Peggy is the story of a very bright Fourth Grader who lives in Suburban Philadelphia. She is always getting into trouble with her teachers and classmates as she likes to daydream. Her teachers and friends do not know what to do with her because when she is asked for and answer to questions she always gets it right. You as the reader are asked to solve her problem? Stay tuned to see what happens to her in Book Two, The Three-Some.
The Three-Some is the second book Mrs. Beckley has written. It is the continuing saga of Peggy,and her best friends Bobby, and Kim, and their adventures together, such as the school Spelling B, The Music Audition, The Opening of B'J'S, and you will finally find out who the stalker is and why he has followed Peggy, and her family, and friends. This all takes place in 1966. Look for the third book in the series The Writer's Corner which takes place 45 years later in the same school. The Writer's Corner takes place in the year 2011.
The Reunion is the eleventh book that Mrs. Beckley has written for Xlibris. This book introduces the reader to all the previous characters from her ten books. Barry, Grammy, Cheryl, Pam, Jodi, Sister Bridget, and Father David plan the 70th Anniversary Celebration Weekend to be held in May 2019. Some of the Middle School Students from St. John the Baptist Catholic Elementary also help the adults in the planning of this 70th Anniversary Celebration Weekend. It is a weekend that will be remembered by everyone who attended the school both past and present. I hope you all have enjoyed Peggy, The Three-Some Book 2, The Writer’s Corner Book 3, The Golden Nugget Book 4, Emily Book 5, This Is As Good As It Gets Book 6, The 1940 Diary Book 7, Pockets Book 8, Pam and Jodi’s Journey Book 9, The Journal Book 10 and The Reunion Book 11. This book has been written for my friends and family especially Angela, Bobbie, Aunt Edwina, Gwen, Jane, Jean, Kate, Peggy, Renee, Susan, Father Andy, Father Don, Sister Mary DeChantel, my parents Fred and Elizabeth, and all my classmates from NPHS the class of 1966. Special thanks goes to Miss Jean A. Houck, Fred, Lynne and Robert. You gave me the idea for the 70th Anniversary Celebration Weekend. It was fashioned after our 50th Class Reunion at NPHS for the Class of 1966. If any of you are wondering if I fashioned any of the characters after me, the answer is yes. There is a part of me in all the characters. A lot of the experiences in this book happened to my family and me, and in my various classrooms. This is an interactive book. I hope all of you learned something from it and enjoyed it as well.
This Is as Good as It Gets is the sixth book that I have written for Xlibris. It introduces some new main characters to the readerYa Ya, Carolyn, Terry, Mindy, Peter, Mark, and their classmates at school in suburban Philadelphia in the 1960s. It tells the story of how my brothers and I found out our mother had MS and how we dealt with it during our school years and also later in life. This book is an interactive one and also teaches how to put together a science fair for an elementary school. This book also teaches some important family values both in the 1960s and today. I hope all my readers enjoy this book as much as I did writing it. N. K. Beckley
Pockets Summary Pockets is the eighth book Mrs. Beckley has written for Xlibris. It tells the story of a fourth-grade boy named Austin OBrian, who was misdiagnosed as a mentally retarded child and then having a slight case of autism. It also tells the story of a stray dog Pockets, who gives birth to her puppies on the OBrian back porch during Christmas vacation. It also tells the story of how Austin and Pockets become best friends and how Pockets becomes Austins service dog. Pockets gives some insight into the training of service dogs everywhere and what they can do for families who are in need of them.
Pam and Jodi’s Journey is the ninth book Mrs. Beckley has written for Xlibris. It tells the story of a ninth-grade girl Pam, who is 80 percent deaf in both ears, and her best friend, Jodi, who also acts as her interpreter, and how they introduce their classmates and school to American Sign Language, or ASL, and its culture. Pam and Jodi’s Journey also teaches you, the reader, about the history of American Sign Language.
The Journal is the tenth book Mrs. Beckley has written for Xlibris. It is an interactive book. This book introduces the readers to Sister Mary Edwina and her class. She has given an assignment to them on their Most Memorable Christmas Vacation Ever. This book shows the reader how each student writes their assignment and what happens to them ten years later. It also tells how Andre, Cameron, Cheyenne, and Nancy value their friendship, as well as their friendship with Sister Mary Edwina, Father Chris, and the Reverend Mother. I hope you all have enjoyed Peggy, The Three-Some Book 2, The Writer’s Corner Book 3, The Golden Nugget Book 4, Emily Book 5, This Is As Good As It Gets Book 6, The 1940 Diary Book 7, Pockets Book 8, Pam and Jodi’s Journey Book 9, and The Journal Book 10. This book has been written for my friends and family, especially Angela, Aunt Edwina, Bobbie, Gwen, Jane, Jean, Kate, Paul, Peggy, Susan, Toni, Sister Mary DeChantel, Father Don, Fred, and my parents, Elizabeth and Fred. If some of you are wondering if I fashioned any of the characters after me, the answer is yes. Nancy was fashioned after me, and the nuns were fashioned after the nuns I taught with and under throughout my teaching career. Sister Mary Edwina was fashioned after a nun my daughters had in school and whom I taught under. Her name was Sister Mary DeChantel. I learned a great deal from her, and every time I see a butterfly or roses, I think of her. There were even roses and butterflies at her funeral recently. A lot of the experiences in this book happened to my family and me and are still very vivid in my memory. I thought you might enjoy them.
Emily is the last book in the series of five books that Mrs. Beckley has written. It is the continuing saga of Beth, Jerry, Karen, Kip, and their families from the time they are in seventh grade at St. John the Baptist Catholic School to the time of their student-teaching at the same school. There are many surprises in store for the reader as they follow the lives of all the characters in the book. I hope that you have enjoyed Peggy, The Three-Some Book 2, The Writers Corner Book 3, The Golden Nugget Book 4, and Emily: Book 5 as much as I have enjoyed writing them. In each book, there is something there to teach you, and I hope that you have learned the lessons well. I would like to thank Aunt Anna, Bobbie, Jane, Jean, Peggy, Renee, Susan, and Toni, who have given me their love and support while I was writing these books. I would also like to thank my students as well because without everyones help these stories never would have been told. N. K. Beckley
This book has been written for many of my friends and family especially Renee, Gwen, Bobbie, Susan, Toni, Jane Jean, Aunt Anna, Ruth Dixon, Aunt Manette, Paul, Fred, and especially my parents, Fred and Elizabeth. A large thank-you goes out to all my friends in Rose Valley, Pennsylvania, for without your help this book would have never been written. A special thank-you goes out to all my students because you were a large part of this book. Some of the things in this book were actual experiences I had in my classroom, both as a student and as a teacher. The names of the characters in this book have been changed to protect the real people either living or dead. There are two haunted housesone in Rose Valley and one in Wallingfordbut as for William, he is purely fiction. I hope you will enjoy this book as much as I did writing it. I hope my readers have had the time to read my other books: Peggy, The Three-Some: Book 2, The Writers Corner: Book 3, The Golden Nugget: Book 4, Emily (book 5), This Is As Good As It Gets (book 6), The 1940 Old Diary (book 7), and Pockets (book 8). Books 5, 6, 7, and 8 should be out very soon. They are all interactive books, and you can learn something from each one.
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