The Summer of Guinevere - Paperback

John Madormo, a Chicago area screenwriter, author, and college professor, has created a body of work that has attracted the attention of motion picture producers and publishers. John has sold a family comedy screenplay to a Los Angeles production company, signed a contract for a three-book deal with a major New York publisher, and was recently named the Grand Prize winner of a national writing competition. Here are just a few of his accomplishments: * John signed a contract for a three-book deal with Penguin Books for Young Readers. The middle-grade mystery series, entitled Charlie Collier, Snoop for Hire, follows the exploits of a 12-year-old private detective who sets up shop in his parents' garage and solves cases for fellow sixth-grade classmates. Mystery #1, "The Homemade Stuffing Caper" was published in 2012. Mystery #2, "The Camp Phoenix Caper," hit bookstore shelves in 2013. And Mystery #3, "The Copycat Caper," was released in 2014. For more information, visit the official Charlie Collier website: www.charliecolliersnoopforhire.com. * John sold a family comedy screenplay, "Coach Dracula", to Dog & Rooster Productions, Studio City, CA. (Sheri Bryant will produce; Greg Aronowitz will direct). * He optioned a family comedy screenplay, "Two-Faced!", to Doris Roberts ("Everybody Loves Raymond") Enterprises. Ms. Roberts and her manager/son, Michael Cannata, held the rights for 3 years. * John Madormo completed a screenplay adaptation of the young adult novel, The Ghost of Lizard Light by Elvira Woodruff, for Flatiron Films (producers of the 2000 release "Pay It Forward" starring Kevin Spacey and Helen Hunt). * For more information, visit www.johnmadormo.com.