NEW JERSEY TEENAGER SEARCHES FOR WORLD TRADE CENTER SURVIVOR!

Stacy Coombs, a typical teenager, resides in the suburb of Westfield, New Jersey. Her questionable psychic experience through a series of dreams, starring a stranger named Peter Jorgenson, reveal his escape from the crumbling World Trade Center on 9/11.

Title: Emergence of Hope

Author: Jeff Neugroschel

FORMAT: Softcover 165pp

ISBN: 1-59286-408-2

PRICE: $19.95

The serial-like dreams attempt to persuade her that the stranger survived the

World Trade Center attack and is hopelessly wandering the streets of New York
City, hampered by a concussion and the loss of his ability to speak.

Her parents, Monica Hogan and Paul Coombs, are initially of the opinion that
Stacy's dreams have been coerced by the World Trade Center tragedy. Stacy
struggles to convince herself and those around her that what she has envisioned in
her night-movies actually transpired.

Thus, Stacy embarks on a dramatic search for the survivor.

What Reviewers are saying about the book:

Shirley Priscilla Johnson of Midwest Book Reviews & Denise's Pieces

At this time in our Nation's history there are many books out there telling the story
of the horror our country felt on September 11th. Emergence of Hope takes you
back to this day in a way that has to be called pure genius. The author does an
excellent job in bringing you into the mind of young Stacy, as she struggles with
the images that flood her mind and the battle to make others believe her. The
outcome is breathtaking and it is a joy to read of victory within such a horrific
time-span. A different twist on a story that has been embedded in our minds
forever. A very good read, one that you would not want to miss.

Diana Bennett of Mohr Reviews

Jeff Neugroschel tells a tight gripping story without a word wasted. His
compassion is evident in his telling of the story, with characters so realistic, I cried
and felt their emotions every step of the way. His dialogue is natural and engaging,
making it easy to find yourself answering their questions, and lending the moral
support they need. While the story may be on a heavy subject, the writing is light
and flows effortlessly from his pen to your heart; as he pulls you into the lives of
his richly constructed characters, you feel welcome and won't want to leave until
well after the back cover is closed.

Reader Comments:

Joyce Sterling Scarbrough, author of True Blue Forever

This book is so aptly named because it stirs such a feeling of hope in the reader
from the very beginning. The characters are all such likable, realistic people that
you feel as if you are reading about something that happened to friends of yours
and have a personal connection with them. You travel with them on their journey
back from the nightmare of 9/11, feeling all the anguish, disheartenment and
finally, the joy they experience as they fight to put their lives back together, and
you close the book with a sense of triumph and the feeling that your own hope has
been restored as well.

About the Author:

Jeff Neugroschel is an Information Systems Manager for a major

Financial/Insurance corporation. He resides in northwest New Jersey with his
three children and grandson, and on the Eastern Shore of Maryland with his wife
Carla. Mr. Neugroschel was first published at the age of eleven when his article
on space exploration was featured on the cover of "Young Citizen", a national
scholastic magazine. If you would like to arrange for an interview or would like
any further information, please contact at 973-716-2738 /days - 973-670-8202
/evenings or email at: jeff.neugroschel@prudential.com

Copies of Emergence of Hope available upon request.

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You may also visit Jeff Neugroschel at his website for more information at

http://www.authorsden.com/jeffsneugroschel

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