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Tough Times
Michael Dolan McCarthy is a biracial teen, named for a black father he barely remembers and a white grandfather he's never known. His beloved step-father, Swede, died on Michael's fourteenth birthday. Nothing's gone right since then. Now he's fifteen and flirting with the girl across the street when his little sister calls. Their mother is dead with a pill bottle by her hand and a note for Michael that says "Stay together."
Michael knows they'll be split up by the system, so he decides to take his young white siblings to his mother's parents. All he has is an address - across the country. While Michael deals with responsibility, grief, prejudice, fear, his first romantic relationship, and hormones, the police find his mother and label it murder. They think Michael did it, but the killer is stalking the kids.
Previous version published as Michael Dolan McCarthy.
Michael knows they'll be split up by the system, so he decides to take his young white siblings to his mother's parents. All he has is an address - across the country. While Michael deals with responsibility, grief, prejudice, fear, his first romantic relationship, and hormones, the police find his mother and label it murder. They think Michael did it, but the killer is stalking the kids.
Previous version published as Michael Dolan McCarthy.
Book Details
- Publisher: Durare Publishing
- Publish Date: Mar 27th, 2021
- Pages: 244
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 9.00in - 6.00in - 0.55in - 0.73lb
- EAN: 9781942069089
- Recommended age: 13-18
- Categories: • Thrillers & Suspense - General• Boys & Men• Social Themes - Death, Grief, Bereavement
About the Author
McGuinn, Sheri: - Sheri McGuinn is an award-winning writer and self-publisher. Some writing successes include the inclusion of her short story, "Maria Angelica's Baby" in Best Short Stories from Saturday Evening Post's Great American Fiction Contest 2016 and her screenplay for Running Away resulting in a film shown in Europe and on Lifetime. She writes short stories, novels, and screenplays. A former teacher with a Master's in Education and a Master's in Professional Writing, she also conducts self-publishing workshops and offers author services editing; co-authoring or ghostwriting; formatting and design of books for publication; and coaching authors through the self-publication process. She has worked with picture books, novels, and non-fiction works. She edited and designed Impressionism: Inspiration and Evolution by Suzanne Blaney, which was runner-up in the Photography/Art category, San Francisco Book Festival 2019. For more information visit her website, www.sherimcguinn.com.
Praise for this book
Reviews under previous title:
Amazon Expert Reviewer: "The writing is good...the plot is gripping"
Publisher's Weekly: "...issues of race and identity are nicely handled"