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    Mark and the Mystic Marble
    Mark and the Mystic Marble
    Mark and the Mystic Marble
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    Mark and the Mystic Marble

    By Will Kalinke

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    A marble is just a marbleunless its a magic marble. And a troubled teen is just a troubled teen, unless that teen is Mark. After watching his mother die in a terrible car accident, Mark gives up on life. He loses interest in school, family, and friends, and unexpectedly, he heads off in search of meaningand an escape from the pain he feels over the loss of his loving momwith only her favorite marble to protect him.

    His trip takes him as far away as Florida to San Francisco, California; all the while, his frantic father, Willis, still mourning the death of his wife, is on the search for his lost son. Willis fears the worst; he has come to expect as much. Just like his son, he finds himself in a state of disrepair over losing the love of his life. All the while, the marble glows, making Mark wonder whether the marble has a special power.

    Mark and the Mystic Marble is a story of surviving tragic circumstances and seeking identity even in the face of terrible challenge. Mark has choices on his lonely road. He can choose to continue running from his painful past, or he can choose to turn back and face his problems with love, understanding, and power. It is ultimately Marks choice, but the marble may have its own ideas, as well.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTrafford Publishing
    Release dateDec 30, 2010
    ISBN9781426949937
    Mark and the Mystic Marble
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    Will Kalinke

    Will Kalinke travelled with a number of runaway, homeless youth coast-to-coast in back alleys and dark streets in the eighties. He gave a presentation to the 1989 ACRES/NRSSC National Conference about his experiences on that journey, and much of what he observed has been woven into Victims and Vultures. Kalinke was a teacher for much of his life. He currently lives in Florida.

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