The People In The Park Is January Featured Book
I’m so excited that my YA novel, The People In The Park, is the featured book for January 2018 on the Splinter-Fire website.
Click this link to head over to Splinter-Fire and read the featured excerpt: The People In The Park
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The People In The Park Book Trailer
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The People In The Park Featured on Splinterfire
I am thrilled that my YA novel, The People In The Park, is a featured book for August on the Splinterfire website.
Following are excerpts about The People In The Park:
Lauren Moffitt is privileged and overprotected by her wealthy parents. Lauren’s only concerns in life are getting good grades and finding the perfect designer dress for her junior prom. The world is her oyster. Nothing can prepare her for the devastating scandal that rocks her world when her father is charged with investment fraud.
As Lauren’s father fights to save his name, Lauren quickly learns who her real friends are, and that she has a lot of growing up to do. Spoiled and self-centered, she struggles to keep her head high. But it’s not until after she hears the stories of the people in the park, her sanctuary where she takes her daily run, that Lauren realizes that she can rise above her family ‘situation’. For the first time in her 16 years, Lauren begins making serious decisions about her life’s goals. When her father is exonerated, Lauren begins to establish ties with her African American relatives, especially a wonderful cousin who is her age and who attends a city prep school.
Strong-willed Lauren learns to be charitable, but most of all, she learns what the importance of family ties means to securing a happy future for herself and her loved ones.
PG-13 Christian
Margaree King Mitchell’s wonderful picture book, Uncle Jed’s Barbershop, has been adapted and produced into an award-winning musical. It’s run has been very successful. She’s helping the creators of the show identify producers to carry the show to cities throughout the United States.
She’s traveling and promoting her novel, The People In The Park. She is also promoting her first novel for adults, Woman In The Pulpit.
Thanks Splinterfire for the feature!
Be sure to browse around the Splinterfire website and check out the wonderful books by Donna Eastman & Gloria Koehler. Their motto is: Wholesome Books For All Ages
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Read Chapter 1 of The People In The Park! Click below:
The People In The Park – A Novel For Teens
A couple of years ago my nieces were visiting and the topic turned to the books they were reading. They hesitantly named books they had read. Then they became quiet. After a moment they lamented that it was hard to find books to read with characters they could identify with. Books with characters like them.
They’re great students with good grades. They’re intelligent young ladies preparing for college. They lead well-rounded lives with a lot going on.
But they can’t find books with characters like them!
They’re:
– leaders
– sassy
– smart
– trendy
– feisty
– fun-loving
– thoughtful
– well-versed in the issues of the day
Yet they can’t find books with characters like them.
They hurt. They mourn. They have disappointments. They have crushes. Their hearts are broken. They have conflicts with parents.
African-American teens are no different from other teens, sharing common experiences. Teens are complex beings, leaving childhood behind and on the verge of adulthood. There is more than one thing going on in their lives at any given time.
They navigate:
– friends
– family
– school
– extracurricular activities
– church
– community
However, they can’t find books with characters like them.
African-American teens live in a diverse society – a world inhabited by people of many cultures. They navigate this world every day.
They should be able to read about those experiences.
So to my nieces and all teens who can’t find books with characters like them, here is The People In The Park, with love!
Book Blurb:
Lauren Moffit is privileged and overprotected by her wealthy parents. She is one of the few African-American students in a prestigious prep school in a predominately white neighborhood. The world is her oyster.
Nothing can prepare her for the devastating scandal that rocks her world when her father is charged with investment fraud. Spoiled and self-centered, she struggles to keep her head high. But it’s not until she hears the stories of the people in the park, where she takes her daily run, that Lauren realizes she can rise above her family ‘situation.’
Discover how Lauren rises above scandal and shame in The People In The Park
Launch Day – The People In The Park
