The Most Unforgettable Moment: Our Biggest Mistake Ever

By Veronica M. E. Zuill and Windel Eborlas

The Most Unforgettable Moment, without a doubt, personify the biggest mistake ever that four mischievous young boys, ages nineteen to fourteen years old, realized they had made. This page-turner will unquestionably captivate the reader like a powerful magnetic force. The story takes place in a little community called Cozy Nook City, possibly something like where you live or would like to live. The city is surrounded by high mountainous terrain, as well as several smaller hills. Strangely enough, the name uniquely implies it. Calamity after calamity, or some weird phenomenon, always interrupted the tranquility of the city each year. This time was obviously no different.

The Mischievous Munchkins, nicknamed by several of the city’s eight thousand inhabitants, were desirous of being the first heroes to reach the summit of one of those hills. On the day they decided to put their plans into execution, it resulted not only in them putting their own lives in complete jeopardy but also putting the lives of many others, including their pet Rottweiler, Bully. He rescued the boys from what looked like a hopeless situation and ultimately became their superhero. They had made rather bad assumptions and were totally clueless about the heights of the terrain. These bad guesses not only caused the children to suffer tremendously from their own such misfortune but it also caused them to learn some very valuable lessons in the end.

Mystery surrounded the hills. Tribal folklore that was passed down from generation to generation became alive once again, and many in Cozy Nook City still held on to those traditions and beliefs. Sadly, an experience on one of those hills left an indelible impact on the foursome.

This book, full of mystery and adventure, represents characters and characteristics from which any child or young adult can glean. It can also be used as a resourceful teaching tool. Inclusive are several questions to ponder and answer, in addition to a five-hundred-plus word glossary, with the same words used in the story that will enhance the young reader’s vocabulary.

Recommended for children ages nine to fourteen, yet it’s interesting and exciting enough to be enjoyed by teachers and adults alike.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Dec 12, 2019
• ISBN: 9781984566065

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Copyright © 2019 by Veronica M. E. (Saunders) Zuill.

Library of Congress Control Number:   2018913665

ISBN:              Hardcover              978-1-9845-6608-9

                        Softcover                978-1-9845-6607-2

                        eBook                      978-1-9845-6606-5

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CONTENTS

Chapter

1.     Cozy Nook City

2.     A Closely Knit, Loving Neighbourhood

Love Reigns; Who are these Four Little Rascals?

3.     Hooray! School’s Out – Mid-Term Break

What are we going to do? Let’s Pedal Bike!

4.     Forward Planning

Permission Granted; Housekeeping Rules;

At the Construction Site; All Hands on Deck;

5.     First Week of School Break

Fun time! Just Having a Jolly Good Time; A Meeting under the Oak Tree;

6.     Heading for the Clubhouse

Getting Familiar with the Surroundings;

7.     Second Visit to the Clubhouse

Ethan has a Plan;

Is it a Great Idea or not?

8.     The Adventurous Trek Uphill

Bully Leads the Way; Nature Walk;

An Interesting Turn of Events;

9.     The Slow, Arduous Descent

The Mysterious Fog; Wrong Turn;

10.   Night is Falling

Panicky Parents; Bully Senses Danger;

11.   Heading for the Hill

Help is on the Way;

12.   What are the Children Doing?

Time for Some Shut-Eye;

13.   Daylight Appeared

Let’s Get Moving;

14.   The Puzzled Search Crew

Bully Keeps His Focus;

15.   A Ray of Hope

Help is on the Way; Bully to the Rescue;

16.   Bully and the Sheriff’s Team

An Unbelievable Surprise;

An Emotional, Yet Joyous Reunion;

17.   Hospitalization

What Happened to Bully?

18.   An Extra-Special Invitation

Bully’s Big Day;

19.   Reminiscing

Family Fun Time Together;

20.   What Happened Next?

Scared Stiff;

About the Author

Veronica M. E. (Saunders) Zuill grew up in North Shore, Pembroke, the most densely populated parish of her homeland, the Island of Bermuda. She has one daughter, Marcelle and two lovely grandchildren Darius and Treiana.

Veronica, better known as Ronnie, attended the Central School (currently) the Victor Scott Primary School and Prospect Primary School, in Devonshire.

Education is of utmost importance to Ronnie. She furthered her studies at the Howard Academy and Sandys Secondary High Schools. After completing high school, Ronnie attended the Bermuda College where she graduated with distinction from a recognized Secretarial Skills Program; including such courses as Report Writing, English, Sociology and Bookkeeping.

Ronnie is an active member of the African Methodist Episcopal Church at Heard Chapel. In community activities, Ronnie is a Youth Net Mentor in the Middle Schools and is a part of the Primary Schools reading programs for five year olds.

Ronnie is an avid sports lover and participant. She excelled in Women’s Fast Pitch Softball. In 1978 Ronnie was a member of the Big Blue Machine, Bermuda’s National Softball Team that won a Gold Medal in the C. A. C. Games, played in Medellin Columbia CA. Ronnie was named the tournament’s Most Valuable Player.

In 1999 she was inducted into the Bermuda National Sports Hall of Fame. Ronnie began her career in 1961, playing first base and third base for the Devonshire (Recreation Club) Diamondettes in the Bermuda Petticoat Softball League.

More recently, in 2018, during the Bermuda Government’s Annual Sports Awards Ceremony, the Diamondettes were recognized for their outstanding achievements which included back-to-back-to-back Triple Crown Championships, accomplished in 1970, 1971 and 1972.

Reading is a top priority to Ronnie. She is a concerned parent, mentor and a person who takes delight in mentoring the total well-being of the child. She is inspired by God to write new stories for children, and is the Author of four books, Short Stories for Children, Book 1 and Book 2, The Search for the Missing Campers and The Most Unforgettable Moment. Her goal is to ensure that each child she comes into contact with is encouraged to take education seriously and make reading a priority.

Acknowledgements

It would be remiss of me if I did not acknowledge my mother, now deceased, who is totally responsible for the result of who and what I am today.

Uliah Obrenlet Saunders, a strict disciplinarian, did not have the privilege of attending or graduating from any of the finest or most prestigious schools in the