 |
|
 |
|
After being enraged and amazed by the inside story of Angel Park, or laughing in recognition at the absurdity of our situation, become part of the solution by joining our campaign to promote a new vision for schools...
You will receive the new Free Report “Exploding the Paradigm 2010: A Visionary Look at New Schools for a New Century” and be signed up for our monthly newsletter on emerging trends in school change.
***
Can books change the world? They have been doing it for centuries, with fresh ideas, new perspectives, and inspiration for change!
“The real purpose of books is to trap the mind into doing its own thinking.”
--Christopher Morley
***
“A well-composed book is a magic carpet on which we are wafted to a world that we cannot enter in any other way.”
--Caroline Gordon
***
“Fiction reveals truths that reality obscures.”
--Jessamyn West
***
“Books are the carriers of civilization. Without books, history is silent, literature dumb, science crippled, thought and speculation at a standstill.”
--Barbara W. Tuchman
***
“You don’t have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.”
--Ray Bradbury
***
“The difference between reality and fiction? Fiction has to make sense.”
--Tom Clancy
***
“A book should serve as the ax for the frozen sea within us.”
--Franz Kafka
***
“Books may well be the only true magic.”
--Alice Hoffman |
|
 |
|
 |
|
America’s
Wake-Up Call
‘Visionary’
‘Original’
‘World-Changing’
An edgy, entertaining mystery about the suicide of a school official that exposes how deep we have to go to rescue ourselves, our schools, and the American Dream...
Right out of today’s headlines, Angel Park tells the story of a corrupt and bureaucratic system that is stifling kids, teachers, and parents. Follow the heroine, Constance Demetrios, as she plunges into the mystery of her boss’s death, struggling with a convoluted school system where politics is the name of the game and kids just don’t seem to matter anymore. As bizarre events threaten to engulf her, too, Connie comes upon a startling discovery that transforms her life and shows her the kind of change that can save the future.
“Of the million-plus books we own in our bookstore operation, Angel Park is easily in the top ten of the most important books to read at this point in our nation’s history. I highly recommend it...”
--Clarey Rudd, President, Bank of Books
***
Read the opening
of Angel Park:
The urge to begin this story with “Once upon a time” is nearly overwhelming.
But then it would be a fairy tale, and this is a story of reality,
at least what passes for it in the world we all share. It does begin
with violence, exactly like a fairy tale, that is true; yet what occurs later,
no fairy tale would ever allow. The story happens in a place that will
seem familiar, as all fairy tales do, but this one is part of our modern
mythology, a profoundly American place.
(More Angel Park...)
“The writing crackles with authenticity, and paints a fascinating word portrait... a moving and informative read.”
--Writers Digest, International Book Awards
Innovative and eye-opening, Angel Park is also an award-winning novel:
- Winner of Silver Seal from the Nautilus Awards for “positive social change” in the Visionary Fiction category and now part of the “Nautilus Library of Imagination and Possibility.”
- National Finalist in Best New Fiction from the Indie Excellence Awards.
- National Finalist for Book of the Year in Literary Fiction from Foreword Magazine.
- IRWIN Award in Best Fiction category from Book Publicists of Southern California.
- Honorable Mention in Mainstream Fiction from the American Authors Association with a five-star review.
More Free Downloads...
Go deeper into the action with A Reader’s Guide for book clubs and other literary adventurers who love to uncover hidden layers of meaning...
Is this the author’s own story? Find answers to your questions in “An Interview with the Author...” |
Buy the book that parents and educators are talking about!
 
“Angel Park pulls the covers off and shows the reader the naked truth about the deep-seated dysfunction inside American public education. This is a must read for those who have children, grandchildren, nieces or nephews in the public schools... I give the book a
TEN-STAR rating; five is not enough!”
--Shawn McDowell, inspirational speaker and author of “I See That You Are Down, But When Are You Going to Get Up?”
***
“After reading Angel Park many times, I am still uncovering hidden layers... If you ever wondered what really goes on in schools, this book provides the answers. But be warned, Angel Park will challenge you in many ways.”
--Justin Heard, Program Chair in Educational Leadership, Touro University
***
“Angel Park is an artfully woven expose of the politics and corruption that keep students and teachers under the thumb of schools districts and unions. A must read for everyone who wants to change schools for the better!”
--Larry Sand, President, California Teachers Empowerment Network
|
