Based on a true event from June of 2022, readers are invited to re-live the local Roswell fire truck ‘push-in’ ceremony when the new truck, Chuck, took the place of the old truck, Rusty, who was retiring. The author hopes to help the readers feel a sense of community and how they can embrace change alongside their peers.

Everyone loves 'Good Luck Chuck, ' but it has nothing to do with his luck. Read this book by the award winning author, attorney and former teacher, Penelope Dyan, and find out what 'Good Luck Chuck' had that was even better than good luck as you practice reading skills through her tried and true classroom techniques of word repetition, and rhyme. and laugh and enjoy Dyan's kid friendly drawings that make reading and learning so much fun! Dyan believes all learning should be fun; and to take that concept further, she believes if you are having fun learning you will love to learn. This is why she makes it point to add a bundle of fun to al her early reader books for kids, Dyan has been published in Instructor Magazine, the magazine that teachers teachers how to teach, and two of her kids' books are on display at the Saison Poetry library, UK. She has also been published in 'Humpty Dumpty Magazine' and more. And to make this learning experience even more fun look for the Bellissima music video that goes along with this book on the Bellissimavideo YouTube Channel.

Cursed at birth with extraordinary bad luck, Charlene "Chuck" Manchester provides disaster where someone else can profit. Got a failing business? For a price Chuck will make sure you collect on that insurance policy, without ever getting your own hands dirty. But when a crime boss hires her to take out an evangelical cult, things don't go as planned. Now the mob boss, the cult leader, and a dogged insurance-fraud investigator all come for her at once. Everything that could go wrong does--and only about half of it by accident. A dangerous liaison with the crime boss's daughter ups the stakes fatally for Chuck, as the curse she's run from her whole life finally catches up to her. Lela Gwenn brings a fresh voice to comics with this twisty noir, full of outlaws who aren't so much wise guys as they are smart asses. Matthew Dow Smith, best known for a long run on IDW's X-Files, brings that weird detective vibe, placing the oddball villains and anti-heroes in a grounded world taking us from the bad side of town, through shadowy office spaces reminiscent of Sam Spade, to a fiery revival tent and the splendor of a Tibetan abbey. Chuck will need more than a rabbit's foot to get through this. Collects Bad Luck Chuck #1-4.

Cursed at birth, Charlene ''Chuck'' Manchester hires out her own bad luck, providing disaster where someone else can profit. A warehouse job goes wrongÑmeaning Chuck destroys the place according to plan, but the authorities finally catch up to herÑnot to mention the curse she's run from her whole life. A vengeful cult leader, a mob matriarch, and an insurance investigator on a quest finally have her where they want her. But Chuck won't let bad luck stop her, even if she has to seek out allies she turned her back on a long time ago.

Cursed at birth with extraordinary bad luck, Charlene "Chuck" Manchester provides disaster where someone else can profit. Got a failing business? For a price Chuck will make sure you collect on that insurance policy, without ever getting your own hands dirty. But when a crime boss hires her to take out an evangelical cult, things don't go as planned. Now the mob boss, the cult leader, and a dogged insurance-fraud investigator all come for her at once. Everything that could go wrong does--and only about half of it by accident. A dangerous liaison with the crime boss's daughter ups the stakes fatally for Chuck, as the curse she's run from her whole life finally catches up to her. Lela Gwenn brings a fresh voice to comics with this twisty noir, full of outlaws who aren't so much wise guys as they are smart asses. Matthew Dow Smith, best known for a long run on IDW's X-Files, brings that weird detective vibe, placing the oddball villains and anti-heroes in a grounded world taking us from the bad side of town, through shadowy office spaces reminiscent of Sam Spade, to a fiery revival tent and the splendor of a Tibetan abbey. Chuck will need more than a rabbit's foot to get through this. Collects Bad Luck Chuck #1-4.

Sorry about your luck chuck is hopefully a series of books that help kids understand and take a deep breath in life to see that everyone has issues. Being aware that life can throw us curve balls, and how we handle it is important. Being aware of others and caring.