Discovering Jooles
Published on 5. June 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
272 pages
978-1-7635473-0-8 (ISBN)
Description
Yarralinga, South Australia
Hi, I'm Julie. Jooles to my dad. He says it like I'm some sparkly diamond necklace-special and perfect. My life was like that. I had Mum and Dad and all our tribe, and my best friend Em. Yep, it was special and perfect, until the nasty lies started in third year high school and threatened to kill our forever friendship. I guess 'cos we're so different, we tried to cope in different ways. I was scared what Em's way would do to her. She seemed so alone.
What do you do when others lie about you?
When you're trying to work out who you are, who do you listen to?
Who will tell the truth?
'Truth is a precious jewel,' Mum said. 'When you find it, hold tight to it. Fight for it.'
Set in country South Australia in the early 1970s, Discovering Jooles follows
Jooles and Em as they navigate the line between truth and lies to save their precious friendship, and to discover the freedom of forgiveness and the author of truth.
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Language
English
Target group
Young adult
Interest Age: From 13 to 18 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
388 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-7635473-0-8 (9781763547308)
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After years of teaching children and pastoring, Adrienne completed a Master of Creative Writing in 2020. She is a member of both the Gold Coast Writers Association and the Gracewriters Community. She edits for Verve Lead, which focuses on mentoring for well-being in a Christian leadership context.Adrienne's first novel, Discovering Jooles, grew from her memories of growing up in the mid-north of South Australia in the 60s and 70s. She also writes poetry and short stories, and has several junior fiction works in progress.Adrienne and her husband, Don, live on the Gold Coast, Australia, where they are Senior Ministers Emeritus of C3 Church Robina, which they planted in 1992 and retired from in 2022. She enjoys creative pursuits which not only fill her tank, but also keep the demons of discouragement at bay. She constantly reminds herself that success is simply doing what God asks of us-no more, no less.