The Best of Times: Volume 5: The DeLaine Reynolds Journey - Hardcover

Rogers, Sadonna

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0578474247 ISBN 13: 9780578474243

Publisher: Sadonna Rogers, 2019

Synopsis

In The Best of Times, the 5th book in the DeLaine Reynolds Journey, DeLaine's life looks much different than she ever could've imagined it would after the tornado on April 10, 1979, in her former hometown of Wichita Falls, Texas.

Instead of going to Samson High School, as she and her best friend, Bailey Rains envisioned they would, after going to 7th grade there, while their beloved, Milam Junior High was rebuilt, she now goes to high school almost 500 miles away with people she barely knows.

Instead of being with the boy she loves the most, Kevin Strong, or having fun at rodeos and campfires with Bailey, Levi, and Jax, DeLaine is now part of the party crowd of potheads and rebels at her new school, Woodway High.

Trying to survive living with her mercurial, alcoholic mother, DeLaine finds her release getting high or drunk every weekend while she lives in Corpus Christi, but longs for her summers in Wichita Falls where she can be the girl she used to be.

DeLaine's life takes more twists and turns as she survives even more heartbreak in her first two years of high school.

What changes are ahead?

Who will remain in her life, that she has learned to love since the tornado changed so much of her existence?

Who will be taken from her and change her and others she loves forever?

About this title

About the Author:

SaDonna Rogers survived the tornado of April 10, 1979 in Wichita Falls, TX when she was 12 years old. It was the catalyst and inspiration for her series about DeLaine Reynolds. A life-long friend planted the seed for DeLaine's story a year after Terrible Tuesday of 1979 and it grew over the next 30+ years. Her first volume in the series, "Dust In The Wind" was released in April 2014 with the 2nd volume, "Still" being released October of 2014. The third volume, "Too Much Heaven" was released in November 2015. The fourth volume, "Please Don't Go" was released at the end of 2016. Her newest volume is the much anticipated "The Best of Times." Ms. Rogers has lived all over Texas her entire life and loves its rich heritage and history. She now resides in Goliad, TX with a menagerie of dogs and cats. She has a grown son and 1 grandson & 1 grand-daughter.

Review:

"Following young DeLaine's journey through trauma, heartbreak, adolescence, and into and past her high school years is compelling. I look forward to reading the rest of her story as she moves into adulthood." Peggy Browning, Browning Books

"DeLaine's story did not disappoint. If you have not started this series, you must add it to your must-read list. Reading this series brings back so many memories of growing up that you feel like the author is talking about your life. Can't wait for the next installment."

About this edition

• Publisher: Sadonna Rogers
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 0578474247
• ISBN 13: 9780578474243
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 422