No Time for Fear

About the Book

Papa Menendez insisted on his hardworking Central American family eating a specially prepared meal that night. It was pompeyia which meant that whatever the occasion was it was serious. Papa Menendez suddenly announced, “Tonight we will all run!” The family was shocked! How could they run? Mr. and Mrs. Menendez were too old, and Baby Maria was too young to run. Besides that, they were not ready to run. No one had mentioned anything to the rest of the family about running to the U.S. border. “We have to. And we must do it tonight. We have no time for fear!” Papa Menendez insisted. Though the family argued against his decision, their arguments were all futile. “Your mother and I have always wanted to give each of you a chance to dream and to have a better life. So tonight, we will run to our dreams and the dreams of our fathers and our grandfathers. We will fight for our right to capture our dreams. We will run tonight because time is crucial, and there is no time for fear!”

About the Author

Photojournalist and writing instructor, Samuel Williams, has more than a inclination when it comes to combining story telling with riveting and thought provoking contents. In this his thirteenth book, he commands both a serious examination and a critical review of all of his works. His realistic and common place vernacular added to his intriguing and one of a kind story lines and character treatments are uniquely his. Added to this is his “critical thinking questions for young readers” at the end of his stories which is such a valuable and lost aspect for today’s authors. Few authors can boast of treating as many critical subjects as Samuel Williams has in such an entertaining and captivating literary fashion. It does not matter the genre for which he is writing, every reader is sure to come away with an insight and appreciation never before experienced.