Books with author Sarah Quinn

Jack and Kevin Kemper are identical twins with opposing personalities. Dreaming, quiet Jack is far different from his popular, ‘normal’ brother. When a tragic accident befalls Kevin, the blame is placed upon Jack and his ‘imaginings,’ and what results is a regimen of medicine to bring him closer to the real world. Kevin becomes resentful and bitter, and Jack is thrown into a dull reality from which he can’t escape. As the rift between the brothers widens, their family struggles to stay in tact, and it is only when a partially-blind music teacher and an overly-active girl conspire to help Jack that the gathering storms abate. Given new hope from people who can fully comprehend him and pulling himself out from under the oppression of his medicine, Jack realizes that it is up to him to show his brother what exists beyond the realm of rationality in order to put things right.

Joel Banquo is a troubled boy with long-kept secrets carving deep trenches into his heart. Upon entering a prestigious, all-boys high school, he stumbles across a mysterious old set of statues in a church bell tower that bring his buried worries passionately back to life. In vain, Joel tries to keep his fears from his mind, but repeated discoveries and conversations with a concerned priest force his nightmares to become more frequent and horrifically realistic. As the boy struggles with memories of his mother’s suicide, his father’s hostility toward him, and the anxieties rooted firm within, he begins a downward spiral toward what he fears is insanity. Alongside Joel’s story, an ancient Celtic legend is told, giving insight into what is really taking place: what appears as insanity resembles significantly the haunting of a legendary Irish spirit, but as Joel realizes this, he only moves faster towards self destruction.

(Ages 14+) Joel Banquo is a troubled boy with long-kept secrets carving deep trenches into his heart. Upon entering a prestigious, all-boys high school, he stumbles across a mysterious old set of statues in a church bell tower that bring his buried worries passionately back to life. In vain, Joel tries to keep his fears from his mind, but repeated discoveries and conversations with a concerned priest force his nightmares to become more frequent and horrifically realistic. As the boy struggles with memories of his motherÕs suicide, his fatherÕs hostility toward him, and the anxieties rooted firm within, he begins a downward spiral toward what he fears is insanity. Alongside JoelÕs story, an ancient Celtic legend is told, giving insight into what is really taking place: what appears as insanity resembles significantly the haunting of a legendary Irish spirit, but as Joel realizes this, he only moves faster towards self destruction.

(Ages 12+) Jack and Kevin Kemper are identical twins with opposing personalities. Dreaming, quiet Jack is far different from his popular, ÔnormalÕ brother. When a tragic accident befalls Kevin, the blame is placed upon Jack and his Ôimaginings,Õ and what results is a regimen of medicine to bring him closer to the real world. Kevin becomes resentful and bitter, and Jack is thrown into a dull reality from which he canÕt escape. As the rift between the brothers widens, their family struggles to stay in tact, and it is only when a partially-blind music teacher and an overly-active girl conspire to help Jack that the gathering storms abate. Given new hope from people who can fully comprehend him and pulling himself out from under the oppression of his medicine, Jack realizes that it is up to him to show his brother what exists beyond the realm of rationality in order to put things right.