Victory is Sweet

Little Tommy and Ella are next door neighbours.

Neighbours!

They can be the best of friends.

They can be the worst of enemies.

They can also be a teeny-weeny bit competitive.

A little competition never hurt anyone, right?

Victory is Sweet follows Little Tommy and Ella as they go from kids who play together to kids who play against each other. Each tries to one-up the other until it appears that Little Tommy has the upper hand, or does he?

From the Adventures of Granite Creek series, Victory is Sweet is one of four books currently in print that shares the timeless values of self-reliance, community, friendship and joy. All the stories revolve around characters with particular passions. Even with their faults, it is hard not to love them!

The Apple Press introduces John and Aaron, the fun-loving optimists, who cannot get enough fresh farm food and all things that can be made from it.

Harveen is a self-declared "bugologist" with an intense curiosity for insects of all types. We first meet her in The Humble Bee.

Aside from competing with Ella, nothing in the world makes Little Tommy happier than spending time hunting or fishing with his "old man" Big Tommy or his grandpa, Big Big Tommy. The Gift is a story waiting to be told.

Last but not least, Ephraim is the quiet farm boy who loves turning wrenches and all things mechanical. Unfortunately for him, his little sister, Sara, has a way of getting in the way. Sara's Bicycle is the perfect example of this.

In the community of Granite Creek our characters are real and fallible, but ultimately trying to be the best they can be. Fans of Anne of Green Gables and Little House on the Prairie will likely find the children as "kindred spirits" and some of their adventures as familiar. The books are meant to entertain and cultivate a life-long love of reading. They contain traces of Robert Munsch-like humour and Dr. Seuss-like simplicity. Story time readers will love them as will early independent readers.

Granite Creek Press was born in a small town of a few thousand people. The combination of self-reliant common sense and unwavering community support can be the same today as it was in generations past. Let's all learn to love one another a little more every day!