Front Porch Romance
c. April 10, 2013
ASIN: B00CBAT37I
e-book $2.99
Young Adult
From the publisher: Margaret
McWhorter enjoys a laid-back Freshman year in high school flirting with Jimmy
Willmore, swimming and hanging out with friends—until that day. Her brother,
Sean, suffers a stroke from taking a steroid. Now he’s lying unconscious in a
hospital. Margaret’s angry at her dad for pushing Sean to be a great
quarterback, but a fire of hatred burns inside her to make the criminals pay.
My review:
Pallotta’s high school drama could
take place anywhere. Pressure from all sides: parents, teachers, coaches, and
peers take their toll, no matter the size or type of school. Margaret McWhorter
and her brother Sean attend the exclusive Meriwether School, one which is
targeted by drug-trafficking creeps who have infiltrated the very place that’s
supposed to be a safe and supportive environment.
It’s not enough to be talented in the world of high school
athletics. Margaret and Sean’s parents unwittingly push their son over the edge
as new competition for Sean’s quarterback position comes in and takes over.
Sean is pressured into taking steroids and body-building, and suffers a stroke
and subsequent coma. Even though the pressure for Margaret, a champion swimmer,
is eased by Sean’s condition and the resulting parental guilt, she can’t stop
her own consuming desire for vengeance against those who hurt her brother.
But Margaret is only a freshman. She’s just learning about
life in high school, what can she do to find the bad guys? And who are they?
Who can she trust, besides her mother’s faith that God will make everything
right? And Dad—he was the one who pushed Sean too much to begin with.
Detective Garrett, the one assigned to the case, is moving
way too slow for Margaret’s taste. He won’t figure things out until someone
else gets hurt, and Margaret isn’t about to let that happen. She finally
confides in her best friend Emily, who agrees to keep her eyes and ears open
around school and their fav hangout, The Grill. Life changes in many ways as
Margaret is forced to learn who to trust and what to believe in. Emily is a
Buddhist, and a boy Margaret secretly admires, Jimmy, wants to hang out and
help find the people behind the drugs. Is Emily’s faith stronger than Mom’s?
And what does Jimmy really want?
Find out in this great new read. Told in first person,
follow Margaret’s journey to discover the depth of true character and faith not
only in school and friends, but family.
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