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- Herausgeber: Next Chapter
- Kategorie: Für Kinder und Jugendliche
- Sprache: Englisch
After years of bullying, Joshua Harper’s life has completely turned around, thanks in no small part to his girlfriend Eve Devereaux.
With the holidays approaching, he’s started to realize that as tough as being in a relationship is, finding her the perfect gift may be even tougher.
Christmas is the season for giving. But what do you give the girl to whom you owe everything?
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Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2022
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Contents
Joshua’s Island
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
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Author’s Note
Copyright (C) 2021 Patrick Hodges
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Published 2021 by Next Chapter
This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.
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Joshua’s Island
In Joshua’s Island, Joshua Harper is a small-for-his-age, outcast eighth-grader who has been bullied physically and emotionally for years by a group of male bullies and Rhonda, the queen bee of the school. He is paired with Eve Devereaux, a pretty, popular girl, in his Science class. Despite their different social standings, the two become close, eventually becoming boyfriend and girlfriend on “The Island,” a set of bleachers on the far side of the school playground. With the help and support of many of their friends, Joshua finds the courage to stand up to his tormentors. However, Brent, the head bully, beats Joshua severely, but Eve intervenes in time to save Joshua’s life. The book ends with Joshua and Eve professing their love for each other.
This story begins three weeks after Joshua returns to James Madison Middle School following his hospitalization and recuperation.
1
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5
Two months, I think as I stare at the television screen. Two months since Eve became my girlfriend. Two months since my life completely changed.
I resist the urge to look at Eve, sitting next to me on the couch, instead trying to divide my attention between Arthur Christmas playing on the Devereaux’s huge TV and the mental checklist I tattooed on my brain for situations like this.
Rule #1: hold her close, but not too close.
Rule #2: when holding her, keep my hands on the designated “safe areas” at all times.
Rule #3: when I look at her, keep my eyes on her face, not her body.
Rule #4: No tongue kissing until she signals she’s ready. Which she hasn’t yet.
These rules have served me well for the past two months. Except that they’ve turned me into a basket case.
