Craig Christopher Hook

Westfield Love Story Craig Christopher Hook

Westfield Love Story is a short story work of fiction in the genres of teen, romance and paranormal. The book centers around high school students and the adults who parent, care for, and mentor them. The story revolves around true friendship, discovery, and feelings/emotion, set against dream-like experiences, illusion, and astronomy. The book includes illustrations that were commissioned by the author from a studio in Paris, France. Westfield Love Story also includes reprinted Duran Duran lyrics under license. Synopsis: Danny is a high school student whose life is repetition of uneventful daily circumstance, while being caught in the mystery of a missing father and a secretive mother. A day at school brings reminders of these facets of Danny's life. But a new teacher, Mr. Gilman, takes a keen interest in Danny, seeing potential. Danny shuffles through his day, enduring taunts and psycho-emotional projectiles from adversaries. While at the same time, Carrie, a classmate and math whiz, remains Danny's staunch supporter. Reminded of being the kid with no date to the prom, Danny enters Astronomy Lab with no expectations of newness. While the day seemingly continues after class as expected, Danny's experiences take a twist. A chance encounter with a girl named Mara leads Danny to face his self-doubt and develop insight about himself and the people in his life. Through the experience, Danny finds a positive future in front of him.