Local author and Los Alamos native Phil Rink was the guest speaker at the Los Alamos County 4-H Awards Banquet Saturday. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter

Phil Rink’s newest book is ‘Jimi & Isaac 2b: Assistance Dog. Courtesy photo

BY MAIRE O’NEILL
maire@losalamosreporter.com

In Jimi & Isaac 2b: Assistance Dog, Jimi learns that being a puppy raiser is almost as complicated as dealing with his friend Isaac. Almost.

The 10th book in the Jimi & Isaac series is another plot-driven, easy-to-read book for kids that aren’t finding books worth reading. The subject takes the lead, and the kid’s curiosity pulls them into building a reading habit. Soccer, baseball, boating and environmentalism, science and inventing, farming, health trauma, and just plain getting along all pull the reluctant reader into the story. Then they’ll follow Jimi & Isaac into new topics and new interests.

Rink’s books are geared towards middle school students, especially boys, and to kids that don’t like to read!

Jimi & Isaac books are available locally at Samizdat Bookstore & Teahouse in Park Square in Los Alamos, or can be ordered from Amazon. They are available in print, ebook, and audio formats.

Phil Rink was born and raised in Los Alamos and graduated from Los Alamos High School. He and his wife Nancy both earned degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Phil is a professional engineer, inventor (with 11 eleven patents so far), entrepreneur, and science and soccer coach. He also published a book on sailing the Caribbean, several magazine articles, and a few professional papers. The Rinks currently live in White Rock.

More information at www.jimiandisaacbooks.com