PHOTO GALLERY: Grandma Gang Mysteries Readers
Photo gallery of readers enjoying Donny and Mary Grace’s California Adventures: A Grandma Gang Mystery.
Photo gallery of readers enjoying Donny and Mary Grace’s California Adventures: A Grandma Gang Mystery.


Did you know that March 21 is World Down Syndrome Day? It’s true. In December 2011, the United Nations General Assembly declared that March 21 would be the annual worldwide day for raising public awareness of Down syndrome and the need for advocacy for adequate access to health care, early intervention programs, inclusive education and…
Pause for a minute, if you would, and ponder what would qualify as the most meaningful moment of your life. For many, it would be becoming a parent for the first time. For others, it might be the first taste of victory, from being the last one standing in a grade-school spelling bee to catching…
There are many reasons why writers choose to write. It can be because they love telling stories and because they use writing as a form of expression. It can sometimes be because they want to inform, educate and enlighten about a subject that isn’t popularly known or has been prone to misconceptions. It might be,…
Have you read Donny, Mary Grace and the Ugly Marbles yet? If so, you’ll be interested to know that World Marbles Day is coming up! I’m serious. There really is a World Marbles Day and it has been commemorated since 1588! That’s right, World Marbles Day has taken place on Good Friday for almost 200…
Lompoc, CA – Author Cathy Pepe has released a new book, Mary Grace and Donny’s California Adventures: A Grandma Gang Mystery, a tale about a sister and brother moving to California to live with their grandmother who is part of a mystery-solving group known as the “Grandma Gang.” Ten-year-old Mary Grace, whose younger brother Donny…
Cathy Pepe didn’t write the Grandma Gang mysteries for praise, accolades or glowing reviews. She penned the series to honor her beloved brother, Donny, whose zest for life was never slowed or dampened by his Down syndrome. The praise, accolades and glowing reviews that followed each book in the series were simply affirmation that she…