Abandon doubt. Commemorate character. Honor self. "There is nothing like youth. The middle-aged are mortgaged to life. The old are in life's lumber room. But youth is the lord of life. Youth has a kingdom waiting for it." Oscar Wilde In A Kingdom Waiting: Loss, Triumph and the Young Spirit, you'll explore life from a high-school student's perspective including Coping with grief Forgiving betrayal Moving past heart break Transforming depression Overcoming low self-esteem Sheddin fear Realizing possibilities and Achieving potential Trotwood-Madison City Schools are committed to lifelong learning facilitated by an innovative and dedicated staff, community participation and state-of-the-art resources in a stimulating atmosphere. In 2006, Valerie J. Lewis Coleman, took her writing and publishing curriculum to prisons and schools. The following year, the first Passionate Pens book-Tainted Mirror An Anthology-debuted. The book is a call to action to stop making excuses, walk in purpose and fulfill destiny. The objective of the program is to promote literacy by Exposing students to the book-publishing industry Compiling and publishing writings by the students Providing each contributor with a copy of the anthology Establishing creditability as published authors Debuting the anthology at the Dayton Book Expo Offering this program FREE to participating students Generating revenue for the sponsoring institution To learn more about how to implement this program at your school, visit PassionatePens.com