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writing as Sharon Woods 
Growing up in a small town wasn't easy for Angelica 'Jelly' Ryan. She feels pressure to leave her father's home after graduating from high school but she can't decide what to do with the rest of her life. After the death of a good friend, falling in love seemed easy. Soon Jelly's worries concerning her future are over.or so she thought. They were only beginning.The Reviews: Ms. Woods has written a tale of a young teenage girl during the 1960's and the ordeal of being pregnant and without her husband, but with the love of her friends and family. The author's attention to detail will take the reader back to that time in their life when life seemed to be only about what boy liked you and what you were going to wear to school. Jelly is a character the readers will love and want to wrap their arms around to help her deal with all that is going on in her life and around her. Read this touching story to find out how Jelly learns the lesson of love, friendship and the strength she has in her own right. Donna Fallen Angel Reviews Angelica Ryan, called Jelly, has grown up without a mother, but her father, town lawman, makes sure she understands the facts of life by taking her to his maiden aunt to discuss things. Jelly is a "good girl," but she is also in love, or at least she thinks she is. She is about to graduate from high school, and she does not know what the future holds for her. Vietnam is important in Jelly's life, just as it was in the lives of all of us who lived through the 60's. Jelly's longings and confusions will stir memories in the hearts of readers, and when, at the end, the girl finally knows who she is and where she is going, the reader too will have grown. Author of 13 young adults novels |
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Photography by Denise |