title: My First Reconciliation Activity Book
author:  Connie Clark 
description: Connie Clark is the author of 50 Prayer Services for Middle Schoolers (Twenty-Third Publications), and other books for young people, parents, and teachers.
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  > This is a fictional story…
  
  My sincerest gratitude to the following for encouraging me to dig deeper, go
  further, keep writing. Thank you for being part of this journey!
  
    
  
  Gregory Punshon: There are no words. Maybe a few fun-loving cuss words, but
  all with sincerest and deepest appreciation for your wisdom, guidance,
  patience, friendship, and sense of humor. I don’t know if you know how much
  courage you gave me.
  
  Pearl “Weezie” Monroe: Girl…. Ew, what?! I love you for everything.
  
  Amanda Dobbins: Thank you for your contribution to the cover of this book, and
  for listening to me ramble or say random things when I needed to work out the
  storyline. And for being cool!
  
  Gregory Punshon: Again. Because one ‘thank you’ is not enough.
  
  **Book Cover Design by Amanda Dobbins and Gregory Punshon
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  For Josephine.
  
  > The First Love
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Part One
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Chapter 1
  
  I was a loner before I even graduated high school. I had friends – plenty, by
  my standards, bu