Benjamin

by Aaron Powell

Overview

The harsh winter and great outdoors of upstate New York provide Benjamin with the only solace from an otherwise agonizing existence. His mother's abusive alcoholic boyfriend, the bully on the bus, and a Math teacher who pays a little too much attention to schoolboys are slowly chipping away at his dignity and feelings of self-worth.

Benjamin clings to any sense of normalcy, until a series of escalating events drives him to the very edge of suicide. He begs God for help�a divine intervention�but his prayers go unanswered until he has an epiphany: God helps those who help themselves.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940015779745
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	08/25/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Aaron Powell served as a Marine during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington in 2003 with a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice and a Psychology minor. He also completed a second Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration at Ashford University where he graduated with distinction in 2011. Aaron Powell is the author of the Doomsday Diaries series, C-Town, and Benjamin. He enjoys reading � particularly military history/non-fiction - writing, and is an active marksman. Aaron and his wife, Michelle, and son, Luke, live near Austin, Texas.

Editorial Reviews

"In this suspenseful drama we witness the protagonist's profound spiritual development. Written in precise journalistic prose, the novella is easy to read and extremely entertaining. The chapters describing the lead character's liberation from cruel circumstance are absolutely stunning. Benjamin is a fine work of fiction in every regard and well worth reading."

Independent Professional Book Reviewers - Christopher Ackerman

"Aaron Powell is an author to be watched, as his exciting, entertaining books should be in the hands of more readers."

GoodbooksToday.com Reviews - G BT

"This book is well-written and intense, with tight and descriptive prose...Benjamin is dedicated to "ignored and often-abused children"and hopes to shock readers into paying attention to and taking better care of the children in their lives. I think it does that well."

San Francisco Book Review - R R

"For a book of only eighty-four pages, it is extremely packed with emotion. It is a beautifully crafted tale of religious exploration and self-discovery, of a boy coming into his own and triumphing over a cruel existence. It does not matter if you are a teenaged boy yourself or a middle-aged woman. Benjamin is the kind of character that you can find something in to relate to. His story is both depressing and entertaining at the same time, but in all the right ways."

Readers Favorite - Kayci Webster

"Powell, the author of four other books, is a gifted and sensitive writer who describes his protagonist's sexual awakening with tenderness. Compact and tightly written, this work by former marine Aaron Powell is a chilling look at the inner world of a bullied and sexually abused teen who decides to take matters into his own hands to protect himself and those he loves from further abuse."

ForeWord Clarion Reviews - Kristine Morris