Debut YA Novel Explores Life of High School Drop Out
Kalena Moore is a Montgomery High student who isn’t into school. Isaiah Wilkins is a classmate that her friends think is trouble. Life becomes more interesting when Kalena starts dating Isaiah, but soon things spin quickly out of control and she gets pregnant. Then Kalena sees that there's another side to her boyfriend. Determined to put her life back together, Kalena takes a path where there is no turning back.
Riverdale, MD, February 26, 2012 --(PR.com)-- Author photo/book art available on request
Contemporary YA author shows that teenage girls can be strong and possess no special powers with realistic debut fiction.
Before I Breathe: A Novel, by author Jenelle Jack Pierre, offers teenage girls a realistic African-American protagonist who lives in today’s world.
“With the popularity of dystopian YA novels, teens have not been offered many contemporary, true-to-life narratives. I think that Before I Breathe changes this,” Jenelle said. The debut book will be available February 24 in Amazon’s Kindle store.
Based in a Virginian suburb, Jenelle gives readers a gutsy heroine who decides neither school nor living at home is for her.
Kalena Moore is a Montgomery High student who isn’t into school. Isaiah Wilkins is a classmate that her friends think is trouble. Life becomes more interesting when Kalena starts dating Isaiah, but soon things spin quickly out of control and she gets pregnant. Then Kalena sees that there's another side to her boyfriend. Determined to put her life back together, Kalena takes a path where there is no turning back.
“When people ask me what the novel is about, I tell them it’s about a teenage girl who gets swept away with the novelty of first love and ends up making some poor decisions, but she pulls her life together and makes a U-turn. She’s a character that readers will root for throughout the book,” Jenelle said.
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About Jenelle Jack Pierre
Jenelle Jack Pierre grew up in Maryland. A graduate of the University of Maryland, College Park and the MA in Writing Program at Johns Hopkins University, she writes YA novels and general short stories.
For interviews and publicity queries, please contact Jenelle Jack Pierre at jenellepierrebooks@gmail.com.
Contemporary YA author shows that teenage girls can be strong and possess no special powers with realistic debut fiction.
Before I Breathe: A Novel, by author Jenelle Jack Pierre, offers teenage girls a realistic African-American protagonist who lives in today’s world.
“With the popularity of dystopian YA novels, teens have not been offered many contemporary, true-to-life narratives. I think that Before I Breathe changes this,” Jenelle said. The debut book will be available February 24 in Amazon’s Kindle store.
Based in a Virginian suburb, Jenelle gives readers a gutsy heroine who decides neither school nor living at home is for her.
Kalena Moore is a Montgomery High student who isn’t into school. Isaiah Wilkins is a classmate that her friends think is trouble. Life becomes more interesting when Kalena starts dating Isaiah, but soon things spin quickly out of control and she gets pregnant. Then Kalena sees that there's another side to her boyfriend. Determined to put her life back together, Kalena takes a path where there is no turning back.
“When people ask me what the novel is about, I tell them it’s about a teenage girl who gets swept away with the novelty of first love and ends up making some poor decisions, but she pulls her life together and makes a U-turn. She’s a character that readers will root for throughout the book,” Jenelle said.
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About Jenelle Jack Pierre
Jenelle Jack Pierre grew up in Maryland. A graduate of the University of Maryland, College Park and the MA in Writing Program at Johns Hopkins University, she writes YA novels and general short stories.
For interviews and publicity queries, please contact Jenelle Jack Pierre at jenellepierrebooks@gmail.com.
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