Tom Akers

The Invisible Hand Tom Akers

18 million children go to school every day, one out of every eighteen bring a gun with them. This could be one of those stories. Josh is a senior in high school living in a home with an alcoholic father and an abused mother. After what he thought was a meaningless act of kindness he sees his life torn apart when he is falsely accused of bringing a gun to school. His family, friends, and teammates all abandon him as he's forced to face this nightmare alone. Josh is forced to try to rebuild his life after losing everything he has. Along the way, he meets Tony, a youth pastor who tries to show Josh the love of a God he doesn't know, Mr. Brown, the alternative school teacher who pours his heart into wanting to help his students, and Ally, a single mother trying to get her diploma to make a better life for herself and her son. Just when Josh thinks he has his life back he is brought face to face with the person responsible for all of his suffering. Josh is left trying to decide if he should take revenge on the person or can he find forgiveness?