The Intruders

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The Intruders (c) 2009 by Olive Peart

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Five teenagers from the Bronx, along with the younger sister of one, set out to explore a cave in a wooded section of their neighborhood.  The cave exploration is a washout.  A section of the cave floor collapsed - and that was the major event of the trip!  Disappointed, hungry and tired, the six start the return trip home, only to find that "home" has vanished.

They are still in the Bronx, but they have time-traveled two or three centuries into the future.  Here, the Bronx is a heavily-wooded forest, unexplored by the tribe of people living there.  After saving the life of one member of the tribe, the Bronx teenagers are accepted and slip easily into village life.  Within weeks however, they find themselves in the middle of a fight for survival.

Another tribe living in Manhattan is bent on wiping out the tribe in the Bronx!

These teenagers have a unique advantage in this war.  They know the land.  Neither tribe is aware that there were and still are, train tunnels running under the river from the Bronx to Manhattan.  Neither knew that the old train tracks ran North/South so are excellent travel guides.  The tribe in the Bronx is even unaware of the wealth of treasure - metals, jewelry, etc. - buried in the rubble of what were once busy shopping strips in the Bronx.  For the six, this becomes a true adventure.  They are able to help their friends, and outsmart the enemy.

However, all too soon their adventure becomes very real.  First their dog dies, and then one teenager gets wounded.  Now both friends and enemies are getting killed.  This was no longer fun! This was a fight for survival!

Also by Olive Peart

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One was black and the other was white and they had switched! 

After witnessing a violent quarrel between his parents, Greg feels confused, resentful and angry. His father accused his mother of having an affair fifteen years ago, and if the details of the affair are true, then the man that Greg had always called father is not his real father.  Even worse is the fact that after striking his mother, Greg’s “father” walks out. Meanwhile, Greg has only his mother’s word that his father is really his father. 

Into this mix comes the link. 

Steve hates his stepfather. He has struggled for years to find out why his mother would choose to remain with a man who physically abuses her. Steve’s secret fear is that his stepfather is actually his real father. Frustrated and angry, Steve goes for his stepfather’s gun.  

And then there is the link

Neither boy is able to deal with his family’s problems; each needs help. And suddenly, help is available! They switched! Greg is now faced with Steve’s family’s problems and Steve has Greg’s. But that’s not all. Suddenly, family matters are no longer the biggest problem. Because Greg is black and Steve is white, each boy now faces the question of race from a different perspective. Fearful that no one will believe the switch-- and even more fearful of becoming experimental subjects-- they struggle on their own to survive.  They are forced to share information, communicate and–even worse in their eyes­–get along with each other.

The Intruders

Olive Peart

Demarche Publishing LLC

Demarche Publishing LLC

P.O. Box 36

Mohegan Lake NY 10547

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