TOBY GOLD AND THE SECRET FORTUNE Named Finalist for 2013 International Book Awards

Fiscal Press announced today that Toby Gold and the Secret Fortune by Craig Everett has been named a finalist in the children's fiction category for the 2013 International Book Award, an honor presented by USA Book News.

Jeffrey Keen, President and CEO of USA Book News, said this year's contest yielded over 1000 entries from authors and publishers around the world, which were then narrowed down to the final results. Keen says of the awards, "The 2013 results represent a phenomenal mix of books from a wide array of publishers throughout the world."

Toby Gold and the Secret Fortune is an urban fantasy, where a secret magical world of money and intrigue co-exist with the everyday world we all know. Toby grows up in foster homes in Wallingford, Connecticut, not knowing about this secret society until one day when he discovers secret messages encrypted into the stock ticker "crawl" that moves along the bottom of the screen on the financial news channel.

Toby's shock grows worse when he realizes that the secret messages are directed to him! His unique abilities with math and money have been noticed by the wrong people, and Toby is quickly sucked into a high-stakes life or death financial conspiracy that he is only able to resolve by using his amazing skills with money.

"I am thrilled that Toby Gold has been chosen as an International Book Award finalist," states author Craig R. Everett, a finance professor in the MBA program at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California. "It's been very gratifying to receive such positive feedback from both children and adults. Kids seem to love the story, and the parents, teachers and librarians like the financial education the book provides."

Toby Gold and the Secret Fortune
Reading Level: 10 and up
Hardcover: 256 pages
Publisher: Fiscal Press(October 18, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-13: 978-1-936-21495-2 (Hardcover, $19.95)
ISBN-13: 978-0-988-23741-4 (Paperback, $9.95)
ISBN-13: 978-0-988-23740-7 (E-book, $2.99)

About Craig Everett

Craig R. Everett was born and raised in Bangor, Maine. He began working at an early age, first at his father's car wash, then later in two different pizzerias as a teenager. To this day, he takes great pride in his dual talents of making - and eating - pizza. He received his B.A. in Quantitative Economics from Tufts University, an MBA from George Mason University, and a Ph.D. in Finance from Purdue University.

Dr. Everett currently teaches corporate and entrepreneurial finance in the MBA program at the Graziadio School of Business and Management of Pepperdine University in Malibu, California. Dr. Everett also volunteers in public schools with Junior Achievement teaching financial literacy principles. He currently serves on the curriculum review board of the National Financial Educators Council.

The author lives in Newbury Park, California with his wife and five children.

To post a comment, you must register and login.