Vanessa-Fei: The Girl Who Could Touch the Sky

By Juanita McCarter Bryan

Vanessa- Fei had grown into a beautiful young girl, a mirror image of her mother at that age. She has lustrous black hair, a generous smile, and the piercing eye of her father. On her twelfth birthday, she learns of a family secret that forces her to run away from home and away from her family. Her journey takes her through some frightening situation – a complicated adventure where the sky is both friend and foe.

On the pages of this book, there are lessons learned along the way, and the McByrne family secret is revealed, opening up a whole word of drama.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Jan 14, 2014
• ISBN: 9781493146451

Juanita McCarter Bryan

Juanita McCarter Bryan is an Authorized Athlete Representative (AR) for the sport of Track & Field and Vice President of On Track Management, Inc; she is a vivid dreamer who has traveled to over 40 countries. Juanita is best known for her creative ideas and exquisite attention to detail. These qualities, along with a desire to encourage youth and a passion for writing, inspired her to write this series of books. She loves people, traveling and experiencing new cultures, foreign food, incredible landscapes and unique architecture; Her desire is to give that experience to the children reading these books, through the eyes of Vanessa-Fei. A native of Dothan, Alabama, Juanita resides in Atlanta, Georgia with her husband Claude. They share four adult children and three grandchildren.

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Copyright © 2014 by Juanita McCarter Bryan.

Library of Congress Control Number:   2013921454

ISBN:      Hardcover      978-1-4931-4644-4

                Softcover       978-1-4931-4643-7

                eBook             978-1-4931-4645-1

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to any actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

Rev. date: 01/10/2014

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Contents

Acknowledgments

Author’s Note

Vanessa-Fei

The Village

The Discovery

The Escape

The Chase

Iyanna

The Storm

The Bullies

The Dream

The Capture

The Dark Room

The Morning Sun

The Alley

The Beautiful Dolls

The Customer

The Window

The Rescue

Safety Tips

My dear Natasha, I dedicate this book to you.

I hope it always reminds you of my love.

Acknowledgments

I am grateful to the Heavenly Father for blessing me with the vision for this book and to the following people for their love and support: My husband and best friend, Claude Bryan, who has been my biggest supporter, for his patience and listening ear; my loving parents, Lester McCarter Jr., and Vera McCarter, who taught me the importance of self-confidence and self-love; my nurturing mother-in-law, Nola Bryan, for her caring spirit; my lovely daughter, Natasha Rodgers; my beautiful, artistic niece, Sharice McCarter, who created the wonderful image of the Vanessa-Fei character; Priscilla Wakil, my loving sister, whom I call my confidant; and other siblings—Ray, Jackie, Tim, and Scott—for their undying love; my love for you goes deeper than you know. Also to my sisters and brother-n-law, thanks for always being there. To all the tweens in my life, I hope you enjoy reading this book as much as I enjoyed writing it. Love you all!

Author’s Note

This is a work of fiction inspired by my imagination and dreams. All characters portrayed here and any of the events that take place in this work are fictitious and should not in any way be misunderstood or misconstrued as real. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

Vanessa-Fei

Vanessa-Fei was born twelve years ago in the small village of Bethaven in a remote area of the world. She had grown into a beautiful young girl, a mirror image of her mother at that age. She had lustrous black hair, a generous smile, and the piercing eyes of her father. She kept to herself and had very little friends—perhaps because she always felt like she was different than the other girls at her school. She, along with her two brothers (Jamari-Isaiah and Karon-Phillip), were born of a young, poor, but happy couple, Alphester and Vanessa-Veranola McByrne. Her family was very close-knit and traditional. They were very systematic as they