It Takes A Fool

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This is a powerful story told through the eyes of a ten year old. At the outset, it appears that Sasha is a young girl who "has it all." Her parents are loving and successful; they have just moved into a new townhouse. The reader quickly begins to see that life unravelling. Sasha is exposed to the prejudice facing her African-American family. While Sasha is brilliant and talented, her parents are drug addicts and she becomes responsible for the house and the care of her younger sister, Sarah. Pressures and jealousy of her best friend set her off to bullying and troubles at school. The plot twists and turns as Sasha's family life spirals out of control. ~ Excerpt of Review by Barbara Ann Mojica

Book Description:

Author Hopes To Reduce Bullying With Her New Memoir

Over 3.2 million students are the victims of bullying each year in America.
Life couldn't be sweeter for ten year old Sasha...

She’s the darling of her fifth grade class and her best friend always has her back...just like a sister. But simmering beneath the beautiful life are the dark secrets her parents harbor, secrets that slowly wind their way around the heart of the family, choking the life from Sasha. Helpless, afraid and alone, she fights the only way she can but her desperate quest for survival could lead to her own destruction!

It Takes a Fool explores the darkest depths of poverty, addiction and bullying, and how even the innocence of a child can be twisted into something monstrous. Sasha will do all she can to survive a nightmare she can’t wake up from, but in protecting herself, she might just destroy everyone around her.



Excerpt from Author Bio on Amazon ~ Sasha believes wholeheartedly that writing is healing. At times throughout her writing process it was painful, but now that the tears have dried and the past forgiven a horribly beautiful story has emerged. Follow Sasha on her journey as a writer, business woman, wife, daughter, sister, mother, and friend. Watch as her dreams come true.

It Takes A Fool: A Tough Lesson Learned On Bullying

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Being a Normal Family is a State of Mind

Guest Article by  Erik Daniel Shein (Author), L.M. Reker (Author)

"I loved it. The story teaches you that it is okay to be different or unique. It also shows great respect for animals and nature." ~ Amazon Review by N. Cataldi - The monsterjunkies

*****

When four teenagers enter the house on 1313 Road-to-Nowhere they will learn a lesson that will change their lives forever.

Tucked away at a remote estate in Foggy Point, Maine is a place where the strange is normal, and the bizarre is every day. This is a unique place, where, if you do not have an open mind, you will lose your mind in its reality and truths. This is the home of The Monsterjunkies: An American Family Odyssey. They are a modern day Addams Family with elements of mystery, enchantment, adventure, gothic subculture, ancestral loyalty, unusual beings, and a love of wildlife and rare creatures.

Crow and his sister, Indigo Monsterjunkie and their friends are forced to face bullying, emotional abuse, prejudice, and revenge while exploring the worlds around them and experimenting with their identities. The Monsterjunkies and their animals are about trying to carry on an important legacy in the face of social rejection, false accusations, and loss.

The Monsterjunkies, An American Family Odyssey. Being a Normal Family is a State of Mind: We all are MonsterJunkies and wear masks during our daily lives, in school, during work, hanging out with our friends, imitating people we look up to and admire, or those we want to be. It is the people who take off their masks and show the real person inside who are the ones that truly find meaning in their lives.

Who are the real monsters? People who wear masks of goodness and
respectability, but hide their actual hypocrisy and deep intolerance of
others?

Or

Are the creatures and people who are different because of their appearance,
social status, and the choices they make, the real monsters?

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Being proud to be who you are

Guest Article by Justin Mark

• Eric is an ex-soldier, learning to adjust to a civilian lifestyle.
• Alex is an eleven year old boy who is bullied at school.
• Cindy is a high school senior who struggles under the pressures of society. 

They all go through their lives, trying to adjust, struggling, when a major event brings them all together where they will change each other's lives forever.

This book takes on several tough situations in society today including bullying, PTSD, and the societal pressures teenage girls are forced to live with. Through the characters experiences and narrative, the message of being proud to be who you are even if you’re different is emphasized.

As they evolve through the story and situations escalate to all time lows the book takes a huge twist leaving readers turning page after page to see if everybody will get the second chance in life they deserve.

Highly recommended for high school students, anybody that has dealt with bullying as well as their parents! Help take a stand against bullying!

"Everything comes back to the idea of being proud of who you are – even if you’re different and forced to face adversity as a result. Bullying ruins victims’ lives, literally for those who take the final decision of suicide. My characters encourage readers from all walks of life to be proud of who they are and champion their individuality."

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