Daniel on Assignment: My Bonus Life as the Barbershop Kid

Bys: Moore, Daniel and Moore, Kisha

Three-year-old Daniel didn't ask for his life to change. One day his dad was there. The next day he wasn't. Then came Big Mark, the Penthouse, and fifteen barbers who became more than barbers they were like uncles.

Told through the eyes of a young boy growing into his purpose, this true story follows Daniel from dinosaurs and LEGO at age three to front-row Eagles games at age nine. Growing up in a blended family above a Philadelphia barbershop, Daniel learns that family doesn't always look the same but when it's real, it always feels like home.

Living through a global pandemic, baseball triumphs and setbacks, and moments that tested his faith. He discovers what it truly means to show up for himself and for others. He believes sometimes the best family is the one you build together.

Daniel's world is bigger than most kids his age. He has sat courtside at NBA and NFL games, stood on MLB fields, traveled across the country, and watched his mother build businesses from the ground up all while navigating what it means to love a father who isn't there and embrace the village that showed up instead.

With faith, community, a mother who makes things happen, and the courage to keep going when life gets hard, Daniel proves that your beginning doesn't determine your ending.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0H4SG6J5S
• ISBN13: 9798994933916
• Release Date: June 2026
• Publisher: Gaps Filled
• Length: 154 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7