Lindsey’s Choice

If only I had cared about Deirdre being bullied… If only I had told my parents the truth… If only I had said no… Similar thoughts may have run through the minds of many of us as we wonder how our lives and the lives of others would have turned out differently had we made different choices. Lindsey Conners is a typical 16 year old. She cares too much and not enough. As with all teens, she is faced with many important and often life-changing decisions. While teens have the freedom to make choices, that freedom comes with the reality that their decisions have consequences that can, and will, change the course of their lives. The reader joins Lindsey as she makes choices and lives with the consequences of those choices. The twist in this novel is that as the reader follows the course of Lindsey’s teen life, he or she chooses the decisions for her and takes the journey with her to witness the consequences. Written in a unique, interactive style, this novel reinforces the value of friends and family and enables the reader to see that making the correct choice comes with great rewards. However, by making a wrong choice, the reader can see that Lindsey isn’t the only one to suffer the consequences. Following the initial decision that Lindsey makes, the story branches into two story lines with their own challenges and opportunities. Bullying issues, coping with weight, peer pressures with alcohol and drug abuse, experiencing young love and death, are but a few of the choices facing Lindsey. The reader will want to follow each story line to its ending. Lindsey’s Choice is a 40,000 word YA fiction novel with a unique interactive style which will appeal to readers of the Choose Your Own Adventure series,” who have matured a bit! LINDSEY’S CHOICE is a fabulous, must-read for all pre-teen and teenage girls faced with an abundance of important and often life-changing decisions as they grow and mature. This book teaches them that while they have the freedom to make choices, that freedom comes with the reality that their decisions have consequences that can, and will, change the course of their lives. The reader literally comes to a fork in the road in the book and has to decide which way to go next. From coping with weight and bullying issues to learning about life, young love, death and the importance of friends and family, Peterson captures the tough and important lessons and teaches us that making the right choices comes with great rewards. Peterson’s writing is seamless.”—Deborah Tetley, Senior Writer, Calgary Herald Check out Laurel Peterson discussing LINDSEY’S CHOICE onBreakfast Television.