Moving every few years left her with the impression that life is an adventure.

Theresa Linden, an avid reader and writer since grade school, grew up in a military family. Roland had never made the first move in a fight.

Jarret staggered back, shock in his eyes. Roland’s hands shot out and landed on Jarret’s chest. Jarret wanted to steal his trip to Italy, his salvation? No way. His sleeve ripping in slow motion, exposing his weakness. He visualized the buttons popping off his shirt and sailing through the air, their threads like streamers. Walk away.Ī second later, something inside him snapped. The advice hung in his mind like a caption between scenes of a silent movie. In a moment of clarity, Roland knew what he had to do. You’ll never doubt the Communion of Saints after reading this wonderful novel.

Linden tells a delightful tale, weaving the supernatural with the ordinary in a way that left me breathless. Susan Peek, highly popular author of saint stories for teens, including A Soldier Surrenders said, “Roland West, Loner is one of those books I couldn’t put down. Roland West, Loner addresses loneliness, sibling relationships, facing fears, autism, and the Communion of the Saints. Struggling to trust his new friends, secrets, rumors, lies, and an unusual inheritance put him on a journey that just might have the power to change the life of this loner. When his brothers lock him away, having a plan of their own, he gets rescued by an unlikely pair: a neighboring autistic boy and his brother. If he can avoid his brothers while his father is away, he might have a solution to his problem. Despised by older twin brothers, he feels utterly alone but not without hope. Roland West, Loner is a contemporary Christian story of a fourteen-year-old boy who finds himself friendless at a new school and the subject of cruel rumors. Today, please take a look at this one mixing realism and the supernatural– Roland West, Loner–by author Theresa Linden. Watch for more posts in the coming weeks about novels being released for this audience. Not to say that girls or adults can’t read and enjoy them too! It’s a trend long awaited–growing numbers of contemporary novels for boys in junior high and high school with a male protagonist 13 to 17 years old.

Roland West, Loner by Theresa Linden