CHICAGO, January 31, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- This Night Belongs To You by Shelagh Jackson (now available through 1stBooks Library) is an enlightening, humorous story about a young girl's coming of age.
This timely and suspense-filled drama deals with the tumultuous middle-class lifestyle of the broken-hearted 17-year-old Stacey Petersen. Stacey and her group of insecure, fashion-conscious, hormonally imbalanced and misguided teenage counterparts attempt to tackle adult issues of sex, betrayal and loyalty through child-like eyes.
While Stacey deals with death and the absence of a father figure, she meets and falls in love with the mysterious and seductive Roger Jones. But trouble starts when her sexually promiscuous best friend, Rachel Meredith, puts her stamp of approval across Roger's tempting 21-year-old body.
Caught up in the cold midst of Stacey's and Rachel's feline battle is their other best friend, Donna Lewis, who is dealing with her own incestuous drama. Stuck in the confusing abyss that lies between childhood and adulthood, Stacey and friends will find themselves facing many of life's ugly truths when they discover 'all that glitters isn't gold.'
Shelagh Jackson is a public school teacher in the city of Chicago, Illinois. She has a master's degree in education and is currently working on her doctoral in educational leadership.
Jackson is an avid supporter of women's issues and conducts workshops for inner city children in the areas of teenage pregnancy/prevention, drug use/prevention and sex education. She also conducts workshops for adolescent girls and young women in the areas of building self-esteem, college preparation, and career opportunities.
This Night Belongs To You is her first novel. For more information, please contact the author at ANEWDAY@prodigy.net.
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