Lucky Lyle Ortiz

By Grant Pylkas

All of us find ourselves compromised by circumstances beyond ourcontrol. Young Lyle Ortiz finds himself and his sisters in a situation wellbeyond the resources of a fourteen year old, much less a teen without asupport system that he can access with the reasonable expectation of anacceptable outcome. He must create a way to live with the loss of hisgrandfather. He must rely upon his own wits and intellect in a world thathas been less than generous to him and his sisters.He tries to make it all work on his own, without adult supervision, onlyto find that he does indeed have a guardian angel who he never thoughtwould care. He has bitten off more than he can handle when he meets hisMexican relatives. The appearance of his Aunt Magdalena sets off a chain ofevents that he cannot abide. As a last resort to regain control of his destiny,he turns to the only teacher he ever trusted, Jeep, and in turn, the old sage,Kelly, Jeep's trusted friend and fellow traveler on life's Journey.The real questions of life and coming of age are explored by this unlikelycrew. Everyone grows some; everyone finds their weaknesses, and finallythe strength of a bright, dedicated surrogate mother pulls everyone together,as she leads an ad hoc organization in one great effort to save a life.The journey will be fun and informative, as we all follow the trials ofLucky Lyle Ortiz.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1469944464
• ISBN13: 9781469944463
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"