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Lost Souls
Becoming pregnant as a senior in high school wasnt in Jackies plans, but it happened anyway. With a mother who chose drugs, lead her figuring out life for herself. Based on her true story, each journal chapter represents a month of pregnancy, giving insight into why life on the Westside of Chicago is the way it is. Her life is transformed from bad to worse and then a life-changing church changed her life forever. With two unlikely mentors teaming up, a lost soul was found. Included in the book are her ultra-sound pictures, newspaper clippings, and poems illustrating the daily struggles that growing up in the hood can bring when Christ is at the center.
156 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 1, 2010
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Dave Robinson
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December 31, 2013
Wow. I repeat, wow.
This amazing book should be required reading by every member of every board of education in America. And every parent. It's rough. It's honest, even though it's "based on a true story" it rings true with the frustrations, hopes and fears of youth. Forget that it's a Christian book; it describes the life of inner city youth from the inside. Wonder why so many drop out and so few graduate? Read this. Wonder why so many drop through the holes of the system? Read this. Wonder why so many use drugs, steal clothes, get pregnant? Read this. Read it with an open mind. You may know some of the answers, but live it from the point of view of a teen whose life is falling apart.
Because it is self-published, Lost Souls lacks the polish it might gain through association with a major publisher. Maybe one of them will be smart enough to pick it up. Using a script font for Jackie's notebook, for example, mars readability. And occasionally Jackie's observations betray the adult editing and "church" vocabulary, but mostly her "voice" speaks the anger, fear and confusion of her generation.
If you are a parent or have anything to do with teens or schools, read this book. Chicago differs from your town only in degree, not in type.
A remarkable read.
This amazing book should be required reading by every member of every board of education in America. And every parent. It's rough. It's honest, even though it's "based on a true story" it rings true with the frustrations, hopes and fears of youth. Forget that it's a Christian book; it describes the life of inner city youth from the inside. Wonder why so many drop out and so few graduate? Read this. Wonder why so many drop through the holes of the system? Read this. Wonder why so many use drugs, steal clothes, get pregnant? Read this. Read it with an open mind. You may know some of the answers, but live it from the point of view of a teen whose life is falling apart.
Because it is self-published, Lost Souls lacks the polish it might gain through association with a major publisher. Maybe one of them will be smart enough to pick it up. Using a script font for Jackie's notebook, for example, mars readability. And occasionally Jackie's observations betray the adult editing and "church" vocabulary, but mostly her "voice" speaks the anger, fear and confusion of her generation.
If you are a parent or have anything to do with teens or schools, read this book. Chicago differs from your town only in degree, not in type.
A remarkable read.
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