My Ruined Life: Nina's Story / JC's Story
- ISBN-10
- 1737394502
- ISBN-13
- 9781737394501
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2021-07-06
- Author
- Beth Belliveau
Description
In the middle of the night their house is invaded...by the police. Dad is now in jail and awaiting trial. Anger...hatred...loss...and LOTS of questions.How does this event define me as a person...as a friend...as a daughter or son? Am I broken forever? Will people judge me for something I had NOTHING to do with?Follow Nina's journey as an 8th grader. Her character is compromised. Can she battle through family struggles, the demands of academics, and balancing old and new friendships? Will she fall victim to society and the judgment placed on those she loves...and those she hates?Then follow JC's path. See how he, Nina's younger brother in 6th grade, copes with the same situation. Will his struggles mirror hers, or will he be his own person? Is his future forever impacted by his father's choices? Will he follow his father's behavior? Is it in his genes?Enjoy this parallel story of two children in the same family...the same situation... as they grow and learn the good, the bad and the inevitable scenarios that life offers them. Will they react the same way to this awful experience? Will they let this one major occurrence in their life define their future?You can choose to read this as one story of two lives?. As a comparison of two people's reaction to the exact same life event?.or just one of the two stories. It is your choice. You are the empowered reader making this decision. What would your perspective be if you were the third child in this family?
