YA/NA FANATICS discussion

This book isn't released yet, but I read it and I loved it. Are you guys gonna buy it when you it's released?

Thank you, Samantha, for starting this discussion thread. My novel "Streaks of Blue" comes out Friday (9-27) and it is exactly the kind of book that is likely to generate a lot of discussion about bullying, school violence and the challenge of making friends with people who are different.
As a little preview, here is main character Nicole's poem, also titled "Streaks of Blue," which captures the essence of the book. I will be donating half of the proceeds to the Newtown Memorial Fund.




Red, white and ...

Streaks of blue

Far off the path

I search for truth



Live free or die

A state of beauty

Will we be next

To look to the sky

And find more stars

Than the night just passed?

Lessons never learned

The youngest of souls

Pay with their lives

So for them I cry



The rain in my heart

Soaks every ring

This paper on which I write

Once was a sapling

So young and new

But now it's a vessel

On a lake

Beneath a cloud

And onto it flow

My streaks of blue



Again and again

More trees fall

No not me

But it might as well be

For I die with them



As the view gets clearer

And the truth gets nearer

I am sad to discover

That we truly are lost

So I look in the mirror

And dye my hair blue

So I brook through the mountains

And keep my heart true



I'll blaze a new trail

No matter the cost

One without labels

One that is just

Souls are for saving

While we're still walking

So strap on your packs

Your hopes, your boots

And keep your eyes open

For my streaks of blue



Yes, I'll blaze a new trail

A path for the lost.



To read the entire first chapter of the book and for purchase links, just go to my website http://queensarewild.wordpress.com/

Thanks,
Jack

Oh this looks cool. I love the blurb and even the cover looks good.

Added it to my to-read list.

Much appreciated, Sandee!

You're welcome Jack. :)