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Crossroads: The Ella Thomas Story
When new girl Carly Matthews, arrives at Souhegan High School, Ella and her four best friends—Olivia, Rebecca, Sophia, and Hailey—immediately feel threatened. Senior year is supposed to be carefree and easy. But when the rumors start, actions are set into motion. Actions that can’t easily be undone. The newspapers paint them as “real life mean girls,” but this is not who they are…or rather who they were.
A hierarchy of popularity, years in the making, is uncovered when Carly’s uninhibited behaviors thrust Ella and her friends into a storm of bullying that leads them down a path they never imagined. Until finally Ella finds herself at a Crossroads where she must decide between standing alongside her friends to finish what they started, or come forward and take responsibility for what they’ve done. But just remember, whatever path you might choose for Ella…in real life, you can never go back
A hierarchy of popularity, years in the making, is uncovered when Carly’s uninhibited behaviors thrust Ella and her friends into a storm of bullying that leads them down a path they never imagined. Until finally Ella finds herself at a Crossroads where she must decide between standing alongside her friends to finish what they started, or come forward and take responsibility for what they’ve done. But just remember, whatever path you might choose for Ella…in real life, you can never go back
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Published May 15, 2017
About the author
Megan McCooey
10 books44 followersI grew up in New England… close to the beach, eating seafood, practically from the day I was born. I typically can’t go to a restaurant without ordering some variation of it and when you get me back to my stomping grounds, I am pretty much out of control. My husband actually thinks it’s an addiction. LOL!
I currently live in North Carolina, close to UNC Charlotte and uptown (it’s not called downtown here, lol!) with my husband and our babies: our tortuous shell & white calico cat Cassi (who just kicked cancer's ASS!) our two wonderful rescues, Bailey & Madison and our sweet little papillion, Emma. The best part about living in North Carolina; I have the mountains 2 hours to the west and the beach 3 hours to the east…how can you beat that?
Reading is one of the things that got me to where I am today. I know that may sound crazy, but if you ask the small group of friends who have known me since birth, they will attest to this as well. When I was young I latched onto reading as an outlet and somehow it became just that. So while my walls were closing in, the screaming was growing louder, and the pain became more visible, I turned to my books and they SAVED MY LIFE! I think it was the idea that I could connect to the characters and pretend to be someone else…somewhere else, anywhere but in my own life. Over time this avid love for reading became like a mentor who never stopped showing me that I could have more, that I deserved more…My love for reading was something I both flaunted as well as hid over the years. It truly is my dirty little vice, and unless you’re an avid reader, it’s not always easy to understand -a love for…books? YES! Today I would scream it from my rooftop… I LOVE TO READ!!
Ahhh, so now that we have deduced that I am crazy about books, let me tell you I have an eclectic taste when it comes to reading and I can go from a YA novel to Dean Koontz, to A Dog’s purpose, to paranormal, all in a day’s time… I tend to get wrapped up in characters in the books I enjoy, and I hate to see a good book end, which is why I looove series.
As for my writing, I write from the heart. I experienced a lot of life lessons in my child and teen years, and this is when my love for reading manifested into my love for writing, which is probably why I love to write YA. I can relate (on a very real—very raw level) to a lot of the things my characters go through, which I believe is not only good for my writing, but therapeutic for me as well. As my characters work through their problems; stumble around and try to make sense of all the pain, as they learn the lessons they must learn—I learn too. I learn to let go of some of the things I’ve held onto for years—some of my own pain, and even some of the “why me” questions I struggle with.
I plan to dabble in other things, but I thoroughly enjoy this genre both in terms of reading and writing. So please feel free to check out all of my available and upcoming books at www.meganmccooey.com
I currently live in North Carolina, close to UNC Charlotte and uptown (it’s not called downtown here, lol!) with my husband and our babies: our tortuous shell & white calico cat Cassi (who just kicked cancer's ASS!) our two wonderful rescues, Bailey & Madison and our sweet little papillion, Emma. The best part about living in North Carolina; I have the mountains 2 hours to the west and the beach 3 hours to the east…how can you beat that?
