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Donuts in an Empty Field is a contemporary, realistic fiction, and Young Adult novel about two best friends, the local food challenge, and letting go of anger.
This excerpt is from chapter one.
After last week when Vanessa first opens the room to her late father’s office, she is tasked with cleaning everything out and boxing everything up with her mom and her best friend, Nichole. Vanessa found a hidden piece of paper behind a photo on the wall.
Nichole drops the piece of paper onto the desk and I can’t help but watch is it flutters back and forth before settling off-kilter near the edge.
“What does it say?” I ask.
“I don’t know.” Nichole hands it to me. It’s a lined notebook paper with a bunch of scribbles. Sorrow hits me. I don’t recognize the handwriting, but it has his name at the top, under the date.
The numbers blur as I hold back the tears. I’ve forgotten another part of my memories of Dad.
What does this last memento say? Tune in next week to find out.
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Local young adult writer, Rachel Barnard, will release the first novel in her young adult For the Love of Donuts series titled Donuts in an Empty Field with Life’s a Book Publishing, June 3rd, 2016 (AKA National Donut Day). Order your copy HERE.
Letting go of anger is life’s greatest challenge.
Vanessa hasn’t been the same since her father’s death. A hero until the end, he died saving a restaurant owner’s son from a burning building. Nessa blames the boy, but her best friend Nichole thinks it’s time to let go of the past. In a last ditch effort to break Nessa’s obsession, Nichole hopes signing up for the local food challenge will bust her out of her shell. A single choice defines the road ahead for Nessa. Doing the right thing isn’t easy, but living with the consequences of doing nothing might be worse.
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Way to leave us hanging, Rachel!! Can’t wait to learn the significance.
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I can’t wait to finally tell you!
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Something tells me old wounds are going to open. Great writing! 😀
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Thanks and you just might be right 😉
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Good job at continuing to provide hooks. I’d like to know what the last memento says, too!
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You’ll soon find out!
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That’s such a tough time- when every little reminder of the person you lost is painful.
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Yes, it is.
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I’m really curious as to what would’ve been important enough to hide and meaningful enough to bring her to tears.
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The reveal is coming!
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You’ve definitely written this so we’ll want to keep reading. (Also, a typo: watch AS it flutters. Don’t know if you want to know about such things at this stage, but I noticed it, so there it is.)
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Ah, thank you. I’m always up for learning about my typos.
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What a sad piece. This hits really hard, well done! I hope we get to find out what the note says.
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You will soon!
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Yes, of course I want to know what it says.
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8-10 sentences moves along so slowly, but you’ll soon find out what the note says.
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Oh, my. I’m looking forward to finding out what the paper says.
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Oh dear. Must be quite a poignant memory to illicit such a response.
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