No Mask Between Them

Ten year old Jeremiah has always wanted to help his mother, who struggles to make ends meet. But when their desperation leads them to a failed bank robbery, everything changes. His mother is sent to jail and Jeremiah is left to navigate the world alone.

Marlene Stewart a fourth generation Stewart from the Pacific Northwest. Her mother and grandfather told her she owned Mount Rainier and she believed them. She was the last child born of Suzanne and Clayton Stewart. Four siblings Linett, Vicky, Douglas and Rose. All of whom are "Good Earth Stewards''. She has always felt a pull to earth and flowers and water. A vegetable garden has been included in most of her yards. Nature has a beauty which is unparalleled, never needing a filter. Married young and has three grown children she adores. Her first career path was a sign painter and muralist, which she did with her artist mother. One of her first murals was Ivan the Gorilla's cage at the World Famous B & I Store. Her first published book is a culmination of four years of dating after her divorce. Called "Date Lines". The poems seemed to present themselves spontaneously, almost emerging too fast to write down. Her second book called "The Good Earth Stewards" was a collaboration with her mother. With themes of hope, sharing, compassion and togetherness. Now this latest book called," No Mask Between Them" is an edgy children's book born out of an unsettling nightmare, with themes which hit extremley close to home being a "Latchkey Kid" from the age of ten.