Post by kdw on May 16, 2017 12:22:20 GMT -5
Fifteen-year-old Cole fears this summer’s visit to Milwaukee will turn into a death watch as his beloved grandma declines from cancer. But now he’s confronted by a bizarre series of incidents—a soldier endangered by a car bomb, a rock-and-roll guitarist in need of employment, and Cole's own dog that was hit by a car — each made “all right” after an old shopkeeper named Lew utters those two words.
When Sara, Cole’s lifelong friend and newfound crush, claims Lew healed her sprained ankle, her faith has her convinced the man is a miracle worker, but Cole chalks it all up to coincidence. Despite his skepticism, hope begins to rise in Cole’s heart. He’d love to see Lew perform one more “coincidence.” Anything to keep his grandma from succumbing to her illness. But hope frightens him. Hope means trust. Hope means vulnerability. And hope can sometimes be cruel.
When Cole finally works up the courage to make his request, he hears Lew’s magic response, “all right,” and Grandma rises from her bed. But when she dies hours later, Cole has nowhere to direct his grief and fury, so he unleashes it on Sara and her “faith,” resulting in a fiery confrontation that leaves their friendship in shambles. Cole has not only lost his grandmother but the only girl he’s ever loved. To be set free from his bitterness and reclaim her friendship, he’ll need a different kind of miracle—one the prickly and reclusive old shopkeeper can’t provide.
ITS OWN KIND OF MIRACLE is YA Contemporary fiction, complete at 80,000 words.
When Sara, Cole’s lifelong friend and newfound crush, claims Lew healed her sprained ankle, her faith has her convinced the man is a miracle worker, but Cole chalks it all up to coincidence. Despite his skepticism, hope begins to rise in Cole’s heart. He’d love to see Lew perform one more “coincidence.” Anything to keep his grandma from succumbing to her illness. But hope frightens him. Hope means trust. Hope means vulnerability. And hope can sometimes be cruel.
When Cole finally works up the courage to make his request, he hears Lew’s magic response, “all right,” and Grandma rises from her bed. But when she dies hours later, Cole has nowhere to direct his grief and fury, so he unleashes it on Sara and her “faith,” resulting in a fiery confrontation that leaves their friendship in shambles. Cole has not only lost his grandmother but the only girl he’s ever loved. To be set free from his bitterness and reclaim her friendship, he’ll need a different kind of miracle—one the prickly and reclusive old shopkeeper can’t provide.
ITS OWN KIND OF MIRACLE is YA Contemporary fiction, complete at 80,000 words.
