Pump Up Your Book Presents The Bridge and Paperboy Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Join Stan Crader, author of the Christian fiction trilogy, The Bridge, Paperboy, and Fifteen as he tours the blogosphere November 15 – December 14, 2012 on his first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book!

Stan Crader ABOUT STAN CRADER

Stan Crader’s first book, ‘The Bridge’ spent several days on the best seller list for Christian fiction at both BarnesandNoble.com and Amazon.com. His articles about flying have been published in flying magazines and local newspapers. He won a Bronze Quill award from the International Association of Business Communications for articles written for his company’s quarterly newsletter.

Stan was born and raised in Bollinger County Missouri. Coming of age in rural Missouri provided him the material for many of the rich characters in his books. He credits the variety of jobs he had as a child and the people with which he worked for providing him his creative foundation.

Stan’s childhood jobs included grocery store carry out, a paper route, mowing lawns, farm equipment set-up, sawmills, and janitor. “You learn a great deal about people when you see what groceries they purchase,” Stan says.

After graduating from high school, he attended the University of Missouri, where he met his future wife, Debbie at a Missouri / Nebraska football game. It was Debbie who first made Stan realize that his childhood was unique.

They spent the early years of their marriage living in Bollinger County, Missouri. Stan joined the family business and Debbie worked as a community nurse. As a nurse, working with a caring country doctor, she began to collect stories of her own.

The two of them raised three boys and a golden retriever as the life experiences continued. Stan began writing Christmas letters. Friends and family began to look forward to the somewhat informative but largely humorous Christmas epistle.

Stan’s first novel was written after the encouragement of those on his Christmas letter mailing list and the recipients of the company’s quarterly newsletter. He’s flattered beyond measure each time someone who has read ‘The Bridge’ asks about a sequel.

Visit Stan’s site:  http://www.stancrader.com

Please note that all proceeds go to support Resurrecting Lives, a non-profit that supports veterans with traumatic brain injury (TBI).

The Bridge-hires-ftcover (3) ABOUT THE BRIDGE

Tommy Thompson recalls with vivid detail the summer of 1967, when he was twelve years old and living in a small town in rural America. At that time in his life, all he wanted was a Honda motorbike, and he believed the smartest person in the world was his Uncle Cletus. The Bridge follows Tommy’s summer-long quest for the Honda and his love, Wendy, whom he pursues with the comical romanticism of a young boy.
During the course of the summer Tommy helps his best friend, Booger, cope with family tragedy. He is terrorized by Clyde Goodpasture, the biggest bully in the sixth grade, and the town of Colby is shaken by news that its hat factory will close. While he isn’t a religious child, Tommy faces these challenges armed with the few Bible verses that he knows and the support of his Christian family. Tommy has a knack for doing the right thing and ultimately makes a sacrifice that shows without a doubt that his heart is in the right place.

Paperboy-ftcover-hires (3) ABOUT PAPERBOY

Paperboy tells the story as only an afternoon paperboy in rural America in the sixties can. Thousands of readers identified with the unique characters of Colby while reading The Bridge. They grew to love Tommy and the band of boys, were entertained by their childish pranks, and touched by their generosity.

In Paperboy, change is coming to Colby. The shoe factory has sold and a hat factory is taking its place. A factory manager has been named and he’s definitely not from Colby. There’s an influx of interesting newcomers.

The high school principal is also new to Colby. He must deal with teenage pregnancy, the snooping high school office secretary, and the Colby Curls rumor mill. He, too, has a mysterious past and uses it to his advantage.

The pregnant teen and her auto-mechanic single mother aren’t Colby natives either. Rumors about both abound. The mother has a past which touches the present, and eventually involves the entire town. Tommy and Booger, while delivering the Colby Telegraph, discover that Colby’s patriarch, Mr. Koch, has a heroic but classified history. While raking leaves for Mrs. Whitener, they learn the origin of her accent and how she got to Colby. It’s not what most people think.

Jupiter Storm, the town’s primary purveyor of gossip, whose opinion always exceeds his knowledge, is perpetually annoying. But Tommy and Booger learn that Jupiter is a decorated World War II veteran. And when a threatening stranger appears on the scene, the entire town learns of Jupiter’s unique but redeeming skill. How will Colby be different, and how will it be the same?

The Bridge and Paperboy Virtual Book Publicity Tour Schedule

Thursday, November 15

The Bridge reviewed at Blooming with Books

Friday, November 16

Paperboy reviewed at Blooming with Books

Monday, November 19

Book spotlight at Mom Loves 2 Read

Wednesday, November 21

Interviewed at Review From Here

Thursday, November 22

The Bridge reviewed at The Mary Reader

Monday, November 26

The Bridge reviewed at Book Angels

Paperboy reviewed at The Mary Reader

Tuesday, November 27

Paperboy reviewed at Book Angels

Wednesday, November 28

Interviewed at Book Angels

Thursday, November 29

The Bridge reviewed at Geo Librarian

Friday, November 30

Paperboy reviewed at Geo Librarian

Monday, December 3

The Bridge reviewed at My Devotional Thoughts

Tuesday, December 4

Interviewed at Examiner

Wednesday, December 5

Interviewed at Literal Exposure

Friday, December 7

Paperboy reviewed at My Devotional Thoughts

Guest blogging at Reviews From the Heart

Monday, December 10

The Bridge reviewed at Splashes of Joy

Tuesday, December 11

Guest blogging at Articlesbase

Wednesday, December 12

Paperboy reviewed at Splashes of Joy

Thursday, December 13

Interviewed at The Writer’s Life

Friday, December 14

Interviewed at Digital Journal

Interviewed at Pump Up Your Book

Stan Crader’s THE BRIDGE and PAPERBOY VIRTUAL BOOK PUBLICITY TOUR will officially begin on November 15 and ends on December 14, 2012. Please contact Tracee Gleichner at tgleichner(at)gmail.com if you are interested in hosting and/or reviewing his book. Thank you!

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