by Jeremy Phillips
Release Date: 9/8/15
Summary from Goodreads:
It’s not surprising that sixteen year old Chris Jones has no idea where he fits in…
After all, he’s a Buddhist kid in America—during the Christmas season. Add in the fact he plays guitar in a punk rock band called The Dharma Bhumz, and his life is one giant paradox. Caught between the principles of his religion and the influence of his hard-partying bandmates, Chris is in a constant struggle for balance.
An upcoming talent show is his chance to shine—or fail spectacularly…
It’s already hard enough preparing for the show, since his friends are more interested in getting high than practicing. And now Chris has to worry about impressing pretty Mary Simpson. To make matters even worse, Mary’s parents are fundamentalist Christians, a few steps above his family on the social ladder, and they firmly believe Chris isn’t good enough for their precious daughter.
Conflicted about his friends, lying to his family, and still mourning a devastating loss, Chris wonders if being an American Buddhist guitar wizard wanna-be is worth it.
Or does any of it even matter anymore? .
Excerpt
I
feel trapped. I know that I ought to just leave. I ought to just
ditch the whole ridiculous Dharma
Bhumz
thing, despite what the other kids at school will say, despite all
the fliers that are up around the building with my picture on it. I
know that being the only straight one, the only one who cares enough
about our band to keep trying to get it back on track, is only going
to be a lot of irritating and frustrating work. To try to stay will
be foolish. But, at the same time, I know that I can’t do anything
else but
stay.
About the Author My first novel will be available on September 8th, 2015. It's a Young Adult fiction story called: My Buddhist Christmas.
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