Saved by a Tweet

by Peter Watson Jenkins

Kay and Tom, who are both 18, meet on a coach taking 30 young adult children of diplomats working in the USA to a camp in the NY Finger Lakes. Kay is a Canadian Mohawk. Her mother works at the United Nations. Tom's father is the Kenyan ambassador to Washington. With four others they are assigned a hut for the girls, and a tent for the boys. There they chop wood, spear fish, debate and sing round the camp fire. Kay tweets her friend Suzy about all that is going on. Another camper is a Saudi prince. Tom and Mohammed have been going to school at Eton College in England. Mohammed's expensive dagger is missing and Tom is accused of stealing it. The prince has an FBI guard because of a threat that he will be taken hostage. Kay and Tom share musical tastes. They play for each other and are quickly falling in love. Then, when out for a walk, men with guns mistake Tom for the prince and take them prisoner. Fortunately, Kay has brought her tweeter with her. (Some sex talk, not erotic: Multicultural)

162 pages, Paperback

First published October 15, 2013

About the author

Some 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

Reviews

[S.R. Mallery · Rating 5 out of 5]

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

[Peter Jenkins · Rating 5 out of 5]

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.

[Diane Major · Rating 5 out of 5]

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.