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After the Bell: Class Dismissed - Not Perfect. Just Real.
Paperback
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: May 2 2026
Pages: 190
Weight: 0.52
Height: 0.48 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
by Yusun Y. Beck
They didn't have it easy.
They had each other.
Four students. Different backgrounds. Different strengths.
Same pressure.
When a group project forces them together, what starts as friction turns into something deeper-miscommunication, pride, fear, and the quiet weight of expectations begin to crack everything beneath the surface.
Janey Brave is creative-but struggling to believe in herself.
Kirk Dean is brilliant-but learning control isn't the same as connection.
Ronnie Cousteau can read the room-but hides behind it.
Sally O'Reilly has a voice-but must decide to use it.
And Ray McClean?
He doesn't speak much.
But he sees everything.
As tensions rise, friendships fracture, and outside pressures collide, one teacher-Mariah Latorre-steps in, not to fix them, but to show them something different.
Not perfection.
Not performance.
Something real.
This is not a story about winning.
This is a story about becoming.
For readers who value truth over perfection, growth over comfort, and connection over control.
TARGET AUDIENCE
- Young Adult (13-18)
- High School / Middle School readers
- Christian YA (subtle faith themes)
- Educators / mentors
- Fans of:
- Wonder
- The Hate U Give (relational tension, not political)
- Dead Poets Society (mentor impact)
- Friday Night Lights (team growth without clichés)
Primary:
- Teen & Young Adult → Social Themes → Friendship
- Teen & Young Adult → Social Themes → Emotions & Feelings
- Christian → Teen & Young Adult Fiction → General
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