Showing results for "Angela" in Coming of Age

Juniper's got so much love to give, and no one wants it. Michaela's ignoring a message from God. Youth Pastor Gabriel might solve their problems. Or he might make them much worse. Challenged by church gossips, shifty Shakespeareans, and the odd scumbag or two, Juniper and Michaela fight to do whatever the hell He wants, whoever the hell He is.

Wyatt Vicissitude is about a man who had a well-laid plan to achieve his happily ever after. Before getting his desire, he experiences character-defining moments that will forever change him and the way he views life. He becomes reacquainted with himself all over again, to find an evolved self. Wyatt still marvels at how fortunate he is to reach his desired dream when he thought it wasn’t possible.

As I’ve gotten older, I recognize that life is full of terrible irony. Lying undetected on the fringes of our day-to-day schedules, it’s everywhere - like with the love that blindsided me and destroyed my entire family. I had spent long, hard years waiting and longing for the time to come when I would be allowed to leave home, to finally escape my tyrannical crime boss mother. Then Angie filled my heart with her love, and I hated it each time that I had to leave.

Noxious peers. Worse high school. Embarrassing moments. Danger lurks. Young love. Reality? What happens to one on an unraveling journey? And what is it like to question one's own sanity? Adria is a high school junior with a penchant for painting and a clear goal: hide the changes from anyone and everyone lest being called mad by noxious peers at the travesty known as high school (post-secondary classes).

Eighteen-year-old recent high school graduate Ivy Lancaster now has some negatives to add to her blonde hair, suede blue eyes, alabaster skin, and svelte body. She's recently started rapid-cycling through manic and depressive episodes that leave her with guilt, embarrassment, and shame. Ivy now wakes up, looks around, and doesn't recognize evidence of what she's been up to for the last 24 hours. Add to that the fact that she's obsessed with a recent, local murder of one of her classmates.

Sherri Van Ness, an unassuming girl from the burbs of Kansas who’s about to embark on the adventure of her life when she signs up to become a stewardess. But it’s much more turbulent than this doughy-eyed 19-year-old ever imagined as she tries to navigate past grouchy passengers, fly-by-night relationships, and the unforgiving, relentless, humiliating, monthly weigh-ins. Some dreams come true. Others require a vomit bag.