Author Launches Read2KickCancer Campaign: 50% of Book Proceeds will be Donated to the American Association for Cancer Research

Young-adult book author Raymond C. Perkins, Jr., whose son battled and survived a malignant brain tumor at 5 years of age, is launching the Read2KickCancer campai gn that will provide funds to cancer research through dollars received from book purchases. Derby Line, Vermont, November 05, 2012 -- Fifty-percent of the proceeds from Per kins books in the B.T. and Jimmy Adventure Series, The Mystery of the Silver Statu e, and his newest addition to the series, The Mystery of the Brick Kingdom, will be donated to the American Association for Cancer Research, the worlds first and la rgest professional organization dedicated to advancing cancer research and its m ission to prevent and cure cancer. The American Association for Cancer Research is grateful to Mr. Perkins for his s upport of cancer research. We applaud him for utilizing his talents in such a wa y as to inspire and educate young readers about the challenges faced by those af fected by cancer, something near and dear to his heart, wrote the AACR. The Mystery of the Silver Statue, published in February 2010, and The Mystery of th e Brick Kingdom, due to be released on October 1, 2012, follows the exploits of a teenage detective who beats cancer, but struggles with the effects of surgery a nd radiation treatments. With a mixture of action, adventure, and history, the books chronicle the advent ures of B.T., the main character, and Jimmy, his partner, while providing inspir ational stories about facing adversity and overcoming lifes struggles. One readers quote says it all: Brings tears to my eyes, Ray. I am so proud of you, your family, and your accomplishments. What an inspiration you are to many, as you poignantly touch upon the inner struggles in life in such a way that all who read these books are not even realizing that they will have a lasting effect on all who read them. Anxiously awaiting your next book. Love to you all. Embark on the journey of the B.T. and Jimmy Adventure Series, and know the good your purchase will do, as half of the proceeds benefit the fight against one of the worlds most insidious diseases cancer. Cancer research has been, and continue s to be, the path to finding new and alternative ways to prevent and cure cancer , a disease that will touch the lives of one in two men and one in three women. Approximately 1.64 million Americans will be diagnosed with cancer and about 577 ,190 will die of the disease in 2012 alone. Join the fight and Read2KickCancer! To purchase the E-book version or the hard copy version of The Mystery of the Sil ver Statue, or The Mystery of the Brick Kingdom, or to learn more about Read2KickCan cer, visit: www.mystery4me.com About Perkins Raymond C. Perkins Jr. is a retired middle school Social Studies teacher and fat her of five children. He resides in Derby Line, Vt., with his wife, Mary. He is author of the three books: A Vermonter s Memories of the CBI Theater in World War II, and The B.T. and Jimmy Adventure Series, which includes The Mystery of the Si lver Statue and The Mystery of the Brick Kingdom. Contact him at: www.facebook.com/btandjimmy or read2kickcancer@gmail.com, Follow him on Twitter @ rperk55 Contact :

Ray Perkins Perkins Derby Line, Vermont 802-323-4944 read2kickcancer@gmail.com http://www.mystery4me.com