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  • "Grippers" #6 (how to get homeless without even trying)

    Episode #6: Out of money (click on “the grippers” tab for previous 5 episodes) The Slider family was now, like so many many others, part of an American paradox. They were both rich and poor. They had everything money could buy; a place to live, a refrigerator, a washer and dryer, a personal computer, two… Read more

  • "Grippers" #5 (how to get homeless without even trying)

    Recap: #1, Bob Slider is laid off;  #2, Tracey loses her unemployment; #3, confronting finances over beer & pizza; #4; meeting with the landlord  (click on “gripper” tab to view previous episodes) Episode 5: Running out of money. It was 5:30 a.m Tuesday and , as usual, Bob woke up and began getting ready to… Read more

  • "Grippers" #4(how to get homeless without even trying )

    Recap: #1, Bob Slider is laid off; #2, Tracey loses her unemployment; #3, confronting finances over beer & pizza (click on “grippers” tab to view previous episodes) Episode 4: Meeting with the landlord. It was 8 a.m. Saturday and Bob was sitting in Tracey’s car listening to the singing of an engine not starting, waawaawaawaa.… Read more

  • KidSmart Books review

    KidSmart BooksJuly 2, 2011 Book Reviewer Ella Johnson’s Book of the Month:Slippery Willie’s Stupid, Ugly Shoes by Larry Petersonby Max Nightjar A READ & RECOMMENDS Book Of The Month July 2011 The first thing to hook me was the title, SLIPPERY WILLIES STUPID, UGLY SHOES, It was a shoe in for me. A title you… Read more

  • SellingBooks.com Interview

    SellingBooks.comJune 30, 2011 Larry Peterson – Slippery Willie’s Stupid, Ugly Shoesby Cathy B. Stucker What is your most recent book? Tell us a bit about it. The title is Slippery Willie’s Stupid, Ugly Shoes. It is about a boy who has slippery feet and just slips, slides and spins all over the place. Even his… Read more

  • "Grippers" #3 (how to get homeless without even trying)

    Recap: #1, Bob Slider is laid off; #2 Tracey loses her unemployment. (scroll down for these episodes) Episode 3: Confronting finances over beer & pizzaWhen Bob returned home the first thing Tracey asked him was, “Did you talk to coach?” “He pulled in behind us. He was late too. Jake is fine. Stop worrying.” “Okay,… Read more