Renika Williams

A Kingdom Waiting: Loss, Triumph and the Young Spirit Renika Williams

Abandon doubt. Commemorate character. Honor self. "There is nothing like youth. The middle-aged are mortgaged to life. The old are in life's lumber room. But youth is the lord of life. Youth has a kingdom waiting for it." ~ Oscar Wilde In A Kingdom Waiting: Loss, Triumph and the Young Spirit, you'll explore life from a high-school student's perspective including ? Coping with grief ? Forgiving betrayal ? Moving past heart break ? Transforming depression ? Overcoming low self-esteem ? Sheddin fear ? Realizing possibilities and ? Achieving potential Trotwood-Madison City Schools are committed to lifelong learning facilitated by an innovative and dedicated staff, community participation and state-of-the-art resources in a stimulating atmosphere. In 2006, Valerie J. Lewis Coleman, took her writing and publishing curriculum to prisons and schools. The following year, the first Passionate Pens book-Tainted Mirror An Anthology-debuted. The book is a call to action to stop making excuses, walk in purpose and fulfill destiny. The objective of the program is to promote literacy by ? Exposing students to the book-publishing industry ? Compiling and publishing writings by the students ? Providing each contributor with a copy of the anthology ? Establishing creditability as published authors ? Debuting the anthology at the Dayton Book Expo ? Offering this program FREE to participating students ? Generating revenue for the sponsoring institution To learn more about how to implement this program at your school, visit PassionatePens.com