Charlene Vermeulen currently lives
with her handsome husband and two rescue dogs in Pinehurst, NC. A life-long
educator, Charlene has taught 6th-12th grade English, Language Arts, and
Academically Gifted classes, along with summer writing and art camps, and
worked as a school administrator for five years before retiring to spoil her
grandchildren. She has two precious daughters, Anna and Grace, whose names
appear in the first book in the series, Jess the Mess. Other than family and
her Christian faith, her passions include reading, writing, drawing, hiking,
traveling, photography, time with family, and painfully bad puns.
As feisty Jessica moves to
yet another middle school, she struggles to stay out of trouble, while living
in constant fear that others will find out her family's dark secrets: Jess's
mom is an alcoholic, her dad left them years ago, and most days Jess struggles
just to find food to eat.
Convinced that she is the reason her mother drinks, especially since Jess constantly gets into trouble at school, she lives with the daily pain of her mom's explosive behavior, and the accompanying shame.
Convinced that she is the reason her mother drinks, especially since Jess constantly gets into trouble at school, she lives with the daily pain of her mom's explosive behavior, and the accompanying shame.
Befriended by sassy, red-headed Anna and cheerful, encouraging Grace, Jess balances the joy of friendship with the hurt she carries with her.
Will self-proclaimed Jess the Mess open her heart and life to her new friends? What happens when her secrets are revealed? Jess learns that everyone can change, but some change comes with a price.
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