Mark and the Mystic Marble

A marble is just a marble-unless it's a magic marble. And a troubled teen is just a troubled teen unless that teen is Mark. After watching his mother die in a terrible car accident Mark gives up on life. He loses interest in school family and friends and unexpectedly he heads off in search of meaning-and an escape from the pain he feels over the loss of his loving mom-with only her favorite marble to protect him. His trip takes him as far away as Florida to San Francisco California; all the while his frantic father Willis still mourning the death of his wife is on the search for his lost son. Willis fears the worst; he has come to expect as much. Just like his son he finds himself in a state of disrepair over losing the love of his life. All the while the marble glows making Mark wonder whether the marble has a special power.<i>Mark and the Mystic Marble</i> is a story of surviving tragic circumstances and seeking identity even in the face of terrible challenge. Mark has choices on his lonely road. He can choose to continue running from his painful past or he can choose to turn back and face his problems with love understanding and power. It is ultimately Mark's choice but the marble may have its own ideas as well.