Fragile Voices

Accept the invitation of Marisol Garcia and enter the world of rural Mountain Valley High School. Be an eyewitness to the lives of youth colliding with adult world problems in this miniature school environment. One by one Marisol’s classmates speak about themselves and their troubles in this collection of young adult poems. Capture the emotions and inner thoughts of students as they gossip about each other, spill their truths onto the page, complain about their lives, or criticize the lack of justice. Love, hate, bullying, drug addictions, grudges, and illegal immigrants are revealed. Be there with them when their problems escalate and explode the day of the Senior Ball.

Fragile Voices demonstrates what it takes to make it (or be broken) in the classrooms, halls, and cafeterias of contemporary schools, and reminds readers no one ever leaves school totally behind. If you are in high school or ever were in high school, Fragile Voices will speak to you. This anthology is for young adults, their teachers, counselors, parents, grandparents, and others trying to help them navigate 21st century life unscarred.