Within a dimly lit hospital room, Chantal Kagelli peers at her boyfriend Andy's blank face. It has been one month since he slipped into a coma-one month since she last heard his voice. Chantal begins reflecting on their journey, which began two years prior in seventh grade. The Battle for Innocence flashes back to that pivotal year when the characters of Montgomery Lake High were first introduced to the temptations, peer pressures, and internal-struggles associated with adolescence. bat tle bat-l] 1. A hostile encounter or engagement between opposing forces 2. A fight between two persons or animals 3. Any conflict or struggle in no cence in-uh-suhns] 1. The quality or state of being innocent; freedom from sin or moral wrong 2. Freedom from legal or specific wrong; guiltlessness 3. Simplicity; absence of guile or cunning; naivete Join Chantal, Andy, and their friends as they learn the high value of integrity, courage, and faith in The Battle for Innocence. A native of Pembroke, Massachusetts, Stacy A. Padula is the director of operations at JBG Educational Group, a company that works with young adults and their families on everything under the academic blanket. She mentors her students and guides them through academic, social, and emotional hardships. She wrote The Battle for Innocence to help prepare adolescents for the social battles of junior high and high school. She is the author of The Right Person, When Darkness Tries to Hide, and The Aftermath, which address social issues such as bullying, substance abuse, peer pressure, faith, and self-acceptance. She is also the author of The Forces Within, the upcoming sequel to both The Aftermath and the Montgomery Lake High series. Publisher's website: http: //sbprabooks.com/StacyAPadula Author's website: http: //stacypadula.com"