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Emmy Budd and the Gypsies

A bizarre turn of events lands Emmy and T. J. at the police station as suspects in an armed robbery. Released into the custody of their parents, the young sleuths unwisely attempt to find the real culprits in order to prove their innocence. Emmy and T. J. are then kidnapped in separate incidents with T. J. left abandoned where no one will find him. In her most puzzling mystery yet, Emmy must unravel the clues in an attempt to find and free T. J. before it's too late and discover the truth behind the enigmatic Gypsies.

Available December 2011 from Charles River Press


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The Emmy Budd series is dedicated to all little girls who lived in a simpler time when hometown adventure could be found waiting around every corner. Ms. Blasiar resides in California and is currently at work on her fifth Emmy Budd novel, “The Scarlet Scarf.”

Jean Blasiar is a playwright with eight full-length productions in the Los Angeles area, one of which was optioned by 20th Century Fox for a pilot. As President of MGR Productions, Ms. Blasiar has produced twelve full-length productions in LA, San Francisco, and New York City, and has several screenplays in development.


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Richer (2011)
by Jean Blasiar
292 pp. 5.25" x 8" Softcover
ISBN 978-0-9829987-2-4

How many teens have their poetry adapted to music by today’s rock star? Every teen’s dream, but actually a nightmare for Rich Cameron. Despite his mother’s divorce, another broken home, his friend’s ruined Olympic dreams and his own major health complication, it’s a very interesting year for U2’s favorite genius.

Just as his life started to make sense again, Rich receives a letter from his former au pair, leading to revelations that set the tone for an unforgettable year. The mysteries, pains and ecstasy of love will force Rich and his family to redefine what is 'normal' all over again, in this funny, touching, and thrilling new chapter in the life of Rich Cameron and his constant companion, U2.
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Volume 1 of the
Tween Mystery Series

Book Signing
Lamanda Park Library
Pasadena, CA.
Saturday, January 22, 2010
3pm to 5pm
Vol. 3 Available December, 2010 from Charles River Press
(LOS ANGELES December 18, 2009) Charles River Press announces the release of the new Teen Detective Series, Emmy Budd, penned by local playwrite Jean Blasiar. Read more

Emmy Budd  -  The Real Dog is Harry
A human hand is unearthed at the property of Hank Turner, a local farm in Jerseyville, Ohio, where Emmy Budd and her adventurous friend T.J. Blake, live. Hank Turner, a good friend of Emmy and T.J.'s, is under suspicion for merder and mutilations of a hired man whom he threatened and fired several weeks earlier.
A developer and a newcomer has purchased the Turner farm with plans to turn it into a roadside tavern. Emmy and T.J. keep their ears to the ground as they pretend to help out while gathering information on the proposed tavern. When Emmy discovers a sudden appearance of animal bones in the excavation of the Turner farm after a torrential rain, the game is afoot and Emmy and T.J. set off to uncover the truth.
Along the way, the tween detectives are joined by a scruffy stray dog appearing at strange times and strange places, whom T.J. names Harry. Harry tags along with the kids on their many trips to the 'gravesite,' leading Emmy and T.J. to a nefarious secret. Together, the three sleuths struggle to save the town, and Hank Turner, from a greedy opportunist.


Volume 1 of the
Tween Mystery Series
Emmy Budd and the Hijacked Train
winner Hollywood Book Festival 2010,  Best Children's Fiction  -  Press Release
Emmy Budd is a twelve-year-old tomboy who finds her adventurer’s match in the new boy in town, T.J. Blake. It is a hot summer day in the small Mid-Western hamlet of Jerseyville, Ohio. With no money and lots of time on their hands, Emmy and T.J. ferret out every freebie in town, from sailing kites off the tower in the local stadium to building a raft out of discarded lumber and sailing the old swimming hole.
Emmy and T.J. sneak aboard a mail train bound for Pittsburgh and end up in the middle of a hijacking. Operating undercover, the teen detectives risk their lives as they confront a desperate fugitive.



Volume 2 of the
Tween Mystery Series
Emmy Budd - Don't Look Now

NOW AVAILABLE
Teen detectives Emmy Budd and her friend, T.J. Blake can’t help but notice the ominous, black sedan rolling down main-street on a Sunday afternoon. When the drug store blows up in the middle of the night, Emmy and T.J. suspect foul play. Working together, they uncover clues leading to an illicit pharmaceutical operation; part two in the series.


Volume 4 of the
Tween Mystery Series
Available July 2011
Emmy Budd and the Scarlet Scarf
Paperback ISBN 13: 978-1-936185-41-2
Paperback ISBN 10: 1-936185-41-5
Ebook ISBN 13: 978-1-936185-40-5
Ebook ISBN 10: 1-936185-40-7
Release date: July 2011
Genre: Adventure / Tween
Publisher: Charles River Press
What starts out as a mystery and a funny story about Mrs. Budd's "forgetfulness" turns into an alarming sequence of events which nearly destroy the Budd family. Is Mrs. Budd really losing her mind or is there another unfortunate explanation? Emmy solves this one on her own, but T. J. is there for support. The Scarlet Scarf is the next Emmy Budd mystery in the series.


Poor Rich

NOW AVAILABLE
Rich Cameron is a sickly social nerd baffled by his sexuality who confides in only two friends, his psychiatrist and his au pair, Miss October. Inside an asthmatic, allergic, anemic frame is a talent, wit and a wisdom that explodes when finally released.
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Communion
Jean Blasiar and Jonathan Marcantoni

NOW AVAILABLE
"Communion" is a fictional tale of life in wartime, when the best in individuals surfaces to combat the evils that surround them. It tells the story of people getting by, living and eventually prospering amidst constant threats of violence. It is also the story of a gifted daughter who seeks to push her mother and those around her to transcend the day-to-day horrors and extract from it a renewal of spirit and love of life. "Communion" speaks to the mysteries of the soul, the challenges of marriage, and the love between parents and children, husbands and wives, nature and earth.

280 pages - 5.25" x 8" Pocketbook -
ISBN 978-0-9832861-4-1. Suggested retail price $16.95. Released October 2011



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