Spit(*)Fire

About the Book

Take an always adventurous, sometimes heartbreaking, and in-the-end triumphant journey with Colton. In Spit(*)Fire, Colton’s mother is dead, his father is in the Iraq war, and he has been forced to move from the back country of West Virginia to the busy and chaotic streets of Staten Island with his Aunt CiCi. As a loner, making friends is tough, and keeping his new enemies away is even tougher. In a story of loyalty, danger, and compassion, Colton offers us a character that has a fight-for-your-life attitude—and some pretty serious special and secret abilities. Join Noah, Corrine, Joma, Boris, Rafael, and many other intriguing characters in a classic boy versus nature tale that will open your eyes and keep your heart pounding. Will Joma survive? Will James destroy Colton in the wild? Who wins in the Rafael vs. Noah battle of the skies? The answers are all in Spit(*)Fire, waiting to be read.

About the Author

Mark P. Gray lives, writes, and works in Long Island. He is married and has two beautiful children. He is the author of the novel Spit(*)Fire and many poems published in various journals. He is an Elementary Principal and loves spending his time with children and good literature. Rodrigo Zuloaga is a designer/illustrator born in New Jersey and raised in Santiago de Chile. He has developed a career in design and academia working for a range of clients such as educational institutions, design agencies, and a permanent involvement in illustration projects. In 2002 Rodrigo went back to school to pursue a masters´ degree in education from SUNY at Buffalo. Today he lives and works in Santiago spending his time between his studio, painting, and being pulled to the park by his golden retriever, Brinco. Folipops is his first illustrated book to be published in the US.