Longtime Teacher, Author of Incent Recovery Novel For Young Adults to Appear at Borders in Allen, Texas

    MABANK, TX, September 30, 2008 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Beth Fehlbaum, author of the well-received and popular fiction novel, Courage in Patience, will appear at Borders, 965 West Bethany Dr., Allen, TX 75013, on Sunday, October 5, at 4 p.m., as part of their Educators' Appreciation Weekend.

Courage in Patience is the story of fifteen-year-old Ashley, who is removed from her mother's home after enduring six years of abuse at the hands of her stepfather. She is placed in the tiny fictional East Texas town of Patience with her father, David, whom she has not seen since infancy. Through the summer school English class taught by her stepmother Beverly, Ashley comes to know a group of troubled teenagers, and together, they all learn to face their greatest fears and see what they are made of.

Booklist, the publication of the American Library Association, said of Courage in Patience:
"Though the subject matter is undeniably dark, Fehlbaum manages to keep the tone surprisingly light and hopeful. This hard-hitting but readable story about an infinitely troubling subject will resonate with all readers but especially with other survivors of abuse or with those who work with those survivors."

Beth Fehlbaum drew on her experiences as a survivor of childhood sexual abuse and as a long-time English teacher to craft the fictional story of Courage in Patience. For more information or to schedule an interview, please call 903 880 0282 or e-mail [email protected]

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