What readers are saying about RUN FOR IT!

"Tom Sawyer on Speed."

           --Ann Bannon, author of the classic Beebo Brinker Chronicles

"An adventure to die for. But wait!   With pluck and luck and loyalty teenage buddies Robert and Merwyn race through the pages of Tom Bender's kids-on-the-loose dime novel dodging disaster and bedeviling bad guys from the first scene to the last. Hang on."

           --Frank C. Strunk, author of Jordon's Wager, Jordon's Showdown and Throwback


"It's early in the day, yet Robert Bell has already witnessed an armored car heist, faced a blazing tommy gun, and found a dead man on the driveway. Thanks to his friend Merwyn's street smarts, the two boys are still alive... for the moment. With nothing going for him but a quick brain and the ebbing innocence of childhood, Robert must face down the mob. Adventure, guts, determination, and the true loyalty of lifelong friends - Robert and Merwyn have it all. Grab onto their shirttails and RUN FOR IT!"

           --Mary Anna Evans, author of the Faye Longchamps Archeological Mysteries


"If you want a story that has the sweet stupidity of kids coming of age, yet deals with a profound moment in American history, try this first novel. It takes your heart."

           --Ann Perdew of The Villages, English teacher and avid reader