What did Ben find

in his school locker?

 

What would you do if you found something deadly in your school locker and you suspected a friend of stashing it there?

 

Benjamin Mitchell thinks life really sucks when he nearly fails his history test.  What's more, he's trying to get on the Midland Racers hockey team as a replacement goal tender.  His buddies, Zach and Frasier are as different as night and day, and Ben feels like salt water taffy, stretched thinner and thinner as the boys battle for his attention.  And as if things couldn't get any worse, Valerie has suddenly started acting like a girl.   The pressure is on.

 

But Ben has bigger problems and it looks like somebody is out to set him up. Can he find out before it's too late?

LOCKER SHOCK!

Now Available from Quake Publishing!

 

 

Reviews!

 

“A-” “... the story works well because it is about relationships, and the relationships are carefully and insightfully constructed. It’s a solid tale about an all-too-current topic.”

— The McQuark Review of E-Books for Kids   

 

 

“...a valuable story. The characterization is superb of today’s teenagers.”

 

 — Michelle Poulson-vick

for Sharpwriter.com

 

“Locker Shock presents an almost painfully realistic rendering of the difficulties faced by young people hovering between childhood and adulthood. The language rings eerily true, as though the author has spent a lot of time listening to the banter of junior high school age kids. Ben is a well-drawn, sympathetic character who pulls the reader into the story and makes her agonize over his problems. His circle of friends, with their personality differences, assorted emotional traumas and personal crises are also realistically rendered and very believable.”

 

— Karen McCullough for Scribes World

 

and from Elizabeth K. Burton for Blue Iris Journal:

 

"In her story of a boy's first confrontation with having to make a choice between friendship and the right thing to do, Pam Ripling addresses more than one issue of modern culture, yet does it with a light hand and a clear understanding of her young protagonist. Ben's first encounter with the darker side of life is satisfying and educational without a lot of heavy moralizing, and his uncertainty as he wrestles with the issues of loyalty versus morality is solid and authentic.

"Ms. Ripling's characters are well-defined, stepping from the pages full of three-dimensional energy. Her understanding of the pain and pleasures of adolescence and how they affect the minds of her incipient grown-ups makes each one as appealing and as irritating as any flesh-and-blood teen. Her plot is full of unexpected turns, which she handles deftly. Locker Shock will likely appeal most to those near the age-range of its protagonist. It is an excellent lever to open a discussion on a variety of issues young people face daily--violence, child abuse, honesty, loyalty and the need to balance friendship with doing the right thing."