Ms. Missy

About the Book

Who out there doesn’t remember their first pet? Bishop’s first dog turns out to be the beautiful diva Missy. Plus, Missy soon has a surprise for the family. “Ms. Missy: Bishop’s First Dog” is a true story concerning my family’s first pet—Ms. Missy the diva dog! Follow along as Bishop, oldest child of the Morrow household, learns the ins and outs of owning and taking care of a dog. Bishop has daily duties of feeding and caring for Ms. Missy, bathing her in the Morrow backyard with younger siblings, Maxine and Kelvin, and training Missy in the ways of the pet and human world. Time passes as both Missy and the Morrow family grows with additional kids. One day, Missy disappears, and young Bishop feels it is his fault because he scolded Missy too hard. Bishop feels terrible and fears she has run away for good. When Missy is finally found, she has a surprise of a lifetime for the Morrow family! “Ms. Missy: Bishop’s First Dog” is Duane’s second children’s storybook from his upcoming seven-story “LongTALES for shortTAILS” collection, following his recently published “Fastjack Robinson.” Duane self-published his first book, “Square Squire and the Journey to Dreamstate,” in 2012; he published his second book, “The Baby Boomers First-Hand/First-Year Guide to Retirement: 365 Days of Bliss” in 2014. Duane also just completed a teens and young adult version of his first book entitled “Square Squire and the Journey to Dreamstate: Squared Version 2.0 for Teens and Young Adults.” Duane can be contacted at duanelancefiler@gmail.com, at his website (http://duanelancefiler.wix.com/duanelancefiler), or at Facebook or LinkedIn.

About the Author

Duane Filer is a writer now residing in Carson, California, who has written four books, three of them after retiring from the California Public Utilities Commission after twenty-eight years of state service. Duane and his six siblings were raised in Compton, California, by mom, Blondell, and dad, Maxcy (now deceased), and were always told to follow their dreams and achieve but also to contribute to society and give back to the community. Duane loves music (especially jazz and funk), diddles on the bass guitar, and loves all sports and animals. Squirrels are welcome in his backyard. Jay DeVance III is an up-and-coming illustrator residing in Compton, California. Jay just published his first two books, “The Story of Decapolis –Book of Heroes Vol. 1” and “The Story of Decapolis – Coloring Book 1.” Jay can be contacted at jayd898@gmail.com or jaydevanceiii@yahoo.com.