innovative new series   The Bar  buy your copy today     In the wake of her return, Dawna's small hometown is swarmed with press and gossip. When Dawna is forced to move away it is her little sister, Emily, who takes the spotlight. But Emily is thrust into bigger problems when she finds the high school's most popular cheerleader on the floor of the school bathroom barely conscious. Suddenly Emily and some new, unlikely friends are taking some crazy risks! What force is driving them beyond precaution? Where is it coming from? Is there any hope for true friendship between seniors and freshmen? And what about the boy in the barn?   Here's what Amazon readers have said about The Bar: "A powerful portrait of what is happening in our world around us. It is written for young readers but great for all ages!" "I loved the characters in this book. All the onces from The Cage and some new ones." "I really enjoyed the small town feel and how hard it is to live in a small town when something dramatic happens in your life." "The teenagers continue to grow in my heart as I read the second book in the Birthright Series. The kids I cared about in The Cage were back along with some new characters."  "They face realistic problems, solve them, and grow as people. You can't ask for more than that in a story that you don't want to stop reading!"