The Great Black Hope

The Great Black Hope is my first published book. It actually comes in two covers. Some critiques believed that the cover on the right was too dark because the football player looked mean. Well, football players tend to look like this! This is an actual photo of the main character. 

This novel is quite a bit different than Native Hope, my current project. It is a nonfiction novel. Yes, it's 100% true!  The Great Black Hope received a lot of attention from TV and radio media because it is such an inspiring story. Here is the synopsis:

Tony is an African-American high school student and a stand-out high school football player on track to participate in college football and, possibly, the NFL. Tony and his older brother learned the social dynamics of surviving on the inner city streets while fostering their love for football. Then his brother, who is also his best friend, went away to college on a football scholarship and Tony found himself alone. He fell into a deep, life threatening depression when faced with the fact that he was illiterate; he may never graduate from high school and realize his dream of a career in the NFL.

Follow Tony's plight from utter despair to a life full of hope and personal victories when he asks a Science teacher to teach him to read. God challenges the teacher to choose: Tony's life or her career. She chooses Tony's life and many miraculous occurrences intercede in Tony's life to pave the way to his victory!