LONGWOOD, FL-Growing up around the corner from the hood in Baltimore, Shana Jay witnessed shootings, drug trades, and violence on the streets. Looking back, she's surprised she didn't become another statistic in a town that boasts the nation's highest crime rate. Grounded by the Christian values of her grandmother, she was taught to live and apply the principles of Scripture to her life every day. Filled with Jay's history as well as the personal struggles of those who have followed her plan for turning adversity into triumph, Around the Corner from the Hood (paperback, 1-60034-780-0) is a rousing call to people who want real answers to real problems.
Says Jay, "I wrote this book to be an encouragement to those who still believe dreams really do come true. When readers finish my book, I want them to feel encouraged knowing that trials will come, but this too shall pass."
In addition to being Jay's personal memoir, the project has been developed to formulate new attitudes in people who don't understand the significance of living around the corner from the hood. It gives voice to the common feeling that no one has ever loved with as much intensity as you have. In all Jay's years of service in various Christian vocations or professions, she has discovered that statistics mean different things to different people. Around the Corner from the Hood speaks clearly and meaningfully to today's generation.
Shana Jay is a native Baltimorean. She is a student at Calvary Bible Institute in Washington, D.C., and serves on the ministerial alliance at Greater Mt. Calvary Holy Church.
Xulon Press, a part of Salem Communications Corporation, is the world's largest Christian publisher, with more than 3,900 titles published to date. Retailers may order Around the Corner from the Hood through Ingram Book Company and/or Spring Arbor Book Distributors. Salem Communications is the country's leading Christian communications company with interests in radio, Internet, and magazine publishing.
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2007