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THE STORK NEVER CAME is a picture book written for families who have experienced pregnancy loss. The book is meant to inform children and comfort the families.Jess Voepel is from Hannibal, Missouri. She published her first book, Burning the Woulds, at 17 and her second book, Kissed By Moonlight, at 19. She is currently working towards earning her degree in Social Work. Some of her favorite things are: her family, her friends, her pets, reading, writing, spending time in coffee shops or bookstores, sunsets, and stargazing. You can find her on Instagram or Twitter: @jessvoepelIllustrated by Alexis St. Claire: Drawing has always been a passion of mine since I was a little girl. Currently, I am attending college at Hannibal La- Grange University to major in Biology and minor in Chemistry. I have a young son that's my entire life. Everything I do is for him. I hope this is one of my first of many books I am able to illustrate. I love science but, deep down, drawing and creating are my passions.

Who is the mysterious Rudy Kazoody, and what, if anything, did he have to do with the events that occurred to a group of teenagers during one fatefulsummer in New York City''s Bronx neighborhood in the early 1960s?Growing up is difficult enough. But when you''re a recent immigrant arriving in a country that is going through its own coming-of-age process, fueled byrock ''n'' roll, the Civil Rights movement, the Vietnam War, free love, the pill, LSD, and the Cold War, it''s downright confusing, and for some-lethal.With the various upheavals shaking America to its core, Joey, whose family emigrated to the Bronx from Italy''s Apennine Mountains, struggles to retainhis innocent, optimistic outlook on life as he and the other young teenagers on Arthur Avenue-virtually all of whom also come from immigrant, working-class families-try to find their place in this new order.From the euphoria of first love to the despair of dashed dreams and betrayal, Joey emerges from the summer sadder but wiser in this romantic, mysterious, and nostalgic tale. Behind it all lurks the mysterious Rudy Kazoody, an enigma that Joey feels he must solve or else remain forever just outside the inner circle of life and love.

ReadersChoice AwardNominee"I hope you love the climactic final novel from my III part Black romance series; A Town Unknown! Thanks for your Support" -Amatielle-

The gospels, in a nutshell, are an offensive paradox where absurd and seemingly contradictory statements reside such as in order to live we have to die to self. The gospels seek to reconcile unmerited grace with the necessity of social engagement simultaneously to people who may themselves not be deserving as well. We are welcomed home like the Prodigal, but we are not off the hook for work we are called to do. The beauty of the gospels is that as eternal as they are in their ability to inspire, that type of inspiration may manifest in as many ways over time as there are interpretations. Explore ours as you ∩¼ünd yours.