Description

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Some small town secrets need to be told . . . Stealing the family car is not 14-year-old Darby Fletcher's brightest idea-even if helping best friend Keaton is the motive. When the plan backfires, Darby's life collides with Crazy Rainey Shaw and her sidekick, a parrot named Hallelujah. The sentence: community service hours helping the heiress transform the old Shaw mansion into a bed & breakfast. During renovation, Darby discovers an unpopular classmate hiding in the attic. Confronted with feelings she'd rather ignore, Darby is torn between Keaton's quest for popularity and helping Peyton-loner, thief, and outcast. Like Crazy Rainey's stories of the late summer monarch, Peyton cannot soar without finding shelter. Will Darby befriend Peyton despite the cost?

About the Author

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After reading Lousia May Alcott's "Little Men" as a preteen, Angela Welch Prusia knew two things: 1. she wanted to write, and 2. she wanted to help at-risk teens. When she is not writing, she and her husband volunteer with Teen Reach Adventure Camp, a summer camp program for foster teens. A portion of "Late Summer Monarch" and "BRAiN RIDE" will help more teens attend camp. Three students inspired "Late Summer Monarch" after a suicide rocked the community where Angela spent her first year teaching. As residents searched for answers, Angela watched her students respond to the tension which unfolded in the seemingly idyllic small town. Years later, Angela and her husband began working with foster teens where she came face to face with the ugly reality of abuse. Peyton's story began to unfold, intertwining with the experiences from Angela's first year of teaching, and "Late Summer Monarch" was birthed. "BRAiN RIDE" was inspired by Angela's bike ride across Nebraska in the summer of 1999. Freezing early morning rides and road hazards provided real-life conflict. Long miles gave Angela time to know the characters in her head. She hopes you will love Logan and Jason as much as she does. If you learn a little something about the challenges of life with traumatic brain injuries, thank a soldier-many are suffering in silence today. When she is not writing, Angela loves to travel (and enjoy bed and breakfasts), swim, bike, read and spend time with her family. If you enjoyed "Late Summer Monarch" or "BRAiN RIDE," please stop by Amazon and write a review. Also look for soon-to-be-released "Tandem." Find out more at www.angelawelchprusia.com.