Vicky's Victory

Malt Shop Milestones, Book OneYoung lives. First loves. And a classic American period enlivened by jukeboxes and chocolate malts.Vicky, a bookish sixteen-year-old, wouldn't call herself popular. But around her thriving Black community of West Hill, and especially at school, she's pretty well-known: as "The Brain of West Hill High." In addition to keeping her grades up this year, she's looking to make an impact writing for the school newspaper. A step toward her goal of becoming a journalist one day.On a different note, Vicky is ready to get a new, real taste of romance. She dreams of spending time with an interesting guy who'll be a match for her head as well as her heart. A guy who'll applaud her career ambitions.But finding someone like that might be too much to hope for in high school. Maybe?Come along on a memorable milestone journey-here in this nostalgic nod to the bygone era of "malt shop" books. Nadine. A French name, meaning, "hope."Her lifelong passion for the power of story makes reading and writing an adventure for Nadine C. Keels. She's driven to write the kinds of stories she's always wanted to read but couldn't always find, featuring diverse and uncommon lead characters in a medley of genres. Through her books and her blogs (Prismatic Prospects, Gentle Reads Fiction, and Selectively Gritty Fiction), Nadine aims to spark hope and inspiration in as many people as she can reach. Young lives. First loves. And a classic American period enlivened by jukeboxes and chocolate malts.