Ten-year-old Noah has a gift beyond the natural gifts of humans.
This ability allows him to hear the thoughts of the family therapy dog, Ozzie, and to see visions of the future, which go unnoticed by the people who should love him and trust him the most.Noah's brother Sean is on the autism spectrum and receives more attention from their parents, at least more than Noah gets...which causes him to feel angst, sadness, frustration, and jealousy. Noah wants what all children want, love and acceptance. He needs his parents and grandmother to trust him and help him gain confidence in himself.
Being Noah is a story of a boy believing in himself, even when others don't, and finding a way to use his gifts so he can affect change in the world and lives of those around him.
Being Noah is Margaret Cheryl Hardy's first and only work, written in the MFA program at Western Colorado University.
"A thoughtful book that is well-paced and includes enough realism to balance the mystical and spiritual content. A great book for introspection and discussion after reading."-School Library Journal
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Margaret Cheryl Hardy was a former journalist who loved interviewing people about their lives, holistic living, the environment, and Mother Earth. She wrote for the Daily Sentinel and was a featured writer for the Augusta Times and Rocky Mountain News and she also worked with non-profit organizations writing grants. Writing under the name Cheryl Hardy, her published non-fiction titles include Energetic Patterns: Healing Touch Case Studies (Vol. 1) and Collecting Your Bones. Being Noah is her first novel. Cheryl's love of writing was a focus for most of her life. She treated writing as a creative and spiritual experience. She received a BA in Journalism from Mesa College in 1976. In 2019 Cheryl received her MFA from Western Colorado University, but she passed away shortly before graduation. Cheryl recently worked as a certified healing touch instructor and taught a program and workshop focusing on holistic living. Cheryl has one son, two daughters, and seven grandchildren and she resided in Colorado. This novel was written as part of her MFA program, and WordFire Press is proud to publish it for the first time.
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Ten-year-old Noah has a gift beyond the natural gifts of humans.
This ability allows him to hear the thoughts of the family therapy dog, Ozzie, and to see visions of the future, which go unnoticed by the people who should love him and trust him the most.
Noah's brother Sean is on the autism spectrum and receives more attention from their parents, at least more than Noah gets…which causes him to feel angst, sadness, frustration, and jealousy. Noah wants what all children want, love and acceptance. He needs his parents and grandmother to trust him and help him gain confidence in himself.
Being Noah is a story of a boy believing in himself, even when others don't, and finding a way to use his gifts so he can affect change in the world and lives of those around him.
Being Noah is Margaret Cheryl Hardy's first and only work, written in the MFA program at Western Colorado University.
"A thoughtful book that is well-paced and includes enough realism to balance the mystical and spiritual content. A great book for introspection and discussion after reading."-School Library Journal