Parent Teacher Association
by Jennifer Soosar
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GENRE: Suspense, psychological
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BLURB:
Fresh
out of a mental hospital, Lizanne Demeter is thrilled to get a second chance at
her career when she's hired to teach third grade in the backwater town of
Splinter Wood, Pennsylvania. But hopes for a peaceful new life are ruined when
demanding ‘helicopter mom’ Naomi Seabrook pushes Lizanne to the brink.
While struggling to maintain control of her classroom, Lizanne begins to unravel the secret behind Naomi’s hell-bent agenda. As deadly clues emerge, Lizanne suspects Naomi is guilty of more than just overindulging her child.
With her life teetering on chaos, Lizanne risks everything to expose the shocking truth. But first, she must race against her own spiraling sanity to prove herself a more dedicated teacher than anyone dared imagine—the kind of teacher who makes ALL the difference.
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Excerpt
Two:
“See, here’s the problem with single female teachers,” Naomi
said. “You got no life. You put an inappropriate amount of attention on
insignificant things and work them up into a froth. There’s no perspective in
your sad, one-dimensional world.”
Let that pass, Lizanne thought. You’re getting somewhere
now.
“Don’t like me asking questions?”
“I don’t like you snooping around in areas that are none of
your business,” Naomi said, eyeballs bulging. “Ruth made an error hiring you.
You’re too weird, if that’s even possible. And know what else? You’re a lousy
teacher! Sebastian is miserable in your class. I tried communicating that with
you, but you’re clueless!”
The words stung—you’re a lousy teacher—and Lizanne labored
to sweep it away.
“You’re easily the worst teacher in Battle Hill history and
I’m including my own years spent there as a student.”
Sebastian appeared in the doorway.
“This so-called teacher of yours is useless,” Naomi said to
him. “I’m amazed she dares to call herself a teacher at all.”
When he snickered, Lizanne felt crippled.
“Look how you allowed that poor child to climb that tree and
fall to his death,” Naomi said, advancing with the box cutter. “That was all
your fault, wasn’t it?”
Feeling tears come, Lizanne rushed to grab her coat.
Naomi followed. “Go ahead, keep thinking it was an accident,
if that makes your stark life more bearable. But we both know it wasn’t…”
Sensing a grim truth had just been spoken, Lizanne found a
sudden poise. She turned to face Naomi. “No, it wasn’t an accident, was it?”
she said. “It couldn’t have been.”
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Jennifer
Soosar watched too much ‘America’s Most Wanted’ growing up and has been writing
about shady characters ever since. She was born and raised in Toronto and has a
degree in Anthropology from York University. Her short fiction has appeared in
the Toronto Star and in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine. She is a member of the
Crime Writers of Canada, the International Thriller Writers and Sisters in
Crime.
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/jensoosar
Book buy links: https://www.amazon.com/parent-teacher-association/dp/1626946914
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GIVEAWAY
Jennifer
Soosar will be awarding a $10 Amazon or Barnes and Noble GC to a randomly drawn
winner via rafflecopter during the tour.
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