Twenty Weeks to Life

<p>Sweet Potato Jones has been on the move her entire life-toting her siblings from one abandoned train car to the next following her father's broken dreams and trying not to hope for more. But when they land a spot at <em>The Home</em> a Christian shelter that offers families just twenty weeks before the clock runs out Sweet Potato dares to believe this might be different.</p><p>Still she's not expecting Soul Food.</p><p>Not the kind you eat-though collards and hoecakes come with the deal-but the kind that changes everything. The kind served up in a purpled-up diner run by a faith-filled woman named Mrs. Sunshine who believes in second chances and sees something in Sweet Potato that even she can't see. It's here that Sweet Potato meets Ray Patterson a boy with eyes full of truth and a heart that sings the gospel even in silence.</p><p>But twenty weeks isn't a lot of time to learn how to stop running-from trauma from anger from God Himself. And as old wounds rise and her family's future hangs in the balance Sweet Potato has to decide: will she risk believing in something as wild as grace?</p><p><strong><em>A raw and redemptive coming-of-age novel about chosen family first love and our God who sees us in the hard places.</em></strong></p><p></p><h2>? <strong>Content Rating for <em>Twenty Weeks to Life</em> - Young Adult</strong></h2><p><em>Twenty Weeks to Life</em> is a contemporary Christian fiction novel for young adult readers (<strong>ages 13+</strong>) set in a modern Southern context. It explores themes of survival grief and spiritual awakening with honesty and hope.</p><p>It contains the following elements:</p><ul><li><strong>Parental drug addiction and death</strong> - The main character's mother dies of an overdose. The addiction is portrayed through the daughter's emotional lens without graphic detail.</li><li><strong>Housing insecurity and poverty</strong> - The Jones family experiences life in shelters train cars and temporary housing. Their dignity and resilience are honored throughout.</li><li><strong>Emotional trauma and grief</strong> - The main character struggles with depression anger and faith. Healing occurs through gospel singing community mentorship and spiritual renewal.</li><li><strong>Faith-based themes</strong> - Christian messages are woven throughout the story including prayer Scripture and gospel-centered mentorship.</li><li><strong>Sweet clean romance</strong> - Includes one gentle kiss; no profanity no sexual content no suggestive scenes.</li><li><strong>Implied danger</strong> - A non-graphic scene implies a predatory threat that is stopped quickly. No violence or harm occurs. Drive by shooting. Gang violence. Attack. Broken up by police. </li></ul><p>This book is written with emotional sensitivity spiritual depth and redemptive hope. It is ideal for teen readers faith-based classrooms youth groups and Christian school libraries.</p><p><strong>Recommended for ages 13 and up.</strong></p>