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Life doesn’t always happen the way we plan; nor does it stand still while we try to figure it out.
Into the Tunnel and Through the Woods is based, in part, on a true story that takes place in the windy city of Chicago. For Lilly, coming of age meant turning nine and being old enough to join the local boys’ and girls’ club. That day finally arrived. She patiently waited to hear her name called for she had dreamed of this moment since watching her friend’s induction ceremony two years earlier. She longed to fit in. Too often she had been shunned and made fun of by the other kids because she was different. Different in that she was much smaller and younger looking than the rest of her peers. But today would be different. Today she would belong and finally experience her first outing as a club member. What started out as a normal day, however, took a turn for the worse and the excitement soon faded away as she finds herself alone and fighting for her life. If all that wasn’t enough, Lilly learns from her parents that she was adopted as a baby. Lilly struggles with her own identity and is filled with uncertainty, anxiety, and questions trying to make sense of why her own birth mom would give her up for adoption until she meets Mary and her guardian angel... a discovery that will change the girls’ lives forever.
Paperback
Format: 5 x 8 Black & White Paperback, 151 pages
Publisher: Outskirts Press (Nov 19, 2015)
ISBN10: 1478767170
ISBN13: 9781478767176
Genre: FICTION / Thrillers / Suspense
Jennifer Toren received her Ed.D. in Counseling Psychology from The American School of Professional Psychology at Argosy University, Chicago. Dr. Toren’s background experience includes working as a child and family therapist prior to entering the field of education. She has over 15 years experience as a middle and high school teacher, university professor, and school counselor. Jennifer enjoys writing both fiction and non-fiction with a focus of helping others see life through a different lens. She also enjoys spending time with family and her two year old labradoodle, Tanner. 
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