The Rain and the Fire and the Will of God

Donald Wetzel. Second Chance Press, $16.95 (184pp) ISBN 978-0-933256-59-0

Nothing much happens in the Alabama town where 14-year-old John Haywood lives. Then Rodney Blankhard, a city boy, comes to visit, and John falls in love with Jenny Holmes. By the end of the book, Rodney is John's friend and Jenny returns some of his affection. ""Wetzel has a wonderful way with the heart and soul of adolescence,'' PW observed. (November)

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