Leslie J. Wyatt

Live for what is recorded in heaven. Care nothing for what is recorded on earth.”

    Upcoming Books

Title:           River Rats

           In 1940, twelve-year-old Kenny Barton finds life in the Chariton River bottoms of Missouri pretty close to ideal. Then a solitary boy enters the community and things begin to change.  As his older brother Jim becomes increasingly hostile to the newcomer, Kenny is faced with the choice to follow along or stand up for what he knows is right. Either way, he stands to lose something precious.

 

To read the first chapter of this middle grade novel, click here!

Leslie is currently marketing River Rats . Interested publishers may contact via email

 

Title:           Tennessee Sunshine

            According to twelve-year-old Tennessee Nelson, nothing out of the ordinary happens in Pitchfork, Missouri. Ever. Then one day, Mama gets a letter from Colorado and everything changes. In this light-hearted, contemporary novel, Tennessee learns the hard way that troubles don’t go away just because she refuses to acknowledge their existence.

 

To read the prologue and first chapter, click here!

 

 

 

 

                                                                                                   

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

Leslie is currently marketing Tennessee Sunshine. Interested publishers may contact via email