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The Adventures of Jazzi G
Jazzi G
Category:
Christmas
Publisher: Morgan James
ISBN-10: 1630478407
Type: Fiction
Pages: 185
ISBN-13: 9781630478407
A world filled with turmoil, both internal and external, commands action. Peace is a Universal quest and it is the author’s opinion that the means to achieve it should be taught to our children at a young age. Search for the Missing Peace is the first in the Jazzi G adventure series.
The first book is based on a homework assignment given to a 12 year old girl, Jazzi G, who is struggling with anger.
She’s in the middle of her parent’s nasty divorce and her life is anything but peaceful. It’s the Friday before Spring Break and all Jazzi can think about is escaping to the beach. One last blast from that obnoxious 3:00 bell and she is free at last – or is she? Her fantasies of lazy sun drenched afternoons come to a screeching halt when her quirky 6th grade teacher scrawls out the words – Define Peace – across the whiteboard.
Excerpt
CHAPTER l
PEACE SMEACH
“ALL EYES ON THE BOARD!” Mr. Shawnly shouted from the back of the classroom. Students immediately buried their cell phones, turned their eyes and bodies forward and ceased all conversation.
Amidst the quietness, however, one sound remained. With head face down, buried beneath a waterfall of strawberry blonde curls, a young girl muttered through a flurry of snorts and indiscernible babbling. Hanging onto her desk as if her life depended upon it, the unsuspecting student awakened to an explosion of laughter. Mortified, her eyes darted to the safety of a near-by window.
Jazzi attended a private middle school located just north of San Diego, California. Perched high on a cliff, surrounded by a forest of windblown Torrey pines, it had an incredible view of the dazzling Pacific Ocean. It was a magical spot…a place where sky, land and water joined together like old friends. But that afternoon Jazzi’s thoughts weren’t focused on the scenery outside her classroom window.
It was the Friday before spring vacation and all that day she had had just one thing on her mind: freedom. One last blast from that obnoxious 3:00 o’clock bell and her dreams would come true. But now, fantasies of lazy sun-drenched afternoons came to a screeching halt.
A homework assignment on peace…and over spring break? Jazzi stared at the blackboard in mute horror! What teacher could be so cruel to assign homework over that most holy of all weeks? And what do I know about peace? Ever since Dad left home my life’s been anything but peaceful!
“Listen up!” The tone in Mr. Shawnly’s voice was unusually serious. He paced nervously back and forth across the room; his fists clenched tightly behind his back. “A rare fever has invaded our campus.” Everyone gasped. “All teachers are on high alert and ready to take action.” He pulled a wadded-up handkerchief from his back pocket and wiped the beads of sweat threatening to roll down his cheeks and stain his favorite Hawaiian-print shirt.
Clouds of uneasiness hung in the air as students prepared for the worst. “Oh,” a mischievous grin spread smugly across his face, “did I forget to mention it’s vacation fever?” His blue eyes twinkled.
The students groaned and collectively rolled their eyes. Whatever else you might think about him their teacher certainly wasn’t dull.
“Mr. Shawnly, MR. SHAWNLY…!” Jazzi frantically waved her hands in the air.
“Question?” Mr. Shawnly sauntered over to Jazzi’s desk.
“Yup!” She crossed her arms and flopped back in her seat perturbed. “What’s an assignment on peace got to do with anything?”
“Well that’s what you’ve got to figure out.” He looked at her amused.
She stared back blankly.
“C’mon Jazzi, you mean to tell me you never think about peace?”
“No,” she huffed, “why would I? I have more important things to think about.”
“Aww,” he tapped his finger feverishly on his chin, “I see.”
Jazzi let out a disgusted sigh.
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