Author of Easy Read YA and Hi/Low MG Books
ABOUT
About me, you ask?
Thanks for visiting my website. I’m author Ron Fulleman. I’m a recently retired substitute Teacher Librarian and am interested in getting books into the hands of readers, in particular, those reluctant readers who don’t know what to read.
Like most authors, I incorporate much of my past experiences into my writing. I am an identical twin, so I know most of the tricks twins can play on people. I also have experienced growing up with people who either get you confused with your brother, or who won’t say ‘Hi’ to you, in case you’re not the twin they know. That has all played a part in the earlier “Ron and Bob Stories” series of Hi-Lo books, written for ESL/SpEd/reluctant readers, looking for something interesting, but still an easy read.
One of my biggest hobbies is to research my dad’s ships in WWII. His second ship, the USS Misissinewa, was the first ship sunk in WWII by the first use of a suicide submarine/torpedo (Kaiten) by the Imperial Japanese Navy. I’ve been researching it and maintaining a website on the ship for over 20 years. This was brought into my book, Faces in the Flames: A Ghost Story.
My newest book, Heart of the Castle: A Ghost Story, deals with a teen girl who looks for her family roots in the most haunted castle in Europe, Bran Castle in Transylvania.
Recently retired from substitute teaching as a Teacher Librarian, I’m constantly adding to my list of ‘books read’. I read mostly Middle Grade (MG) and Young Adult (YA) books since that’s what students are looking for. Many teachers call these types of books, “Brain Candy,” because they’re quick reads and very entertaining.
The focus of my first 3-books, “The Ron and Bob Stories,” is the lives of twin brothers, Ron and Bob. They live with just their mother and go to Bell Middle School. The books are their adventures with getting a ride in a limo, helping with a stink bomb problem at their school, and wondering whether it’d be cool or not to get a tattoo (obviously, when their mom says they’re old enough). Writing these books has been extremely rewarding for me; I’ve gotten many students saying they’re the first chapter books they’ve been able to read and/or pass a test on.
My latest book, published by me is called Heart of the Castle: A Ghost Story (HOTC). It’s tthe second book in my Ghost Stories series, the first one having been published by Putnam & Smith Publishing, called, Faces in the Flames: A Ghost Story (FITF). They’re ghost stories, obviously, but included in each book are the true details about what was written in the stories. HOTC was based, in part, on my family’s Romanian background and my travels to Romania for summer school. FITF was inspired by the real-life sinking of my dad’s ship in WWII and some of the strange things that went on at the time. I hope you’ll give them a read. I’ve received a lot of good feedback so far. I’m sure you’ll like them. Oh, and yes, I’m working on the 3rd book in the series now.
