Books by Dee Dee Rivera

The story is about a young pine tree named Little Pine, who stands next to his father in the woods. The father tells the tale of the Ancient One to Little Pine and all the animals and their young in the forest. A couple of humans invade the forest of the old days with their bulldozers and are ready to strip the forest bare to make way for progress. The animals though won't have any of that, and together with the Ancient One, come up with a plot to save the trees and their forest. The animals all work together to drive the humans out of their woods, until all is peaceful once again. Find out how the animals unite with the trees in this compelling story.

This is the story of an inventor named Everett, who thinks he has invented the perfect machine for time travel. His friends Vinnie and Stella offer themselves as his "guinea pigs" to experiment on this new machine. They ask him to send them back to May of 1980, before the eruption of Mount St. Helens. So he does. Little do they realize when they get there that the mountain is literally alive! Not just with the eruption about to happen, but also with an indian princess who was cursed to be a part of that mountain until a spirit is sacrificed to free her. So what is the spirit? That's what Vinnie and Stella set out to discover! But the spirit must be sacrificed to the mountain before it erupts, or else the princess will be emprisoned in that mountain for all eternity. Will Vinnie and Stella make it before the volcano erupts? Find out! This book is packed with humor and fun for people of all ages!

This is a story that Ms. Rivera bases in part on her own marriage which took place in 1997. Candi finally buckles down and decides to marry Leopold, her long-time boyfriend. Some spice has been added to the story. Leopold has a tough time when he decides he should tell Candi about the one-night stand he had with the evil Stacy the night before. Of course Candi is upset when she hears this, and bawls Leopold out, then walks out of the diner where they were having drinks.When Candi takes a long break in a far away field, she runs into Stacy as she trots along the field on horseback. Of course you can probably guess what Candi is thinking when she sees Stacy! But look through the story to find out, and see what surprises hold in store for you! This story contains some mild rough language and talks of seductive activities. Reader discretion is advised.

A humorous twist on the Wizard of Oz story. Gracie, Mr. Blackwood, Kathy and all their friends are visiting Kathy's grandparents in Kansas. Unfortunately the night they are there, a twister rips through town, and they all get caught up in it. Where does the twister take them? To Oz? No! The twister takes the gang to the land called Gargantua, where all good celebrities go when they die. How will the gang get themselves home though? They are so far away! Find out in this humorous drama. This story contains some mildly strong language. Reader discretion is advised.