This is a book that addresses real life experiences for young adults while pointing to Jesus as the Source of hope in difficult times. See some of the following excerpts:

¿ "Don't you ever talk to me that way again!" Tina's mother scolded her angrily. "You just don't understand, " retaliated Tina…

¿ Bret faced the crowd with sweat breaking out on his temple… "We need to stop this!" Two rival gang members were fighting each other…

¿ Sometimes being fifteen seemed to be the hardest thing a person could live through… "He said he loved me!" Jeannie mumbled to herself. "Yeah, right! "

¿ Bruce walked away from the grave site. The family was still gathered sorrowfully around the casket… How could Johnny have done this to the family?

¿ Thomas felt so lonely sitting at the back of the room by himself. Being the new kid all the time made adjusting and finding new friends so difficult…

¿ Serena looked down at her stretching belly, feeling the little growth inside her. She was too young for this… just barely a junior in high school.

¿ Candace walked to the window and watched the kids down below playing together. She had come upstairs for a moment of peace… the bruises on her upper arms no one could see…

¿ Jennifer coasted her wheelchair over to the lunch line. She hated this time of day!