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Book summary:
Mormon girl Leesie has life figured out until devastated
Michael lands in her small town high school. He needs her like no one has
before. A rare journey into a faithful LDS teen’s intimate struggle.
Excerpt:
Meet Leesie:
from Leesie's Most Private Chapbook, Prologue, Taken by
Storm, "What does it Matter?"
What does it matter if
another jock pinches me
as I walk down the hall to Physics
and high fivesTroy ,
celebrating
like he just scored
the season’s first touchdown?
As I stalk pastTroy ,
architect of my torture,
I’m frozen, a block of ice—
not a single drop melts.
All hail the Mormon Ice Queen.
What does it matter?
I know the commandment,
but I don’t even consider
turning the other cheek.
And, yes, it hurts, but
life without pain
isn’t much of a test.
This feeling can’t be lonely—
I’m not alone.
I walk with His hand on my shoulder,
His voice whispering in my soul,
His love soaring in my heart,
His suffering
my
salvation.
What else could possibly matter?
another jock pinches me
as I walk down the hall to Physics
and high fives
like he just scored
the season’s first touchdown?
As I stalk past
architect of my torture,
I’m frozen, a block of ice—
not a single drop melts.
All hail the Mormon Ice Queen.
What does it matter?
I know the commandment,
but I don’t even consider
turning the other cheek.
And, yes, it hurts, but
life without pain
isn’t much of a test.
This feeling can’t be lonely—
I’m not alone.
I walk with His hand on my shoulder,
His voice whispering in my soul,
His love soaring in my heart,
His suffering
my
salvation.
What else could possibly matter?
About the author:
Angela Morrison is the award-winning YA author of Taken by
Storm (Books 1-3) and Sing me to
Sleep. She graduated from Brigham Young University and holds an
MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Vermont College of Fine
Arts. She grew up in Eastern Washington on the wheat farm where Taken by
Storm is set. She's an advanced NAUI, Nitrox certified scuba diver. The
hurricane that kills Michael's parents was inspired by a real-life diving
accident.
After over a decade in Canada, Switzerland, and
Singapore, Angela and her family are happily settled in Mesa, Arizona. She
enjoys speaking to writers and readers of all ages about her craft. She
has four children--mostly grown up--and the most remarkable grandson in
the universe.
I hope you'll like this book. I still haven't had a chance to read it, but I loved Sing me to Sleep!
Until the next time,
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