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invited a select few literary
stood by our side through
enthusiasts to become part of the
thick and thin as we
JLBC Publishing team. The
developed. She is now
team we have put into place
published by JLB Creatives,
brings to the table a combined
and could not be happier. In
total of over 100 years
the following you will catch
experience in the industry.”
a glimpse of the heartfelt,
true life story of Lisa.
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Should you find it inspiring
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leukemia returned, and after a
“A Life Renewed.”
few more months of chemo
By Author Lisa Andrews:
she received a bone marrow
transplant. After the
A highly-achieving student
transplant, Lisa was in
and athlete, Lisa was in sixth
remission but continued to
grade when she was diagnosed
face other health challenges,
with AML leukemia. The
most of them side-effects from
news shocked her and her
chemotherapy and radiation
Beasley went on to say, "If it's
family, along with her entire
treatments.
creative, we'd love to take a
small-town community. Over
look. And as far as January and
the next six months, Lisa and
Almost a year after her bone
the debut of the publishing
her mom basically lived at the
marrow transplant, a man at
company goes, excited doesn't
hospital. When she wasn't
Lisa's hometown church said
even begin to cover how we feel.
receiving chemotherapy, Lisa
to her, “You should write a
We are looking very forward to
was hospitalized for
book so that other people can
seeing what comes our way as
transfusions or for antibiotics
read about all that you have
far as submissions. And now that
to fight serious infections. She
been through.” At the time,
I've mentioned submissions, we
went through a lot of changes.
Lisa had a very negative
are welcoming submissions for
On the outside, most
reaction to this advice,
any genre - though we will not
noticeably was her bald head!
wanting nothing to do with her
accept anything obscene or
On the inside, her faith was
story. She wanted to forget
slanderous." Submissions are
being challenged as she tried
about everything and continue
now open and being taken at
to make senseof her
on with her life. She had a lot
www.JLBCreatives.com
experiences.
of anger and bitterness that
children, and fully illustrated/full
color children's books give you
an idea of a few of our interests.
she didn't want to tell others
In this issue of Readers Rock,
Once Lisa completed
about. And though her small-
we are happy to bring you an
chemotherapy, she re-entered
town community had offered
example of one outstanding
junior high school. One month
much support and love, she
author, Lisa Andrews, who
into seventh grade, Lisa's
wanted everyone to forget that