The Adventures of Taffy & Nako: The Adventure Begins!, #1

By Trebor Attoram

The Adventures of Taffy & Nako is the first in a series of books aimed at young readers. Taffy, the narrator, and her younger brother, Nako, live in near-distant future world where augmented reality and drones have become the norm. Despite advances in technology, much of humanity is confined to high-rise structures in tightly packed urban areas and the disparities between the lives of the rich and the poor have grown. Taffy and Nako are lucky to continue to live in a more rural area with their mother; their father has passed away and their older brother, Moxx, has joined a special military force that monitors extraterrestrial visits, of which there are an increased number. Nako has displayed a preternatural ability to understand and manipulate tech since a young age. This ability, combined with Nako's natural curiosity, is useful to the family and a the source of many practical jokes. But Nako's curiosity can also be a liability, as it is on the day when an spacecraft lands in their backyard. Heedless of his mother's warnings, Nako sets out to discover what he can about the mysterious visiting craft. When Taffy follows at her mother's request to bring Nako back, the two siblings are swept into the craft, which soon departs Earth, and their adventure begins.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Trebor Attoram
• Release date: Sep 12, 2020
• ISBN: 9781393152194

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The Adventures of

Taffy & Nako

written by Trebor Attoram

My Family

I never would have thought I would follow in the footsteps of my father. I assumed that connection was between him and my little brother Nako. I suppose we all have something about us, whether personal appearance, character, or personality that comes from either our dad or mom. It seems there is a writer in me after all. My grade school teacher knew what she was talking about. Maybe a visit to thank her is—ah, maybe not.

Nako, Moxx, and I had a pretty normal life growing up. Normal seems to be a relative word these days. Now that I’m a mother myself, I see far too many single-parent families. I totally understand there are some cases where this is best for the children involved, but as time passes, we have adopted the motto I should do what’s best for me. Whatever happened to wedding vows to stay together in sickness and in health, until death do us part? In our family, it actually was the latter.

When my dad passed away in 2044, Moxx was 16, the oldest and the one all said had the biggest heart of the trio. I—Taffy—was ten years old and Nako was only four. Being the oldest, Moxx may have had the hardest time when Dad passed away. He and Dad spent a lot of time together with projects around the house, school sports events that Moxx was involved in, and, of course, their shared love of the outdoors which provided years of memories with Dad. Although Nako and I were both still pretty young, I do have many fond memories of Dad, more so than Nako—but they are fading with every passing year. Mom did her best to remind us of the father he was. She had mementos of him all around the home—pictures of family vacations, videos of special events, and a few poems Dad wrote—and she would reminisce about these from time to time to help keep his memory alive in our minds and hearts. My personal favorite was a poem he wrote for us that I still carry with me in my wallet. Although I have it burned into memory, I do like to take it out from time to time to see his penmanship.

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A Father’s Promise

My child, my love, my life

I promise to listen without judgment

to comfort you