Letters: Sometimes it's the Hero that Needs Saving the Most

by Brandon Wolfe

Overview

Sometimes, it is the hero that needs saving the most.

Chace, a teenage orphan with the power to see the future, saves people anonymously by leaving them a letter to find in their moment of crisis. When his friends are in danger, he is there. He saves them but cannot predict the consequences. He can see their future, but he cannot see his own.

He is interrupted while writing to save his best friend, Sarah. With an incomplete letter, her rescue feels equally incomplete inside. She cannot rest until she speaks to him, the one person who helped her want to go on living.  Unable to see him right beside her, she goes public to try to find her anonymous hero.

The story captivates a nation as the hundreds whose lives Chace has already touched begin to come forward with their letters. Unable to hide his identity any longer, those closest to him learn the truth one by one. But he has another secret, one that threatens not only his anonymous heroics, but could even end his life. Will Chace disappear quietly into the night, or will he be adopted by a city that knows him only as “Letters?”

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781647460730
Publisher:	Brandon Wolfe
Publication date:	04/01/2020
Series:	Letters , #1
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	248
File size:	800 KB
Age Range:	13 - 18 Years

About the Author

Brandon Wolfe is a graduate of Columbia University's creative writing program, and a starting writer out of New York City (temporarily relocated to California). In recent years, he has seen so much hate and fear, all around, that he felt he had to do something. His purpose with "Letters" was to show that through acceptance, kindness, love, and forgiveness, we can change the world. No stranger to pain and hardship, Brandon has endured 12 broken ankles, 5 knee surgeries, and injuries to the back, both shoulders, and both wrists. He was so dedicated to this project that he wrote 75% of "Letters" on a tablet, while wearing a wrist brace because he could not use a keyboard, and while standing because his injuries prevented him from sitting.

Table of Contents

Preface................................................................................ vii
Chapter 1............................................................................1
Chapter 2............................................................................8
Chapter 3..........................................................................16
Chapter 4..........................................................................25
Chapter 5..........................................................................32
Chapter 6..........................................................................43
Chapter 7..........................................................................53
Chapter 8..........................................................................63
Chapter 9..........................................................................72
Chapter 10........................................................................83
Chapter 11........................................................................93
Chapter 12...................................................................... 103
Chapter 13...................................................................... 111
Chapter 14...................................................................... 123
Chapter 15...................................................................... 134
Chapter 16...................................................................... 142
Chapter 17...................................................................... 153
Chapter 18...................................................................... 164
Chapter 19...................................................................... 174
Chapter 20...................................................................... 185
Chapter 21...................................................................... 194
Chapter 22...................................................................... 201
Chapter 23...................................................................... 212
Chapter 24...................................................................... 221
Epilogue........................................................................... 229
Discussion Questions....................................................... 231
Special Thanks................................................................. 235
About the Author............................................................. 237
Additional Content..........................................................239

Editorial Reviews

05/23/2022

A teen with unique powers urges kindness and compassion in this YA melodrama with a paranormal edge. In the decade since his parents’ death in a car accident, Chace Peters, now sixteen, has received visions of other people’s heartbreaks. His friend, fellow orphan James, realizes that Chace is Letters, a mysterious New York City celebrity known for leaving encouraging notes for people on the brink of tragic decisions, when he spies Chace leaving a note for Sarah Crosse, a teenaged volunteer at the group home where they live. Chace explains his past, how the visions and others’ pain can leave him catatonic. As the local news–as well as Sarah, who is struggling with guilt over an accident involving her sister–increases its efforts to unmask Letters, Chace outs himself to Sarah’s father and makes a drastic choice that puts him in grave danger.

Wolfe’s story tugs on heartstrings while endowing its characters with convincing motivations and evincing welcome concern for people who need help. Emotions run high, with constant crises testing Chace and the rest of the cast. Between the bullying of Chace and James by another resident of the children’s home and moments of real physical danger, the troubles range from minor to life-ending. In between these tense moments, Sarah and Chace’s urging of kindness to solve problems bears fruit without being too pat.

Some elements might distract from the verisimilitude. Wolfe’s teenage characters often speak like world-weary adults, and the depiction of the child welfare system is quaintly archaic. Readers will need to suspend disbelief to accept Chace’s Christ-like open forgiveness while being able to take on physical traumas for others in order to heal them. Still, the writing is polished, the story is thoughtful, and the emotions charged and engaging. Readers open to those big feelings will appreciate this sensitive story and its touching message.

Takeaway: This intensely emotional story of orphans, visions, and compassion is a call for treating each other well.

Great for fans of: R. J. Palacio’s Wonder, Erin Stewart’s Scars Like Wings.

Production grades Cover: A- Design and typography: A Illustrations: N/A Editing: B Marketing copy: B+

BookLife Reviews

An easy read and story that touches the soul.

—Kary Oberbrunner, author of

Your Secret Name and The Deeper Path

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