A BOOK TO READ
As a writer, I focus on the telling of a story – an action-packed adventure that will grab the reader. I want the reader to experience fast paced, unexpected events, and gripping suspense written in language and dialogue that is real. I want the details and situations to be larger than life but I want them to ring true in the realities of young adults. In short, I want “When PUSH Comes to Shove Back” to be a riveting read to the very last page.
A BOOK TO THINK ABOUT
As a parent, I hope that teenagers, parents, teachers, and others who care about young people will think about the ideas and events in the story. I hope that all will see glimpses of themselves in the characters. I hope that, perhaps, a few will gain insights into being a teen, or being an adult in the life of a teen. I hope that some of those insights will give them pause.
A BOOK TO USE
As a teacher, I urge other teachers and adults to use the story as a catalyst for communication and debate about the issues that face young people – issues that must not be ignored by distracted parents, dismissed by busy teachers, or hidden in embarrassment and shame by youth – because these issues lead to tragic consequences, often to disturbing headlines, and more often, to the quiet crumbling of a defeated spirit.
What is bullying, really, except an individual expression of terrorism?
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