Date to be Published: ebook
Release June 2012
Synopsis:
Mormon
girl Leesie has life figured out until devastated Michael lands in her small
town high school. He needs her like no one has before. A rare journey
into a faithful LDS teen’s intimate struggle.
"[Morrison]
handles the topics of religion and premarital sex gracefully without passing
judgment. The message has less to do with religion than learning to
respect and cherish others while staying true to one’s own beliefs.” –
Publisher’s Weekly, starred review
Brand new paperback and reformatted ebook with fully scalable fonts. Includes bonus, never-before-published scene, "Airport Good-bye!"
Brand new paperback and reformatted ebook with fully scalable fonts. Includes bonus, never-before-published scene, "Airport Good-bye!"
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Excerpt
Meet Leesie:
from Leesie's Most Private
Chapbook, Prologue, Taken by
Storm, "What does it
Matter?"
What does it matter if
another jock pinches me
as I walk down the hall to Physics
and high fivesTroy
like he just scored
the season’s first touchdown?
As I stalk pastTroy
architect of my torture,
I’m frozen, a block of ice—
not a single drop melts.
All hail the Mormon Ice Queen.
What does it matter?
I know the commandment,
but I don’t even consider
turning the other cheek.
And, yes, it hurts, but
life without pain
isn’t much of a test.
This feeling can’t be lonely—
I’m not alone.
I walk with His hand on my shoulder,
His voice whispering in my soul,
His love soaring in my heart,
His suffering
my
salvation.
What else could possibly matter?
another jock pinches me
as I walk down the hall to Physics
and high fives
like he just scored
the season’s first touchdown?
As I stalk past
architect of my torture,
I’m frozen, a block of ice—
not a single drop melts.
All hail the Mormon Ice Queen.
What does it matter?
I know the commandment,
but I don’t even consider
turning the other cheek.
And, yes, it hurts, but
life without pain
isn’t much of a test.
This feeling can’t be lonely—
I’m not alone.
I walk with His hand on my shoulder,
His voice whispering in my soul,
His love soaring in my heart,
His suffering
my
salvation.
What else could possibly matter?
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Author
Bio
Angela Morrison is the award-winning YA author of Taken by Storm (Books
1-3) and Sing me to Sleep. She graduated from
Brigham Young University and holds an MFA in Writing for Children and
Young Adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts. She grew up in Eastern
Washington on the wheat farm where Taken by Storm is set.
She's an advanced NAUI, Nitrox certified scuba diver. The hurricane that
kills Michael's parents was inspired by a real-life diving accident.
After over a decade in Canada, Switzerland, and
Singapore, Angela and her family are happily settled in Mesa, Arizona. She
enjoys speaking to writers and readers of all ages about her craft. She
has four children--mostly grown up--and the most remarkable grandson in
the universe.
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