Michael's Song

By Pernitha Tinsley

   Many of us dream of being doctors, lawyers, pediatricians, or even the president of the United States. We have heroes that we look up to, and role models whose actions become our blueprint as we journey into adulthood.
At no time do we dream of being abused, beat into silence, or screamed at for making mistakes that should be learning experiences. The scars on our bodies should be the result of simply being a child, falling and rising to our feet; sometimes shedding tears, and other times smiling while shaking off the pain.
For Michael, being a child is nothing of the sort.
Marked by scars that hold their own decisions to either spare him a lifetime of mental abuse or torment him each time he looks at them, Michael shares with us his songs of love, fear, and faith. He details how he was born into his mother’s sins and robbed of his childhood just shortly after learning right from wrong. Michael painfully walks us through the physical and psychological abuse that nearly claims his mind, body, spirit, and soul during his mother’s last days here on earth.
Michael’s Song is certain to touch your heart. Tears are inevitable as your emotions absorb what Michael is forced to feel every day of his young life. You might walk away from his songs full of hurt, pain, and grief. But you will be moved to help change a child’s—like Michael’s—life. It takes one heart to make a difference. Will it be yours? 

• Language: English
• Publisher: Pernitha Tinsley
• Release date: Feb 16, 2017
• ISBN: 9781386577737

Pernitha Tinsley

Pernitha Tinsley is a graduate of California State University Los Angeles, where she obtained a Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice Administration. Miss Tinsley is also a Fingerprint Classification Expert, and is currently working toward becoming a Crime Analysts. Born and raised in Los Angeles, California in one of the most troubled and dangerous areas of South Central LA, Miss Tinsley was not only forced to watch families grieve over the death of loved ones killed at the hands of gun violence, but she also painfully watched a close childhood friend endure child abuse at the hands of both her mother and stepfather, prior to her passing in a car accident. Marked by emotional and psychological scars from all that she witnessed as a child, Miss Tinsley grew to become an advocate against child abuse. Miss Tinsley aims to bring awareness to child abuse by publishing novels that confront the issue and can be used in the classroom, as well as in training programs in institutions that work with families of children who are being abused. You can visit the author at www.pernithatinsley.com