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Saved by a Tweet
A Young Adult book.
In a summer camp for the young adult children of foreign diplomats, the principal characters are Thomas whose father is the Ambassador from Kenya, and Kay, a Mohawk Canadian, who is the daughter of a diplomat at the United Nations. After arriving at the lakeside camp they make friends, then join four others in a team. The boys cut wood, the girls spear fish. Everyone, it seems to want to fall in love.Thomas is falsely accused of theft, He is a gifted pianist and Kay is excellent on the flute and fall for each other. A Saudi prince in the party is being guarded by the FBI, but the gang who are waiting to capture him, mistakenly seize Thomas and Kay thinking he is the Saudi prince. The story moves to its thrilling climax.
In a summer camp for the young adult children of foreign diplomats, the principal characters are Thomas whose father is the Ambassador from Kenya, and Kay, a Mohawk Canadian, who is the daughter of a diplomat at the United Nations. After arriving at the lakeside camp they make friends, then join four others in a team. The boys cut wood, the girls spear fish. Everyone, it seems to want to fall in love.Thomas is falsely accused of theft, He is a gifted pianist and Kay is excellent on the flute and fall for each other. A Saudi prince in the party is being guarded by the FBI, but the gang who are waiting to capture him, mistakenly seize Thomas and Kay thinking he is the Saudi prince. The story moves to its thrilling climax.
164 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 15, 2013
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Peter Watson Jenkins
23 books19 followersSome people like to write about one important idea or tell stories that are of a well-known type, romantic novels are one example. My life has been very varied and I have chosen to write in a variety of ways. Some examples are: my recent collection of short stories, "Found Money," in which I set out to explore the idea of wealth coming to people in totally different ways. Then a Young Adult book "Saved by a Tweet" that is about teenage romance and a thrilling and dangerous episode the two lovers go through. One of my best books is "How I died, and what I did next." Before 2013 is out I will have added a book on spirit guides and what they have to tell us; "Fine Writing" a book of poetry and prose; "Spiritual Walkabout," my memoirs; and a sci-fi novel. They have not all been written in the past few months, of course, but happen to be coming out in a burst of activity. My favorite book took the longest to research and write. It is called "Training for the Marathon of Life" and is about the central core of Jesus’ teaching and how he explained the way that leads us for a fulfilled life and the creation of a good society
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November 30, 2013
When the U.N. Goes to Camp *****
What a fine (f9) read “Saved by a Tweet” is! A YA book in the very best sense. It’s about teenagers at a special summer camp, but because they are the children of diplomats from countries around the world, there is the wonderful added dimension of differing opinions about and exposure to international food, culture, religion, marriage, spiritualism, and coping with every day strategies in the wild. In this very readable book, not only do you learn so much about the Twitter Lingo (something I really liked!), several plots crop up that you wouldn’t expect, and it is interesting to see just how Peter Watson Jenkins ties it all in. Being an ESL teacher, I really appreciated his ability to show how people whose English is not perfect try to speak, and it was also touching how romances evolved, along with the question of sex before marriage. IJWTS, IMPO and FTR, IAG! A definite ***** CSB!! PIO!!!
IJWTS =I just want to say IMPO = In my personal opinion FTR =for the record
IAG! = it’s all good CSB = Cool Story Bro PIO = pass it on
What a fine (f9) read “Saved by a Tweet” is! A YA book in the very best sense. It’s about teenagers at a special summer camp, but because they are the children of diplomats from countries around the world, there is the wonderful added dimension of differing opinions about and exposure to international food, culture, religion, marriage, spiritualism, and coping with every day strategies in the wild. In this very readable book, not only do you learn so much about the Twitter Lingo (something I really liked!), several plots crop up that you wouldn’t expect, and it is interesting to see just how Peter Watson Jenkins ties it all in. Being an ESL teacher, I really appreciated his ability to show how people whose English is not perfect try to speak, and it was also touching how romances evolved, along with the question of sex before marriage. IJWTS, IMPO and FTR, IAG! A definite ***** CSB!! PIO!!!
IJWTS =I just want to say IMPO = In my personal opinion FTR =for the record
IAG! = it’s all good CSB = Cool Story Bro PIO = pass it on
August 25, 2013
The story of Kay, Thomas, and the other campers is about young adults in a summer camp making friends easily and looking for opportunities to fall in love. French boy Geri and the Russian girl Thoma are sexually experienced and they find a way to have sex. Thomas from Kenya is new to the dating scene but Kay who is a Canadian Mohawk has been in love before. The collection of diplomats' children includes no Americans but has a young Saudi prince who went to Eton with Thomas. We get a taste of multicultural living, and in the debate around the evening fire we learn of the range of opinions and traditions in the world. The love story is threatened by an unexpected adventure in which Kay's tweeting, little known in 2008, provides an exciting way out of trouble for Thomas and Kay.
February 22, 2013
Kateri Suave and Thomas Abasi could not have anticipated what was about to happen when they embarked on a camp for diplomat teens in 2008. The story is full of interesting characters including Prince Muhammed, Sil, Geri and Toma, to name but a few. While at the camp Kay keeps in touch with her best friend Suzy, but when faced with danger can the twitterbug help them in their hour of need. Friendship and Relationships are integral to this story. While reading this book as an adult, I also learned a lot about tweeting. This is a great adventure book that I would recommend for teens.
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