Sela has been best friends with Emily and Zach as long as she can remember. Losing her dog is the most traumatic thing Sela has ever dealt with and her first real test of faith. Then Emily’s mother dies. The friendship is tested when Emily decides she no longer needs God or friends who do.
In a moment of frustration, Sela petitions her Guardian Angel to help her by intervening on Emily’s behalf. The petition is heard and God grants a redirection. He sends Victorious and Glorious to Roosevelt Middle School and gives them permission to interact with no one’s knowledge that they are angels. Victor and Gloria Way, the new twins, weave their way into the lives and activities of the students. They provide subtle and not so subtle fun and enlightenment. They make it clear to Mara, Sela’s former friend turned bully and her group that they will make their own choices in friends. They encourage the students to embrace their differences and learn to work out the small things.
Sela and Zach’s youth group have a hayride and barbecue and Zach makes Sela see that she is pushing Emily away. Emily accepts Zach’s invitation after he promises that no one will pressure her. Sela has to accept that sometimes God tells us to step back and give Him control. Victor survives his first, date, and successfully directs Mara’s attention to another boy. The hayride helps to heal some old wounds and open the opportunity to rebuild friendships
Emily and her father meet with the youth minister and Pastor. They help them to understand that being angry with God is natural when dealing with the death of a loved one. Pastor Rick shares his experience in dealing with the loss of his brother. He points out that all of the people of great faith in scripture suffered loss and struggle. They move toward becoming a family again and rebuilding their faith in each other and God.
Mara gets the lead in the school and is bullied by another group in the school. She discovers how it feels to be put down by her peers and the group agrees to work together to find a solution to include, Heidi, the girl who is used to always getting the lead and is behind the attacks on Mara. They each share what they know about Heidi and Mara remembers that Heidi prides herself on her ability to redesign clothing. Sela gets excited and decides that Heidi would be a perfect designer for the play. The play serves as a catalyst for all of the students to work together and embrace their differences.
God reveals to the Angels that their current mission is finished but to expect more to come. He allows the Way twins to finish the play before returning. Each character in the play speaks to some issue; diversity, compassion, acceptance, pride, entitlement, and genuine love. Sela is overwhelmed with emotion and so happy to see so much accomplished by everyone working together. She has discovered that although she loved having the twins there to help, most of the changes have come about by taking responsibility for her own judgments and actions and finding the Hero that is in each of us.
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Sela has been best friends with Emily and Zach as long as she can remember. Losing her dog, is her first real test of faith.
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Sela is bullied by Mara, a girl that used to be their friend. Emily comes to Sela’s defense.
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Then Emily’s mother dies. The friendship is tested when Emily decides she no longer needs God or friends who do.
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Sela finds out that Emily’s mother has died and she struggles when Emily shuts her out. Emily becomes withdrawn and changes her appearance.
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Sela petitions God to help by intervening on Emily’s behalf. Victor and Gloria Way, the new twins, weave their way into the lives and activities of the students.
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The Way twins observe that Emily is missing her friends and find ways to encourage her to get involved.
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Sela invites the twins to a youth cookout. Mara tries to discourage them by telling them not to get involved with the “Jesus Freaks” and Emily finds herself saying she would rather hangout with them than with the “in” crowd.
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A mouse stirs up things on the hayride and Sela and Emily connect. Mara finds a new friend and Victor is off the hook.
Sela tells Gloria that she thinks she can see glimpses of her guardian angel.
Sela has a sleepover and invites Mara, Gloria and Emily.
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Gloria tells the other angels about Sela’s angel siting and they are soon revealed to her.
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The girls find out some things about Mara that help them understand her hateful attitude. The evening proves to be a positive bonding experience.
Gloria encourages them to try out for the school play.
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The girls go to church with Sela and invite the youth pastor to eat lunch with them. Emily decides to set up a counseling session later that afternoon. Emily tells her dad and he goes with her. Max has pastor Rick speak to them about his loss of a younger brother. They are hopeful that they can begin to heal.
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Emily invites Zach to help with the lights for the play and he jumps at the chance. Sela notices the spark.
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Mara gets the lead in the Beauty and the Beast re-mix and Sela is Ms. Teapot.
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Mara finds out how it feels to be bullied when Heidi, the girl that always plays the lead, decides to make her pay. Sela gets excited when she discovers that Heidi has a talent in redesigning old clothes. She makes Heidi and offer to help with the costumes. The bullying stops when Heidi has a purpose.
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Emily and Sela find that they have grown during the year and their bond of friendship becomes strong again. Emily still struggles with her faith but is trying to understand.
Emily almost sees Gloria as an angel in an unguarded moment.
Sela and Heidi form a sort of friendship working on the costumes together until Sela asks Heidi which character she likes and Heidi gets defensive. The each learn something about prejudice and tolerance.
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The angels know that this mission is over but have been made to understand that more adventure awaits.
The play brings together cliques that don’t normally do things together and Sela realizes that the twins helped make things happen but the real differences were made when everyone took responsibility for their actions and judgments and discovered the Hero within.
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Deb Irsik has worked in the beauty industry for over twenty-five years and is the owner of Makin’ Waves Salon. She is a Kansas girl and shares her life with her husband, Mike, and children John and Emily. Deb is a member of The Kansas Authors Club and Emporia Writing Group.
‘It is my hope that my books will encourage young people to hold on to values and faith as they navigate their teen years.’
Deb can be found on Facebook, (D.A.Irsik Author); Twitter, (Writerwannabe1); and dairsik.wordpress.com.
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