Jesus Freakz + Buddha Punx

By M.E. Purfield

Meet Patty Gee – Pentecostal teen living with her grandmother and widowed father. Patty finds happiness in her religion that keeps her close to her father, her recently deceased mother, and God. Her perspective is clear. It has to be if she’s going to survive freshman year in a new urban school.

After violent incident that leaves her beaten, she meets Miggy Perez – Dominican Buddhist punk who takes pictures off dog poop on the sidewalk. Yes, Miggy is weird. But Patty feels God sent Miggy to her for a reason. Plus, she’s one of the first people in school who doesn’t call her a Jesus Freak.

Patty’s father doesn’t approve of Miggy. He believes she was sent by the Devil. He may be right. Especially when Patty feels her life spinning out of control. Then something happens that truly blows her world apart. Miggy was not sent by God or the Devil – but from someone unexpected.

"In a genre where romance is the main focus in most stories, it was wonderful to see a spotlight on true friendship. This right here, excellent stories like this, is why I support indie authors. You should definitely check this story out!" - YA Addict

""jesus freakz + buddha punx" is a quirky sort of spiritual journey challenging readers to think beyond beliefs and stereotypes and see that friendship comes in all lifestyles." - Mid West Book Review.

"This is definitely one to read if you want a different kind of story that deviates from the current trends in the YA book world." - Raindrop Reflections

• Language: English
• Publisher: Trash Books
• Release date: Apr 28, 2011
• ISBN: 9781458098849

M.E. Purfield

M.E. Purfield is the autistic author who writes novels and short stories in the genres of crime, sci-fi, dark fantasy, and Young Adult. Sometimes all in the same story. Notably, he works on the Tenebrous Chronicles which encompasses the Miki Radicci Series, The Cities Series, and the Radicci Sisters Series, and also the sci-fi, neuro-diverse Auts series of short stories.