Melanie Scherencel Bockmann: 2 books

One angry teenager behind bars for his role in a crime spree. One copy of The Living Bible. One life changed in ways nobody who knew him would have ever predicted.

Keep your mouth shut, Carl told himself, trying to act normal around his mom and his brother. The secret knowledge that his dad's life might be in danger burned hotly in his brain, and as his dad disappeared down the front steps, Carl knew there was a serious possibility he would never see his father again.