Beyond these Walls

About the Book

Alice and James Hawthorne have been orphaned following a tragic accident that took the lives of their parents. As a result they are forced to live with their very cruel aunt for two years. Not being able to take her abuse any further, the siblings decide to run away in hopes of starting a new life in the nearby town of Trentonville. The town folk however, don’t seem to take kindly to two orphans. Hungry, tired, and dirty, the children continue to look for help when they happen to walk up to the Trentonville orphanage. Left with no choice and no place else to go, Alice and James decide to seek shelter in this building which holds its own mystery. Can the children solve it in time to save themselves from the cruel headmaster who is out to serve his own selfish ends?

About the Author

Muditha Warnasuriya holds a doctorate in education and has authored several books in this field. These are Parents Matter: How Parent involvement impacts Student Achievement, Teaching Mathematics in the Middle School Classroom: Strategies that Work, and Professional Development and the Mathematics Educator. She has authored several children's books such as If I Had One More Day with My Mother, The Little Giraffe Who Found His Way, and Imagine If… This is her first publication for young adults.