Judging Kids

About the Book

Jim Sloan is a seasoned newspaperman, who takes a chance to start a daily rag in a town of 5,000 southern Ohio residents. Through no fault of his own, the newspaper fails, hurtling the managing editor into the ranks of the unemployed. His options limited, the handsome Sloan takes a position as juvenile probation officer with a judge, both of whom know little about the handling of wayward youth. Together, they face day-to-day challenges in re-directing kids, whose parents are often out of control themselves. With his marriage on the rocks, Sloan flirts with a number of relationships before he finds one female who satisfies more than his sexual desires.

About the Author

Ron Flechtner was born in 1942 and has lived most of his life in Ohio. The military sent him to several far-away places for eight years. He settled back in Ohio, where he pursued a career in journalism and various occupations within the newspaper industry. He has also dabbled in professional photography and now tackles this, his first novel. For five years, Mr. Flechtner was a juvenile probation officer. Jim Sloan is a fictional character as are the other cast members in Judging Kids. Now retired, Mr. Flechtner lives in northeastern Ohio with his lovely wife, Chandra, and son, Malachi.