MAGNOLIA A Young Adult Novel By Sabrina Hofkin

Just as a magnolia tree expresses dignity and suggests perseverance, adventurous sixteen-year-old Magnolia Holden perseveres with dignity and strives to be perfect in everything she does. An exciting summer lies ahead of Magnolia. She's taking flying lessons to earn her private pilot certificate, she's working as a junior ranger at the state park, she's going to Costa Rica to help her mother on an archeological dig, and she's horseback riding with her best friend, Rainy.

But sometimes unexpected things can happen-things like her mother's dig changing locales and she can't go. Or Rainy falling for a student pilot, Ross, who tells Magnolia that she's the one he wants to be with. Things like working at the park and discovering something that may threaten the bears. Because of Magnolia's passion for flying and her quest to be perfect in everything, she develops a fierce competition with Ross and wants to get her pilot certificate before him, which causes her to lose sight of why she wants to fly: to help the environment and the bears.

Sabrina (Gibford) Hofkin grew up in Poulsbo, Washington and Grand Junction, Colorado. She attended Widener University, near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology. She holds a Commercial Pilot Certificate and while living in Philadelphia, she worked as a Certified Flight Instructor. Currently, she lives in Redding, California with her husband, three young sons, and three dogs. Magnolia is her first novel. Wings for Wildlife, the second Magnolia Holden novel, will be coming soon. She is a member of the Mt. Shasta Ninety-Nines.

Published:	Manzanita Falls Publishers, 2005
Price:	$9.95
ISBN:	0-9763916-0-0
	168 pages, paperback 5½" x 8 ½"
This book can be purchased from:	Manzanita Falls Publishers For signed copies from the author, please contact her at Hofkinsm@aol.com