The Great Potato Wars: The Kenny Cartwright Chronicles, #2

By Rich Unkel

Who really wants war? What do you do with bullies who have plotted against you? Do you wait for the enemy to make a move or do you attack first? Kenny and Rich had a lot on their minds. They needed to develop both a plan of attack and defense. But which one would get used first? The summer was about to begin and the boys were filled with the uncertainty of unanswered questions. The biggest one being, "would it be a summer of victory or one of defeat?"

• Language: English
• Publisher: Saguaro Books, LLC
• Release date: Jan 26, 2019
• ISBN: 9781393365495

Rich Unkel

Damon Piletz is the creator behind the pen name, “Rich Unkel.” He grew up in a small New England town nestled between the Green and White Mountains. He currently lives in Upstate New York, where he has resided for the last twenty years. Damon is a gifted education teacher and adjunct professor. He is part of SCBWI and several local writing groups. He loves to write poetry, novels and short stories. His favorite pastime is making memories with his wife, three children and the family cat.

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The Great Potato Wars

A Riveting Testimony

Rich Unkel

Saguaro Books, LLC

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Arizona

Copyright © 2018 Damon Piletz

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ISBN: 978-0-578-45371-2

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Dedication

This book is dedicated to the three reasons I am a blessed father: Autumn, Emma and Jonas.

Disclaimer - The quotes in this book are for you to investigate further. I don’t necessarily believe these people are good role models. Research many sources on each person quoted and judge for yourself.

Table of Contents

Peeling the Skin (Preface/Introduction) vii

Operation Groundhog    ix

Chapter        Page

A Foreword of Four Words   13

Prelude to War     15

Waking a Sleepwalking Giant   25

Subtraction by Addition   31

Unfriendly Fire     37

The Nose Knows     43

Knights of the Sir Rounded Table   47

Strike While the Irony is Hot   51

Lookout!      55

Backing into Trouble     59

Unexpected Guest     63

Last Lie of Defense     67

The Sharpened Point of No Return   73

Falling for the Last Stand   67

Acing the Aftermath Test     81

The Last Five Seconds of Summer   85

Questioning the Author    87

Moo Moo      91

Reference Section    99

Author’s Note     101

Potato Recipes     102

About the Author

Peeling the Skin – A Preface (Introduction)

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Dear Reader,

Maps are a must. Like a GPS or Google Earth, maps help us see the big picture we are a part of. We know where we are at this exact moment and place.

This map is different perhaps than the ones you are used to. This will place YOU where we were. That’s right, back in time. Each word in this book had its place. That place is marked with more than just a point on a map. This map is filled with emotions, scars of defeats and efforts towards victory. You will be there as well.

First, for you to be there, you must have the actual map. Go to www.richunkel.com and download it. Print it out. Study it. Know it as well as if it were a map of your own bedroom. Your bedroom is your safe haven where you should know where everything exists, in its place.

Don’t read this without the map. I warn you as gently as I can. As everything unfolds in this book, put yourself on the map. Be beside us and with us. We need you there.

-Rich Unkel

Operation Groundhog

The following document is strictly confidential. The information and actions are to be followed through when the official term groundhog is spoken. When this word is spoken, these specific orders are to be done immediately without any hesitations or questions. These actions are to be carried out quickly and quietly. Upon completion of these actions, you are to return immediately to Kenny Cartwright’s house to report everything. Your specific duties for Operation Groundhog will take you no more than six minutes and forty-five seconds to complete fully. You must know that not completing your specific duties may result in our defeat.

Collect all green tomatoes from the three holes in the ground. Using the bucket assigned to you put the tomatoes from the holes into the bucket.

Cover their holes back again so that it looks exactly how they left it. This is important as we don't want them to know we had been there.

Climb to the top of the tree platforms located to the north and northwest points of the yard. The trees have already been identified to you.

Climb to the platform and remove all items you find. Take items and put them into the bucket you have been assigned.

Climb back down and immediately remove the ladder from the tree.

Dispose of ladder by sliding it down the bank. Make sure it is out of reach so that it will not be retrieved by the enemy.

Check and make sure you left no footprints or any other sign that you have been there.

Take buckets used during the operation and stack them behind the garbage barrels located on the west side of the garage.

Make sure to check the map for your assigned route for entering and exiting. You will see on the map that the neighbors directly to the West have two dogs. They have good noses and can smell you before they see or hear you. Move quickly and make sure the wind is heading west before entering the area.

Remember that this mission is important to our future. Upon completion of Operation Groundhog, we will present Timothy Shaw with a ceasefire treaty. If he doesn't accept, you will be notified and Operation Night Ghost will start immediately. Good luck.

I __________________________________, do hereby solemnly swear to complete, to the best of my abilities, the orders given to me for Operation Groundhog.

A Foreword of Four Words

We can’t give up.

All of us were there on that fateful July evening including me, Rich Unkel

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The way it ended wasn’t at all like the day began. A constant swirling of eagerness of what was to be and what was about to erupt. It lay unsettled in my stomach. It