Mr. Bill and Miss Julie

About the Book

It was the mid 1970's when the African-American couple, Mr. Bill and Miss Julie looked over the neighborhood, decided there were enough ten year old boys for a Little League Baseball team, and with the help of their friend Mr. Pensfeld, recruited enough boys for a team. As the story unfolds, Mr. Bill coaches with the help of his friend Mr. Pensfeld and his wife becomes the self appointed cheer leader. As each reader progresses through this book, the integrity, honesty and love exhibited by Mr. BIll and Miss Julie will be indelibly imprinted upon their memory.

Readers will enjoy the little nuances of coaching that are incorporated into the story and which improve the player's skills as the Little League season progresses. Mr. Bill, prior to coaching this team, has had a stroke and his left side doesn't work very well. The bond between the boys and their coach increases as they take turns helping him move around or bring him a folding chair to sit on while they practice. Although the team loses at first, under Mr. Bills tutelage and Miss Julie's encouragement they eventually win more than just games. The story near the end evokes extreme emotion, but ultimately demonstrates the love between Mr. Bill, Miss Julie and the boys.

Although based upon the personalities of an actual African-American couple, the story line of the book is fiction.

Whether you are nine or ninety, the book MR. BILL AND MISS JULIE will be an inspiring, fun read!

About the Author

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Phillip Raworth was born in the New York State Finger Lakes area, and split his childhood years between that State and the southern portion of Indiana. He, after serving two years in the United States Army, married, and with his wife raised three children. While attending college he operated a small business to earn money for tuition and other expenses and after graduating went on to various employments with the city of Lansing Michigan, the Illinois division of highways and with the Civil Service for the United States Navy, where he was the primary author for Master Plans and the accompanying narrative justifications for Capital improvements. He attended both Indiana University and Michigan State University and obtained a Bachelor of Science degree from the later. Phillip Raworth now resides in Florida where he continues to write.