In The Graduation thirteen year old Annie O'Brien is forced to attend a private school to hone her skills at being a woman. Annie sees this as an unfair act on the part of her parents. At the academy she learns other students have been abandon by their families. Staunch heartedly, Annie fights against the disciplinary actions of the nuns as she seeks revenge. Torn between her friends at home and the academy's values, she becomes involved with an undesirable who changes the course of her life. Left on her own she must make lifelong decisions at a very young age. The reader will empathize with the heroine as she fights a double standard, then falls in love only to be broadsided by disaster. Although the time period falls in the 1950's, this story captures the same challenges that a teen faces today with relationships, abandonment, and abuse. This book is available with or without a Study Guide which gives the parent and the teenager an opportunity to consider other effective options that wouldn't widen the generation gap. "The Graduation" is a strong stand-alone novel without the Study Guide that carries the reader back in time to meet the identical problems that families grapple with today.For the adult reader the novel reveal the nostalgia of years gone by with an accent on values. Carolee has handcrafted her children's books to cross all age brackets and offer the unique concept of Adult Fairy Tales. Whether read alone or to a child, the illustrations will bring delight with a smile and a giggle to both young and old alike, offering the opportunity to share simple values that have been forgotten with the passage of time. The Adult Fairy Tales paired with the children's books are: Goodie RudeShoes: Series One. Billy BitterBetter: Series Two. Granny NeatFreak. They are the perfect gift for the individual who has every thing. The complete list for child and adult: Goodie RudeShoes: Series One, Age 5 and up. Billy BitterBetter: Series Two, Age 5 and up. Granny NeatFreak: Age 4 and up. The Mouse House: Age 4 to 10. That Secret Part of Me: Age 3 to 10.Her others works include: From Silly to Sinister: Short Stories. Books One and Two. For teens through mature adult. Navigating the Potholes of Life: Fiction: adventure, humor, drama. For teens and adults. A Reason to Dream: Fiction based on a true story. For teens and adults. The following book has three variations. The Graduation: For teens and adults. Drama, humor, endurance. The Graduation with Study Guide. For parents with teenager and teenagers. The Graduation Study Guide. For the individual who prefers a separate copy. may be purchased separately. With God in Mind. Thought provoking prose. For teens through the mature adults. Available in paperback and as an ebook.Thank you for your interest in her work.
About the Author: Stepping out of her safety zone, Carolee went to college at age thirty-six to obtain a baccalaureate degree in nursing, graduating magna cum laude. Mentored by a college professor and his wife, she set her sights to obtain her degree in four years while she raised her five children. Her mentors' favorite distraction during that period sounded something like this, "keep your eyes on the end of the tunnel." The light slowly got brighter as Carolee approached graduation and she grew in understanding and self-worth. Her nursing career awarded her many opportunities to broaden her horizons as she worked on a surgical floor, lectured for the hospital's Wellness Program, became a Director of Nursing, Director of In-service and an Infection Control Practitioner. However, the inherited entrepreneurial blood ran deep in her heart and she left nursing and opened Carolee Realty Group to continue to serve the needs of others. After nine years of success, her husband was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease (ALS). Unable to meet the demands of her career and be a full-time caregiver, she closed her brokerage and began to paint her watercolor illustrations and handcrafted her works. After her husband passed, she decided to travel at age sixty- eight. She purchased a thirty-two foot motor home and towed her car thirty-five thousand miles cross-country to promote her work. Her grown children gasped, "You're going to do what?" The voyage turned into the comedy of a lifetime, meeting only one turkey and thousands of eagles. Other than writing, her interests at age eighty-two are family happenings, singing (when no one is listening), playing the piano, reading, occasional computer games, gardening and walking. Her strength of character and her belief in God are evident throughout all of her manuscripts. Carolee has handcrafted her children's books to cross all age brackets and offer the unique concept of an Adult Fairy Tale. Whether read alone or to a child, the illustrations will bring delight with a smile and a giggle to both young and old alike, offering the opportunity to share simple values that have been forgotten with the passage of time. Her children's books: Goodie RudeShoes: Series One Age 5 and up. Billy BitterBetter: Series Two Age 5 and up. Granny NeatFreak: Age 4 and up. The Mouse House: Age 4 to 10. That Secret Part of Me: Age 3 to 100. Carolee's other books cover a variety of topics from fiction to a devotional. Thank you for your interest.