All Girls Should Know How to Braid

Tonya Holloway

Apr 2010 · iUniverse

About this ebook

Stacy Bell was a typical eighties teenager. She had a colossal crush on Michael Jackson and teaching herself to break-dancewas a daily ritual. Like most girls her age, she fantasized about being the prettiest, most fashionable, and the most popular seventh grader at Forest Hill Middle. The key to making her dreams a reality was being noticed by the cutest eighth grade boy in school. Desperate to fit in, Stacy and her best friend, Tomeka (who is well known), conspire to make Stacy's dream a reality. Their weapon of choice is a Golden Girl perm hair kit. However, to Stacy's surprise, an unexpected road block has halted her plans for a glamorous makeover. This setback causes more agony than fame; spiraling Stacy's confidence to an all time low. A continuous chain of unfortunate events forces Stacy to regret ever revealing her secret crush. Her friendship with Tomeka is in limbo, a mysterious note may blow her cover, and to make matters worse, she is unprepared for an unanticipated class presentation. What appears to be shear tragedy leads Stacy to a completely new world and allows her to take an introspective journey of discovery.

About the author

Tonya Holloway is a Mother and freelance writer and has always been interested in the Arts. She holds a degree in Theater and has worked at a variety of jobs in the film/commercial/theatre industry as a freelancer for over ten years. Her experiences include working as an actress, production assistant, casting director and assistant editor.

Mrs. Holloway wrote, produced and directed a documentary on illiteracy based on parolees she taught in night school. She was co-founder of Soul Rep Theatre Company in Dallas, Texas where she wore many hats as a producer, a casting director and playwright. In 2001, Mrs. Holloway was nominated by the Dallas Theatre League for Best Director of a play (Purlie Victorious). With a second passion for teaching, Mrs. Holloway has worked as a teacher for numerous School Districts in Texas. She realized then, that most young people do not have a passion for reading and decided to write books that would peak the interest of a young audience. Today Mrs. Holloway continues to wear many hats; mother, wife, community activist, actress, writer and she is presently looking forward to writing a screenplay.