"Pretty Painted Picture" is a memoir of a little girl lost after her father's tragic suicide. The little girl...is me. This memoir is filled with journal entries from childhood through adult years. It contains poems, songs, and a detailed account of dealing with my own mental illness. It is a journey of heartbreak, loss, and disappointment and how to prevail and overcome tragic obstacles that life inevitably bestows.

Kia is new to a small town in the middle of nowhere. Her first day at her new high school gives her feelings of fear and dread and it is not the normal feelings of being the new kid. The teachers glare at her with hateful eyes, the students with mixtures of hate and hope. Kia is approached by an elderly lady who is a complete opposite of the others...Happy and welcoming. She is tells her what truly is going on in the school and how she, Kia, has been chosen to stop it. She is given knowledge and powers that are so incredible they appear to be something from a dream.....or are they. Action,...