Post by appifanie on May 9, 2017 13:11:47 GMT -5
Seventeen-year-old Jordan Pearce is almost invisible at school, but that's the way she likes it. She doesn't need the world finding out her biggest secret: that her mom's an alcoholic. But with only three months left of high school, she’s tired of staying home and keeping an eye on her mom. When she hears that her newly single crush is going to be at the biggest party of the year, she takes her chance and goes.
When Jordan gets home from the party, she finds her mom unconscious and bleeding on the kitchen floor. After a brief hospital stay, mom heads off to rehab and Jordan finds herself moving into a mobile tiny house with her absentee dad
At first, life in the tiny house with her dad is awkward. Close quarters, no bedroom walls, and a composting toilet are just the tip of the iceberg. But Jordan soon discovers she likes not having to be the one in charge of everything, and being able to put herself first for once. But rehab can’t help people who don’t want to be helped, and soon Jordan must make a choice: either she puts herself first and heads off to college, risking her mom’s safety, or she gives up on her dreams to make sure mom stays safe.
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Seventeen-year-old Jordan Pearce has three months left of high school. Three months to decide if her alcoholic mom--who has made it six whole months without a drunken accident--can be trusted to fend for herself without Jordan’s supervision.
When Jordan heads out for one night of fun with her best friends, she returns home to find her mom passed out and bleeding from a head wound. After a brief hospitalization, mom is forced into rehab. With no one else to look over her, Jordan’s absentee dad steps in, mobile tiny house in tow.
At first, life in the tiny house with her dad is awkward. Close quarters, no bedroom walls, and a composting toilet are just the tip of the iceberg. But Jordan soon discovers she likes not having to be the one in charge of everything, and being able to put herself first for once. But rehab can’t help people who don’t want to be helped, and soon Jordan must make a choice: either she puts herself first and heads off to college, risking her mom’s safety, or she gives up on her dreams to make sure mom stays safe.
TINY LITTLE LIFE is a YA Contemporary, complete at 53,000 words. It will appeal to fans of Kasie West and Sarah Dessen, and was inspired by my love of tiny houses and my life with an alcoholic mother. I am a member of SCBWI.
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Seventeen-year-old Jordan Pearce has three months left of high school. Three months to decide if her alcoholic mom--who has made it six whole months without a drunken accident--can be trusted to fend for herself without Jordan’s supervision. Because that’s exactly what Jordan’s done since her dad left seven years ago. She’s skipped parties, school events, and sleepovers all to keep an eye on her mom. And now, all she wants is to head to her out of state dream college to study architecture.
As a test, Jordan heads out to her first high school party. With her two best friends by her side, she gets a taste of what her life could be like. A taste that includes flirting with her newly single crush. But when Jordan returns home that night, she finds her mom passed out and bleeding from a head wound. The hospital decides her mom a danger to herself and others, Jordan’s mom must check into rehab. With one parent down, Jordan’s absentee dad steps in, tiny house in tow.
At first, life in the tiny house with her dad is super awkward. Close quarters, no bedroom walls, and a composting toilet are just the tip of the iceberg. But Jordan soon discovers she likes not having to be the one in charge of everything all the time and being able to put herself first for once. But with her mom in total denial of her problem, despite being in rehab, Jordan must decide if she can live with putting her own dreams first, or letting them go to save her mom's life.
THINGS WE CANNOT CHANGE is a YA Contemporary, complete at 53,000 words. It will appeal to fans of Kasie West and Sarah Dessen, and was inspired by my love of tiny houses. I am a member of SCBWI.
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Dear hosts, ghostly agents, and whomever else,
Ever since her dad left seven years ago, seventeen-year-old Jordan Pearce has watched her mom drown her sorrows in vodka. Keeping an eye on Mom means not going out, just in case of emergency. But it's been months since she found her mom passed out, and Jordan's ready to give life a try.
The first night Jordan heads to a party with her best friend, she returns to find her mom passed out on the floor, bleeding. When the doctors in the ER determine that she's a danger to herself, Jordan's mom is forced into rehab. With nowhere else to go, Jordan finds herself living in a tiny house with her absentee Dad.
Jordan's plans to attend her out of state dream college are suddenly a risk she's terrified to take. If one night of fun led to her mom in the hospital, then there's no telling what months away from home could lead to. With the help of a new normal, albeit tiny, life with her Dad, Jordan unearths some hidden truths about her life, and must decide if keeping her mom safe is worth losing out on the chance to live her own life.
THINGS WE CANNOT CHANGE is a YA Contemporary novel, complete at 53,000 words and is inspired in part by my irrational fondness for tiny homes. It will appeal to fans of Sarah Dessen and Kasie West. I am a member of SCBWI.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Regards,
Sarah
When Jordan gets home from the party, she finds her mom unconscious and bleeding on the kitchen floor. After a brief hospital stay, mom heads off to rehab and Jordan finds herself moving into a mobile tiny house with her absentee dad
At first, life in the tiny house with her dad is awkward. Close quarters, no bedroom walls, and a composting toilet are just the tip of the iceberg. But Jordan soon discovers she likes not having to be the one in charge of everything, and being able to put herself first for once. But rehab can’t help people who don’t want to be helped, and soon Jordan must make a choice: either she puts herself first and heads off to college, risking her mom’s safety, or she gives up on her dreams to make sure mom stays safe.
As a test, Jordan heads out to her first high school party. With her two best friends by her side, she gets a taste of what her life could be like. A taste that includes flirting with her newly single crush. But when Jordan returns home that night, she finds her mom passed out and bleeding from a head wound. The hospital decides her mom a danger to herself and others, Jordan’s mom must check into rehab. With one parent down, Jordan’s absentee dad steps in, tiny house in tow.
At first, life in the tiny house with her dad is super awkward. Close quarters, no bedroom walls, and a composting toilet are just the tip of the iceberg. But Jordan soon discovers she likes not having to be the one in charge of everything all the time and being able to put herself first for once. But with her mom in total denial of her problem, despite being in rehab, Jordan must decide if she can live with putting her own dreams first, or letting them go to save her mom's life.
THINGS WE CANNOT CHANGE is a YA Contemporary, complete at 53,000 words. It will appeal to fans of Kasie West and Sarah Dessen, and was inspired by my love of tiny houses. I am a member of SCBWI.
Dear hosts, ghostly agents, and whomever else,
Ever since her dad left seven years ago, seventeen-year-old Jordan Pearce has watched her mom drown her sorrows in vodka. Keeping an eye on Mom means not going out, just in case of emergency. But it's been months since she found her mom passed out, and Jordan's ready to give life a try.
The first night Jordan heads to a party with her best friend, she returns to find her mom passed out on the floor, bleeding. When the doctors in the ER determine that she's a danger to herself, Jordan's mom is forced into rehab. With nowhere else to go, Jordan finds herself living in a tiny house with her absentee Dad.
Jordan's plans to attend her out of state dream college are suddenly a risk she's terrified to take. If one night of fun led to her mom in the hospital, then there's no telling what months away from home could lead to. With the help of a new normal, albeit tiny, life with her Dad, Jordan unearths some hidden truths about her life, and must decide if keeping her mom safe is worth losing out on the chance to live her own life.
THINGS WE CANNOT CHANGE is a YA Contemporary novel, complete at 53,000 words and is inspired in part by my irrational fondness for tiny homes. It will appeal to fans of Sarah Dessen and Kasie West. I am a member of SCBWI.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Regards,
Sarah
