“Panic…” is the twelfth of the Richard The Norphlet Paperboy novels. This series has been favorable compared to Mark Twain’s Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. The reviews have been excellent with almost 50 five star reviews. The novels have been featured in a number of schools as required reading, and the comments from teachers and students alike have been extremely positive.
The novels are set in the mid 1940s during the Second World War, and are based on the author’s experiences during that time period. A number of adult reviewers have commented that these novels are for all ages, and the nostalgic setting always brings back positive comments from senior adults as the boys and their families huddle around the radio listing to the famous newscaster, Walter Winchell….”Good evening Mr. and Mrs. North and South America and all the ships at sea…..this just in….General Patton army is on the move…”
A note from the author: “Writing this novel brought back more memories than any of the others I have written. The two boys, Richard and John Clayton get into quiet a bit of trouble as they usually do, but in this novel the settings are more authentic, and anyone growing up in South Arkansas during the 40s and 50s will recognize many of the places mentioned.
During the time frame covered by this novel, the most popular swimming hole for the boys in the Norphlet and Smackover area was a large, long abandoned oil storage pit called Blue Hole. One of the funniest situations I have penned occurs around a series of events that are kicked off by four boys going swimming in Blue Hole.
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