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| Clare Revell |
She's an aficionado of suspense, and recent efforts of channeled that gift into the Christian Young Adult genre. I admire this effort, because to my mind, there's nothing better - and more important - than capturing the interest and hearts of young readers. They're our future, and they're smart. Here's what else: they know good books when they find them.
Therefore, without further fanfare, allow me to introduce Clare's upcoming (July, 2015) release, November-Charlie!
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When Jim
and Staci Kirk's parents go missing, he decides to search for them himself.
Unbeknownst to him, his sister and their best friend Lou, stow away to join
him.
It seems
so simple on paper, sail from England to the Philippines and find the Kirks.
But a hurricane named Erika and a relentless shark conspire against them to
make the voyage one of the most perilous trips the teenagers have ever
lived.
Can they
endure the danger? Will they find the Kirks alive or does God have another idea
in mind?
EXCERPT
Lou heard
a siren and turned to look behind them. A flashing light identified the fast
approaching boat as police. Four armed officers stood on deck and the loud
hailer instructed them to pull over.
"Jim?
What are you going to do?"
"Do
what they want."
"You
can’t."
"I
have to." Jim began to slow the boat and moved it to rest at the side of
the waterway.
The
police boat shot past and one of the officers waved his thanks.
Lou
released a sigh of relief. "For a moment I thought..."
"We
all did," Jim said. He pulled out into the main waterway again and
followed in the wake of the police boat.
"Wonder
where they’re going," Staci said.
"Somewhere
in a hurry. Maybe they’re late for lunch," Lou said.
"With
guns?"
"Maybe
they’ve had lunch, and they’re off to kill the cook," Jim said grinning.
"There
it is." Staci pointed. "It’s slowing down."
Suddenly
an almighty explosion fragmented the police boat into a mass of flames and
smoke. Shattered timbers and twisted metal flew everywhere.
MARIANNE’S
REVIEW
What an amazing adventure. These three musketeers (well, four, really because you have to count that adorable dog Deefer) set out to sea with the noble intention of finding Jim and Staci's missing parents. Dealing with numerous perils along the way--I won't spoil with specifics, trust me, you'll want to read and take the ride along with them--they stretch and grow as individuals and in their faith, which is a wonderful aspect of Christian YA fiction. Revell always delivers on the suspense, and November-Charlie is no different, but I'm particularly impressed by the way she develops her characters and paints a very real portrait of YA life with all of its joys, insecurities, fears, sadness and overriding determination.
MEET
CLARE REVELL
Clare lives in a small town in England with her husband, whom she
married in 1992, and her three children. Writing from an early childhood and
encouraged by her teachers, she graduated from rewriting fairy stories through
fanfiction to using her own original characters and enjoys writing an eclectic
mix of romance, crime fiction and children's stories. When she's not writing,
reading, or sewing, she's keeping house or doing the many piles of laundry her
children manage to make.
She has been a Christian for more than half her life and attends Carey Baptist where she is one of three registrars.
Connect with Clare at:
http://telscha.blogspot.co.uk/
