PETE BARBOUR'S WORLD
LIFE ILLUSTRATED
What comes from the heart goes to the heart.
Fifteen Keys
Written and illustrated
by
Peter J Barbour
Fifteen Keys is an action, adventure, fantasy novel for middle grade and young adults. The story begins in 1890, in a remote village in the Pacific Northwest, where three teenage boys undertake a challenge, a rite of passage, to find fifteen keys that will help them grow into responsible adults and enable them to return home to become leaders in their community. They face challenging terrain, untamed wilderness, hostile weather, and a host of odd characters, any of which might delay or defeat them. But each experience has a lesson to teach the boys - a key to their development as young men. Meanwhile, their cousins, too young to join the boys on their journey, wait at home caring for their livestock and learning lessons of their own. Will the boys be able to surmount their obstacles and return home?
The subtext of Fifteen Keys is mindfulness. The adventures are allegorical and serve to illustrate ethical issues.
"GUS AT WORK"
an Illustrated Children's Book
I began drawing pictures of Gus and sheep when my wife and I were in our recreational sheep herding phase. I could get him to herd in my illustrations but not on the field. I wrote and illustrated, a children’s book, “Gus at Work”, based on our herding experience with Gus. The story is about the importance of doing your best, even if you aren’t the best. I published “Gus at Work” with CreateSpace, 2016, available on Amazon.
