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FROM: "Nicole Hunter" <[removed]@nicolehunterbooks.com>
REC'D: 2/9/05, 12:48 PM

Waiting for the World to End by Nicole Hunter (October 2004) is a new novel about abortion and faith in contemporary middle America. It's an excellent choice for book discussion groups, in part because of its sense of empathy and mutual insight, rather than division, on these polarizing topics.

Waiting for the World to End was featured in the nationally syndicated column “Saints and Sinners" in January 2005, is receiving excellent reviews, and is now being taught in three English classes at Wheeler High School in Valparaiso, Indiana. It is under consideration for the English curriculum at the College of DuPage in Illinois for Fall 2005.

From Editorial Reviews on Amazon.com —
Kirkus Discoveries, December 17, 2004
Hunter deftly explores the complexities of life and opportunities for redemption.

RebeccasReads.com, January 2, 2005
Like a long, glorious Midwest summer sunset...filled with melancholy, poetry, religious connections, youthful exuberance...

Excerpt from Amazon Top 50 reviewer —
It's not a story you can ever forget because it becomes a very real part of you. Reading for entertainment is a fantastic thing, but the true wonder of reading is only reflected in the rarest of novels, one that makes you plumb the depths of your own heart and soul - and Waiting for the World to End is one of those rare examples of literature at its most powerful and enlightening. — Daniel Jolley, Shelby, NC

Excerpt from Amazon customer review —
As a high school administrator, English teacher, and coach for over a quarter of a century, the highest compliment I can pay Ms. Hunter is that upon completion of reading her novel, I immediately purchased a classroom set for my students. — Randy Stelter, Wheeler High School, Valparaiso, Indiana

Waiting for the World to End’s author Nicole Hunter is the founder of the grassroots movement, Literacy Through Literature, and volunteers as an adult literacy tutor with Project: LEARN in Cleveland, Ohio.

Discussion questions for Waiting for the World to End are available via e-mail as a Word attachment. Please e-mail me if you'd like me to send you the questions. They are also available by using the form on my website.

Nicole Hunter
Author, Waiting for the World to End
[removed]@nicolehunterbooks.com

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