The 10,000 Adventures of Minnesota Dan Series

About the Book

In his previous eleven books, Dan wrote about adventures that were challenging and at times scary. Dan is now a freshman in high school, and has new experiences to share. You may remember his friend Beth, from Book 6, How Beth Wins the Gold, when she ran a great race with Dan in middle school. In this new adventure, Dan and Beth join a program with eight other students from various high schools in Minnesota. They travel to Italy to study art, architecture, history, and culture and religion. The group tours ancient sites during three weeks in Rome. In the final two weeks of their study-abroad program, they live at a Franciscan monastery in Assisi, studying the lives of Francesco di Pietro di Bernardone, who became Saint Francis and Chiara Offreduccio, who became Saint Clare. The lesson the students learn from these two saints is that their gift of self-sacrifice in helping those who are sick and less fortunate had the power to change the world.

About the Author

H. R. “Hank” Maly’s career spans over forty years as a teacher, university administrator, and development consultant. He was a vice president of advancement at several institutions, such as Manhattan College (NY), Sacred Heart University (CT), and Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. He is the former president of Maly Executive Search, a firm providing executive-level placement in higher education and healthcare. He was the chief development officer at the Bermuda Biological Station for Research. He was a professional baseball player with the Cincinnati Reds and Minnesota Twins organizations. He is the author of eleven books written specifically for children who experience cancer and other childhood diseases in their lives. He is the author of the book A Blade of Grass, a personal account of a parent losing a child and the journey of transcending loss and grief. Hank and his wife, Dr. Maggie Cabral-Maly, live in Florida and have five grown children and eight grandchildren.