Amazon.com Customer Reviews
“Once you open this book, it will grab you and hold you down on the edge of your seat and you will just watch those pages turn…You might just go back and re-read it… I appreciate that Peter Prichard gave me this book to read and review and I wait for more from him.” – Coco
“In the tradition of novels like Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Prichard addresses some of the major social injustice issues of our time… At the end, I was left with the sense we just might have the beginnings of a super heroine series on our hands.” – Douglas Ferguson
“I rarely encounter books with characters who I remember and think about long after I have finished reading. Dawn’s strength, persistence, and personality are so vividly articulated, I have been inspired by her and have continued thinking about her long after I finished reading her story. I recommend this book to people who want to be not only entertained, but also inspired.” – ARB123
“Dawn is an inspiring heroine navigating the teen years when fortitude is scant, and winds of change can blow wildly. However, Dawn must overcome heinous obstacles, despicable characters, and depend on a select group of people to deal with awful circumstances. Prichard imbues Dawn with a courageous voice and resolute nature that pierces a dark veil of secrecy of a small town. The story is a metaphor to lift up the abused, silenced, and dispirited, as well as a call to stand up in the face of abuse, discrimination, and bullying of all sorts.” – jbq
“Bring this unique novel to your book club. Peter Prichard’s first book is a thought-provoking page turner and a superb choice for stimulating conversation in book clubs. I’ve spent many years of my life working with people whose lives were shattered by the topics of this book including misguided peer-pressure, physical and sexual assault, and the ubiquitous negative impact of tobacco on the health and well-being of entire populations. As a male reader, I found myself wishing I had read this earlier in life, to sensitize me to what young men should and should not do despite the behavior of their adult role models. The book takes a turn at the end when it moved into social activism again the tobacco industry.” – Paul
“Dawn of Hope covers two very important and current issues with a story that both engages and informs. Reading about this very courageous and gifted young woman who takes on big tobacco and bullying in a precocious and psychologically sophisticated way will inspire new thinking and hopefully aligned action. The characters are so real that you will find yourself turning pages until the end.” – Sheryl Spanier
“Dawn Mortenson faces some of the most significant and dangerous issues of our day: sexual harassment, abuse and violence; corporate and governmental greed and corruption; and the loss of the values that hold us together as a society. Her challenges are complicated and amplified by the community in which she lives. Prichard’s portrait of a wealthy, inbred, isolated town and the high school it feeds is one of the strong points of his story. He nails the self-absorbed, smug, entitled adults and their inevitable troubled offspring perfectly! Thankfully, the choices Dawn makes and the solutions she finds to deal with her crises are also atypical. No warm-fuzzies or just-be-yourself platitudes here. Only through tough decisions, courageous actions and unwavering conviction is she able to survive.” – Maynard Eilers
“Dawn of Hope by Peter Prichard isn’t a must read. It’s a HAVE to read!! Once you open this book, it will grab you and hold you down on the edge of your seat and you will just watch those pages turn…You might just go back and re-read it… I appreciate that Peter Prichard gave me this book to read and review and I wait for more from him.” – Coco
This is a contemporary story of a high school senior who will not give in to the pressures in her school to conform to the status quo, one in which girls are treated as second class citizens at best. Prichard has created an exciting and complex young heroine who gathers together a group of parents, student outsiders and members of the school elite to fight the small but powerful group of entitled and self-absorbed athletes who have ruled the school for decades… I would highly recommend this book to individuals of any age who are ready to get into a well written and realistic story of unforgivable young adult realities.” – K. Waxman
Peter Prichard has been a published writer for over 40 years, writing book chapters, articles, two novels, newspaper columns and hundreds of papers and handouts for presentations done at over 400 conferences and workshops for individuals on five continents.