Destiny And the Magic of Lagrimas Creek

Destiny Powers was beginning to think she would never be happy. One bad thing after another seemed to be happening to her. She and her mom had been forced to move into a new house in an unfamiliar town. Destiny blamed herself, making matters worse. Despite all of the darkness swirling around her, she would soon learn that the house on LaGrimas Creek had secrets of its own and it was going to be the best place she¿d ever lived. Another much happier and safer world summoned Destiny with its arms opened wide. It was time for her to learn about the war on earth, and how she was going to lead an army to save children everywhere. Not only was the creek full of magical creatures and mysterious ways, it had been waiting for her to come home for over one hundred and fifty years! Destiny and the Magic of LaGrimas Creek is the first book in a groundbreaking new young adult fiction series from debuting author Mary James. While making clear the point that child sexual abuse is a plague on our society, Destiny also manages to tell the kind of fantasy-filled, page-turning story that young adults are craving. It also offers the opportunity to open the dialogue between children and their parents, friends, teachers, doctors and counselors about the ugly truth of child sexual abuse. In a world where one in four children will be subject to sexual abuse before reaching the age of eighteen, it seems an important and necessary topic to explore.James, Mary is the author of 'Destiny And the Magic of Lagrimas Creek ', published 2006 under ISBN 9780976999300 and ISBN 0976999307.