Never Less

Never Less is a timely and empowering story to help middle graders and their parents learn about the complexities of the opioid crisis in an adventurous, relatable, and safe way. Young readers will see how they can solve tough grown-up problems by relying on their true friends more and more . . . never less.

The day two 12-year-olds stumble across a secret tunnel is the day they start to save their dads. Pablo is a Dreamer kid whose father is one step away from deportation. When self-assured Mindy asks Pablo to help her distract her dad from the grip of opioid addiction, Pablo realizes Mindy’s family is keeping a dangerous secret. She too, has a father to save.

The old farmer who mentors them warns them away from the derelict mill and tunnel used during Prohibition but is now being used to smuggle pills into the community. Will the two fearless 12-year-olds risk their families and future in their attempt to sabotage the flow of street drugs?

This cross-generational novel about addiction, loyalty and an undying friendship is suitable for the whole family to be read by both young, and young at heart, and will keep all readers turning the pages.

Author Biography

The 2023 second edition released by Geoffrey Wells is suitable for middle grade students as well as their parents. It is a thriller for young readers twelve and up that will help them deal with the opioid crisis in an adventurous, and relatable way, which will give them agency over even the toughest grown-up problems. Geoffrey Wells is the author of three novels on freedom, now in the series, titled The Trilogy for Freedom. In his eco-thriller, The Drowning Bay, (2021), he looks at the responsibility of freedom and its demands on saving an ecosystem. In Atone for the Ivory Cloud, (2016), Wells writes about the ivory trade. In A Fado for the River, (2011), Wells explores the quest for personal freedom, which grew out of Mozambique, which strived for its liberation. Wells started writing fiction after a career in IT management at two major US TV broadcasting companies. He also wrote and produced an award-winning animated film, The Shadow of Doubt, directed by his wife, Cynthia Wells. The film showed in 27 film festivals and won 5 awards. In 2015 he published the award-winning children’s book, Moonglow, written by Peggy Dickerson and illustrated by Cynthia Wells. He lives on Long Island, New York, where he participates in triathlons and swims the open water with his wife and their dog, Luciano.