Challenges of Teens Growing Up Poor and Isolated Abound in "Cinderella

Shoots the Moon"

Bullying, peer pressure, parent trouble and classroom rivalries are among the problems students
face as another school year begins. These issues and more are tackled in a new indie novel,
Cinderella Shoots the Moon by writer Arlie Corday. The book is aimed at teens, young adults and
anyone concerned about the challenges of growing up, and especially gives voice to an often
forgotten group those living in rural areas. The book is available on Amazon.com.

Charlton, MA, August 21, 2017 --(PR.com)-- Bullying, peer pressure, parent trouble and classroom
rivalries are among the problems students face as another school year begins.

These issues are tackled in a new indie novel, Cinderella Shoots the Moon, by Arlie Corday of
Charlton, Mass., who spent her childhood on a farm in upstate New York. The book is aimed at teens,
young adults and anyone dealing with the challenges of growing up in difficult circumstances. It
especially gives voice to those from often forgotten rural areas.

This coming-of-age story focuses on teen misfit, Tara Harris, who finds there is more to life than
popularity and fashion after her family moves to rural New York. After her parents fall into depression
and alcoholism, Tara finds much needed support from a mysterious older woman who tells her own story
of growing up in a time with few options.

But when Tara learns her best friend, Abbie Sullivan, is in more trouble than she ever dreamed possible
as the victim of abuse, the girls decide to the shoot the moon, or run away in the night. Dubbing
themselves the Cinderella Girls, Tara and Abbie use their wits and will to survive. Out on their own,
they become nannies, con artists, self-educated scholars and gang members. But then tragedy strikes,
threatening to end their flight to freedom.

Cinderella Shoots the Moon reflects the all-too-common struggles of families like the fictional Harrises
and Sullivans. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, one in four rural residents grows up
poor. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services estimates that one in five girls and one in
twenty boys are a victim of child sexual abuse. In addition, one in five adult Americans have lived with
an alcoholic relative while growing up, according to the American Academy of Child and Adolescent
Psychiatry.

The world seems determined at times to destroy its young, Corday said. I hope teenagers, parents,
teachers and others will find a few insights about how to ease these burdens that often seem too much to
bear.

Cinderella Shoots the Moon is available on Amazon.com as a paperback or e-book. Arlie Corday can
be reached at arliecorday@yahoo.com.

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