Reading is one of the things that got me to where I am today. I know that may sound crazy, but if you ask the small group of friends who have known me since birth, they will attest to this as well. When I was young I latched onto reading as an outlet and somehow it became just that. So while my walls were closing in, the screaming was growing louder, and the pain became more visible, I turned to my books and they SAVED MY LIFE! I think it was the idea that I could connect to the characters and pretend to be someone else…somewhere else, anywhere but in my own life. Over time this avid love for reading became like a mentor who never stopped showing me that I could have more, that I deserved more…My love for reading was something I both flaunted as well as hid over the years. It truly is my dirty little vice, and unless you’re an avid reader, it’s not always easy to understand -a love for…books? YES! Today I would scream it from my rooftop… I LOVE TO READ!!
Ahhh, so now that we have deduced that I am crazy about books, let me tell you I have an eclectic taste when it comes to reading and I can go from a YA novel to Dean Koontz, to A Dog’s purpose, to paranormal, all in a day’s time… I tend to get wrapped up in characters in the books I enjoy, and I hate to see a good book end, which is why I looove series.
As for my writing, I write from the heart. I experienced a lot of life lessons in my child and teen years, and this is when my love for reading manifested into my love for writing, which is probably why I love to write YA. I can relate (on a very real—very raw level) to a lot of the things my characters go through, which I believe is not only good for my writing, but therapeutic for me as well. As my characters work through their problems; stumble around and try to make sense of all the pain, as they learn the lessons they must learn—I learn too. I learn to let go of some of the things I’ve held onto for years—some of my own pain, and even some of the “why me” questions I struggle with.
I plan to dabble in other things, but I thoroughly enjoy this genre both in terms of reading and writing. So please feel free to check out all of my available and upcoming books at www.meganmccooey.com
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June 1, 2020
Very well written. The author has a distinctive style and voice I look forward to seeing in her future works.
April 24, 2017
Full of emotion, captivating and exciting, this YA story has strong, personable characters, flows and is easy to get lost in.
I love these YA books by Megan.
The characters are strong and down to earth realistic that its hard not to connect with them.
Their stories are some we have all gone through in some way shape or form.
It makes it so much more personable and connective (I may have made that word up lol) and easy to read and sink into.
Ella's story deals with bullying and how fast and easy something small can turn into something big and possibly life changing.
How one simple emotion and decision can change or ruin the rest of your life.
Ella and her friends are not bullies, they are not mean girls and they are not interested in becoming that person but when
the new girl comes to school and brings a history of behaviors the girls cannot ignore...things change.
Can the girls look past what is happening, can they accept the new girl for who she is? Will they become tired of being bullied by the new girl or
will they fight back and become the bullies.
This book follows Ella and her friends through their final year of school and looks at their hopes and dreams for the future.
A future that can change in the blink of an eye with one simple action.
The crossroads will have you stepping into Ella's shoes and making a choice. Will you pick the first option or will you chose the second.
This is a book so you can chose one and go back and read the second BUT Ella cannot. As in real life, Ella can never go back!
I love these YA books by Megan.
The characters are strong and down to earth realistic that its hard not to connect with them.
Their stories are some we have all gone through in some way shape or form.
It makes it so much more personable and connective (I may have made that word up lol) and easy to read and sink into.
Ella's story deals with bullying and how fast and easy something small can turn into something big and possibly life changing.
How one simple emotion and decision can change or ruin the rest of your life.
Ella and her friends are not bullies, they are not mean girls and they are not interested in becoming that person but when
the new girl comes to school and brings a history of behaviors the girls cannot ignore...things change.
Can the girls look past what is happening, can they accept the new girl for who she is? Will they become tired of being bullied by the new girl or
will they fight back and become the bullies.
This book follows Ella and her friends through their final year of school and looks at their hopes and dreams for the future.
A future that can change in the blink of an eye with one simple action.
The crossroads will have you stepping into Ella's shoes and making a choice. Will you pick the first option or will you chose the second.
This is a book so you can chose one and go back and read the second BUT Ella cannot. As in real life, Ella can never go back!
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