Witnessing

A fourteen-year old boy from a troubled family begins his quest for spiritual truth and romantic connection in "Witnessing," the first book of "The Adventures of Audie Dale Smith." In this first novel, the hero, Dale, feels compelled to join a religious sect as a way of helping his mother retain her sanity. He also experiences the joys and frustrations of growing up in Galilee, Oklahoma, a conservative and religous town, during the socially turbulent 1970s. But most importantly, Dale sees the girl of his dreams at a high school assembly and is immediately smitten. From that moment, there is no other girl for Dale.