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    All Grandpas Fish
    All Grandpas Fish
    All Grandpas Fish
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    All Grandpas Fish

    By Jon Coley

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    Grandpa Tom finally tells young Mary why he had to give up fishing ...

     

    After breakfast, he tells his story ...

     

    It's a larger than life tale with strange land animals, giant catfish, and a cast of unique characters. Grandpa Tom takes the reader through a fast paced adventure highlighting a slew of tall tales, folk tales, as well as allusions to classic American literature. He makes quite a case, but Mary has her doubts.

     

    Now an Outstanding Creator Award Winner!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJon Coley
    Release dateJun 16, 2023
    ISBN9798223760078
    All Grandpas Fish
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    Jon Coley

    Jon Coley lives in Georgia with his wife, daughters, an orange cat, an eccentric husky, and an overly affectionate a Great Dane. He has been a school teacher for more than twenty-five years. That's probably what's wrong with him..

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      All Grandpas Fish - Jon Coley

      This book is the best lie I have ever told.

      With that in mind, it is dedicated to my loving wife, Nila, whom I’ve never lied to.

      I promise.

      Prologue

      In which Mary has a delicious breakfast and asks an important question.

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      Mary’s uncle was visiting , which was rather exciting because he lived really far out of town. Mary’s father and he, being as close as two brothers possibly could be, were determined to make the most of his visit. Grandpa Tom had even come over to the house to stay for the whole week! It was a really big deal. They had all kinds of plans. Some things, like the ball game and the trip to the museum, very much involved her. Some of their plans, like going out to dinner together, involved the whole family. However, there was one particular activity that was just for her uncle and her dad. They were going fishing.

      Sure, Mary’s dad had taken her fishing before, and she enjoyed it too. But this fishing trip was exclusive. It was something special for the two of them; something they grew up doing together. This was a get up at five in the morning and come home after dark kind of event. As for her, she enjoyed things like sleeping in too much to feel left out.

      The plan was for Grandpa Tom to stay with her all day because her mom had to work. Mary was truly looking forward to spending the day with her grandfather, but a question began gnawing at the back of her mind. Why didn’t Grandpa Tom go fishing with them? It didn’t make sense. The more she thought about it, the more it bothered her.

      Grandpa Tom wasn’t a feeble old man at all. He wasn’t too fat, nor was he too skinny. He was a healthy elderly gentleman with a love for the great outdoors. This man was an avid hiker and nature lover. Mary herself saw him chopping firewood before, sometimes splitting a log with one mighty swing of his axe. It seemed to her that he would make an excellent fisherman. Strangely enough, however, there were no stories shared by her father or her uncle about him taking them on fishing trips. And they had many fish tales between the two of them. It was an incongruity that she just couldn’t shake.

      The morning of the fishing trip, Mary overslept. It was wonderful not to have to set an alarm. Her mom had already left for work before eight o’clock. Grandpa Tom blessedly had let Mary get her rest. This was a rare treat. She slept until almost nine thirty! When she ventured from her bedroom, wiping the sleep from her eyes and scratching

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