Prisoner of the Truck

Prisoner of the Truck is a true story about character and the self-discipline of a 12-year old boy who turned his 100-hour a week boyhood truck-prison into a study center. Fred Sarkis bought his mother and eight brothers and sisters a six-bedroom home at age 17. He became a multi- millionaire at age 34 built a ski resort golf course marina and condominium community and failed at age 50. He embraced adversity and with lessons learned on the prison-truck turned failure into success. At age 77 Fred gives volunteer motivational talks to children and adults. Dr. Tom Lickona award-winning author of Educating for Character and Raising Good Children wrote: Messages of Character have to be delivered by a person of character. Fred Sarkis is such a person and the story of his remarkable life will help anyone young or old to be a better person and lead a better life. Prisoner of the Truck has the power to touch hearts and bring out the best Dr. Lickona is a developmental psychologist and educator. He is an internationally respected authority on moral development and values education. He has been a guest on numerous radio and television talk shows including Good Morning America and Larry King Live.