States. He has illustrated other children\u2019s books. Fowler has received numerous awards for his art, including a \u201cBest in Show\u201d first place finish at a Wyoming State Fair and a \u201cBest in Show\u201d first place finish at an Arizona Yavapai County Fair. 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