Dalton's Dream: My Ancestors Sailed from Scotland in the Mid 1700'S

By Paula Jones

Dalton’s Dream is about a twelve-year-old boy from the twenty-first century who falls asleep after reading his family history book, which shows what it was like for a twelve-year-old growing up in the early 1800s and the challenge of daily survival. In his dream, Dalton wakes up in the year of 1839 to a gunshot and finds himself sitting on a wooded snowy ground next to a stream, still holding his cell phone and wearing his red soccer uniform. He meets his ancestors and tells them what their future will be...Who they will marry, how many children they will have and we have an African American President in the twenty-first century, which was shocking to them, as slavery was being practiced.

This book was inspired by Dalton’s family history book and was written with the hope that young adults would take a serious interest in their family history and appreciate the sacrifices their ancestors made for them. This book is also intended to give young adults a fresh awareness of how fortunate they are to live in the twenty-first century with modern conveniences and to have a better appreciation for their parents and teachers, making them realize how important getting an education is for a better future.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Jun 6, 2013
• ISBN: 9781481749909

Paula Jones

I've had the great opportunity to travel the world and observe how people treat one another, especially young children in different cultures. "Clark The Shark" was inspired when I was on a ship wreck diving trip in the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. Being fascinated with sharks, after returning to Miami Beach, Florida, I spoke to several shark specialists at the Marine Biologist Division of the University of Miami. I learned about the different characteristics of the many types of sharks. I chose to write a children's book about the "bull shark" to teach and entertain young children, how to treat others, in hopes it will prevent or minimize any future consequences. I was born in Hot Springs, Arkansas and currently reside in Las Vegas, Nevada enjoying my retirement from luxury real estate after thirty years. I recently published "Dalton's Dream", fully illustrated, based on young children having an appreciation for their ancestors. Enjoy with each turn of the page.

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