AFRAID OF THE DARK

Afraid of the Dark is a short novel intended for the Mousegate Series. Tommy Hartnett is a twelve-year-old boy raised by his grandfather, a retired baggage handler at the airport, who loves Tommy dearly in addition to the heartbreaking Chicago Cubs. Tommy is a little leaguer that strikes out most every time at bat, but Joe Hartnett will continually encourage and praise his grandson. Joe has become a surrogate father to Tommy as the boy’s mother was killed in the Iraq war when he was two and his