A Great Christmas Gift Idea!

Do you have a teenager in your life that you love? Or do you love to read books that challenge you deeply? I would like to recommend a new series of books that would make excellent Christmas gifts!

As a fellow author, I have come to know Darryl via the Internet and have been inspired by his work. His experience with "at risk" kids (or "at promise", depending on how you look at it) has been invaluable to us as he offers insight and advice with "our kids".

Fantasy Novel Series: (author's website)


(Click on name of Book to purchase)

Book I Call of the Tree;

Book II The Sacrificial Wood

by Darryl Markowitz

Darryl taught school in the inner city neighborhoods of Pittsburgh. He developed a deep understanding and knowledge of how teens think and feel and the struggles that they face. His great love for the youth prompted him to write this series of books. While the morals and beliefs are Biblically based, there is no "religion" or "preaching" in them.

Not unlike many of our kids today, the main characters in this series come from a dark place, where all morals and beliefs have been denied. Together they explore, experience and discuss thoroughly the issues that they face. They must come to their own conclusions about life, love and the meaning of their existence.

If the reader is a teenager, they will live through the events and work through the discussions and decisions that Stephanie and Vaughn face, learning with them each step of the way. The sprinkle of fantasy characters makes it very appealing to the teens.

"One of the reasons I wrote what I did is because I witnessed how young people are so often failed by the adult world and I wanted to inspire them to THINK more deeply, FEEL more deeply the preciousness of life and the understanding that promotes the wonder of being a human BEING."

If the reader is an adult or parent, they will appreciate the depth of the subject matter. It is hard to comprehend what our teens think and feel at times. These books will make you examine your own beliefs in a new way.

"I just heard from a fan and she summed up very well the reason I wrote the novels: 'It gave me new insight into this thing we call life, and love and the preciousness of life'. And she said this noting that she herself was older!"

Author's Blurb:

"Today’s political and religious strife have torn our world apart, but the new country with no name vowed to punish and stamp out anyone holding the ‘old’ ways that caused the world’s destruction. One-hundred years later, teenagers Stephanie and Vaughn can’t help challenging everything about their corrupt surroundings, unaware that they are involved in a plot that extends far beyond their little town, their country with no name, and even the world as they know it.

Stephanie sees transparent gray arms reaching inside people’s heads and Vaughn’s vision of a blackness blowing people up from the inside-out leaves him wondering.

What is a faithwalker? Potentially the most powerful person alive -- Earth’s only hope against the coming evils, that is, if they survive the terrible hardships into which they are always born.

Faith in ones abilities, faith in a mere goodness beyond, faith in a friend… they will need all of that and more to keep from dying."

Give the gift of love to all the teens in your life this Christmas!

Until next time . . .

Stephanie