Nehemiah needs a friend. Often picked on and made fun of, his Little League experience is an abysmal failure. That is, until Nick, the star player, offers encouragement during a game. So taken by Nick's attention, Nehemiah begs his new friend to teach him how to play. Under Nehemiah's relentless pleading, Nick agrees and a friendship ensues. The relationship builds into high school, Nick needing Nehemiah as much as Nehemiah needs him. In their senior year, Nick discovers a new family, one in which he is accepted as he is as long as he meets certain conditions. Nehemiah urges Nick to separate himself, stay true to who he is, but the attractions are too great and Nick succumbs to the trappings. As Nick falls deeper into his new life, Nehemiah surges into his own world, that of an attorney, a prosecutor bent on ridding the Valley of its corruption and gang activity. Nehemiah's boss readies himself for retirement, tabbing Nehemiah as his successor. In Nehemiah's pursuit of the job as the Valley's District Attorney, he is thrust into a case he does not want, a case that brings the past to the present, a case in which there are no winners, only losers.
Three very different boys, three very different lives, one common purpose. What possible reason could God have in allowing the deaths of three teen boys, seemingly in the prime of their lives? What happens when God’s plan doesn’t fit with our expectations of the way life should be? Discover God’s special plan for three special children as they travel through the twists and turns of life, and learn for yourself that God’s plan may not be ours, but His plan is indeed perfect.
This book is concerned with the contexts, nature and quality of the participation of young people in European democratic life. The authors understand democracy broadly as both institutional politics and civic cultures, and a wide range of methods are used to analyse and assess youth participation and attitudes.
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