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Ripples In The Water

Synopsis

Andy, a mere youth, faced the most powerful men in school, a David facing not one Goliath but two. Alone, he challenged them, holding firm, not wavering, obstinately standing up for what he knew was right. He stood before them and fought to stop what was being done to his new friend, a friend who was going through terrible persecution because he was different. The youth had lain awake the night before and planned this war. He pledged on his sacred honor to fight to help this friend. No one knew of this pledge. Except God! Therefore, he couldn't back out. He had everything to lose, but still he faced the bullies. Besides, his father had made him a man that morning, and a real man didn't run like a craven coward, his tail between his legs. Andy stayed firm and soon others stood by him, challenging the bullies, too. By afternoon, the whole community was involved in what was now being called, "Andy's War," working together to solve the problems facing the community.

Author Biography

Carol J. Fosdick

Carolyn J. Fosdick, Carol, a native Coloradoan, was born at the end of the Depression. Love of the West and of western tradition is buried deep in her roots. Money was tight, but she says theirs was a happy and loving family. A strong sense of religion, moral values, and patriotism became a part of her character. Her earliest memories are of World War II, remembering the blackouts, the victory gardens, and saving everything, including bacon grease, for the war effort. When she was just three, she remembers her mother stating grimly that if the Germans ever got to America, she was going to take out a few before they killed her.

One of her love's was painting and she majored in art at Colorado State University. Once, she overheard one art professor tell another, "Carol would be a good artist if you could get her to do anything but horses." She still paints horses, set in the grandeur of the western scene.

She and her husband, Ray, raised three children on a small ranch in Southwestern Colorado.

Carol became physically handicapped at thirty, and feels this handicap made her more compassionate and understanding. There's a special place in her heart for "her obnoxious weeds," the kids who had had trouble fitting in.

In 1982, Colorado State University recognized her as Teacher of the Year, one of six teachers so honored from a five-state area. She got her Master's Degree in Art Education, writing her thesis on the art and people of the Four Corners and used many of her ideas in her thesis in her own classes. Carol has written one other book, The Other Son, published in 2002.

Carol earned he B.A. at Colorado State University and her Master's Degree at the University of Santa Barbara. She taught for thirty-three years and is now retired. She currently is a member of the Western Writers of America and a charter member of The History Channel Club.