Last month, when a tornado wreaked havoc on my hometown, I suffered a severe head trauma. I have since experienced something much more disturbing. During my recovery celebration, I came face to face with a force more powerful than any weather phenomenon, something darker than I ever dared to imagine. Twice this past month, I woke up in a world that I did not recognize. I heard things that didn't align with my memories; things that made me question my identity, my beliefs, and my own thoughts. I still cannot fully comprehend what happened to me or distinguish reality from illusion. Am I, perhaps, discerning an additional dimension of life that I was too blind - too jaded, too scared - to see before? Could the forces within these two worlds exist as one? I'm determined to solve this mystery and gain all of the insight that I can from the haunting enigma that has recently become my life. - Andy The Forces Within follows Andy Rosetti and his friends' chilling adventure at Fallen Lake. Could Andy be stuck between two worlds, or have his eyes been opened to see a deeper reality? The story wrestles with spiritual warfare, moral convictions, and teenage social issues. Stacy A. Padula, a Massachusetts native, is the director of operations at JBG Educational Group, a company that works closely with young adults and their families. She mentors and guides students through academic, social, and emotional hardships. She wrote The Forces Within to "open the eyes of teenagers to see the truth about the forces that are at work inside and around them." Publisher's website: http://sbprabooks.com/StacyAPadula Author's website: http://www.stacypadula.com