James (Jim) Burd Brewster is the author of the Uncle Rocky, Fireman series which are now joined by the Officer Jack series with this book. He was raised in Albany, NY, learned to sail on Lake Champlain, navigated a Polar Icebreaker in the US Coast Guard, and married Katie Spivey from Wilmington, NC. His writing career started when Sam, their last child, left for college and Jim and Katie took a creative writing class as "Empty-Nesters." Professor Wayne Karlin's class gave them the desire to write down the Uncle Rocky, Fireman stories, Christina Allen's advice gave them the confidence to publish them, and Yvonne Medley's Life Journey's Writers Club gave him the technical knowledge to do it. He can be contacted through: www.gladtodoit.net Mary Barrows is a freelance illustrator from the small town of Walkersville, MD. Since she was old enough to hold a pencil, she has been drawing pictures of her favorite stories, and she hasn't stopped yet. She is the second oldest of six kids with a passion for children's books and fantasy stories. When she isn't illustrating, Mary loves to read, play basketball, and mess around on her guitar.
This Officer Jack episode is based upon a real response conducted by Auckland, New Zealand police officers, Paul Watts and Simon Russell, on February 17, 2015, who rescued a woman from her sinking automobile by smashing out the rear windshield with a big rock and pulling her through the hole. Within 40 seconds of rescuing the woman, her car disappeared completely underwater. When asked about the rescue, both officer's responded, "It's just another day on the job." This book is dedicated to police officers everywhere (Federal, State, County, and City) who daily place themselves in harm's way in order to save lives, protect property, and preserve public safety.
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