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(More customer reviews)by Terry Bonifanti, The Scranton Times-Tribune, Namedropper, April 17, 2006
Andrea Howells is published, and she has her grandmother, Deb Gasper, to thank.
The 12-year-old Holy Rosary sixth-grade honor student is the author of "Finding Peace and the True Soul," which its publisher, Nicole Langan of Tribute Books of Eynon, says is "targeted at a preteen audience."
Its title character, Peace Saved, Tribute's book description says, "thought she was a girl like any other. She had great friends. She went to school. She daydreamed. But never in her wildest dreams did she think that she would be able to control water. Peace discovers that she is the Light Master, as well as a Godsend of water. To learn more about her powers, she starts attending a school in heaven called Peaceful Harmony. When Peace thinks things can't get any weirder, Grace, a fellow student, loses the Godlove spirit that dwelled in her family for generations. It's up to Peace to save the spirit and fulfill her destiny."
When Mrs. Gasper read "Finding Peace and the True Soul," she thought others should, too.
"The great thing about this book is that it is written by a child for children," she is quoted as saying in a release from Tribute. "For a young writer, it is a very good adventure story. I feel she deserves the chance to get her work out there. She has such a great outlook on life."
Andrea lives in Scranton with her mom, Katryna Howells, and Mrs. Gasper. Her grandmother had the book published through Tribute Books using Andrea's illustration for the cover.
Andrea hopes, Ms. Howells says, "to be able to make a series of these books. She is currently working on the second one."
"If you ask Andrea where the ideas for the book came from," her mother said, "she will tell you that it all started with a dream.
"Once my mother read the book, she decided that she wanted to get it published for Andrea, and with her dedication and commitment to my daughter, she got it published."
Depending on the success of her first book, Andrea is looking to publish the second installment of her Finding Peace series, "The Fallen Angel," in the near future.
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Finding Peace and The True Soul (a tween writer creates a female version of Harry Potter) Peace Saved thought she was a girl like any other. She had great friends. She went to school. She daydreamed. But never in her wildest dreams did she think that she would be able to control water. Peace discovers that she is the Light Master, as well as a Godsend of water. To learn more about her powers, she starts attending a school in heaven called "Peaceful Harmony." Peace meets Joy, who becomes one of her best friends. Joy makes Peace a rare rainbow phoenix named Flare. When Peace thinks things can't get any weirder, Grace, a fellow student, loses the Godlove spirit that dwelled in her family for generations. It's up to Peace to save the spirit and fulfill her destiny.
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