Wake Up is a beautifully written triumph over tragedy memoir. It's a candid look at humanity and the potential that resides in each of us to grow past even our biggest challenges. A childhood trauma leads to misguided thinking and a chameleon-like approach to life for Wendy. Even winning the parent lottery couldn't change the detour she was traveling. However, in her late forties, a series of seemingly random events, take her to an Ironman championship. As Wendy crosses the finish line, she realizes that she's crossing the starting line to her new life. Little did she know what that would...

Traveling through life is like putting together a giant jigsaw puzzle without having the cover of the box for reference. You can approach it from many angles, still no matter how hard you try, in the beginning it's frustrating because you haven't put enough pieces together to see the bigger picture. Thirteen-year-old Molly Marcelli's life was like that. She was bullied by Jessica, her used-to-be best friend. Jessica was extremely popular. Molly used to be popular but everything changed. Then, after a disaster at camp, she took an insulin overdose hoping to end her loser life. Instead, she...