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"All
the work you've done will make it easier to find an agent who
handles YA books--this book is very salable and you
will make it succeed. You're on the right path, and the book needs
to be in the hands of as many young people as possible as soon as
possible. I know that it will have all the success it
deserves."
Michael
Larsen
Literary Agent and author of 'How to
Write a Book Proposal'.
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Twelve Minutes to Hell
When
a boy named Tim was abused and unloved at home, and tormented by
classmates at school, he responded to the pain in a way that was
unthinkable. Fortunately, he was stopped just twelve minutes before
attacking his high school with an assault rifle. Homeless, suicidal, and
out of options, he dreamed of rebuilding the tangled wreckage that
barely resembled a life.
After years of struggling to overcome gangs, firearms, drugs,
prostitution, the KKK, and always one step from prison or the grave, his
destiny seemed to be an inescapable downward spiral which was certain to
plummet him into an early grave. What he couldn’t possibly have known
at the time was that fate had some extraordinary plans for him.
Subsequently, Tim had a chance encounter
with an intriguing older gentleman who had survived an extended personal
encounter with Adolph Hitler, and was later tortured
in a concentration camp. After escaping, he ultimately
mentored one person: Tim. That changed everything and
set Tim on a path to help many thousands of others struggling in their
own lives.
Tim is now a speaker who visits K-12 schools and clearly shows students,
teachers and parents how to stop the violence, bullying, and drug abuse
that is so prevalent in almost every community. Everyday in America
160,000 children stay home from school because they are afraid of
bullies; everyday 100,000 handguns are brought to schools; everyday
hundreds of violent crimes are committed at schools; and everyday 16
young people reach a point of hopelessness and commit suicide.
Using his life as an example, as described in ‘Twelve Minutes to
Hell’, Tim has already prevented four school shootings and stopped
over fifty teen suicides. He has also been a consultant on teen issues
with the U.S. Department of Justice and MTV, and his daughter is the
youngest person in America to be awarded the ‘Medal of Valor’.
Praise for this manuscript has come from well-known people including;
►Charles
Andrew Williams, currently serving a life sentence in a California
prison for a school shooting
►Darrel
Scott whose daughter Rachel was the first student murdered at Columbine
High School
►Law
enforcement officials, including Police Officer Chris Goodreau who works
as a liaison officer in a large high school
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