The Fight Begins

The Fight Begins is the first book in the Teen Peacekeepers series by Maryam Wells published by Xilbris Publishing. It was released in 2017.

Jasmine, Shanica, Deon, Olivia, and Kevin are featured on the book cover as the Teen Peacekeepers representing Los Angeles.

Under the dust jacket on the front of the hardcopy book it says "The Fight Begins".

Book Summary
Back Cover Summary

We are the Teen Peacekeepers!

The entire world watched a bitter, memorable election between an former Senator and an hotel tycoon on who will become the newest president of the United States. People were left devastated when the hotel tycoon won the election with plans that throws American into a horrendous fight. Luckily, eighteen high schoolers from four major cities in America will unite to fight back against the newly-elected President's raunchy words and discrimination and maintain the peace and humanity American represents. They are known as the TEEN PEACEKEEPERS!

In Detail Summary

The story introduces four group of friends in four major cities in America. The first group from Los Angeles: "Jasmine Geist", the straight-A student and aspiring writer with good moral values with Muslim relatives, Shanica Reese, an popular cheerleader and best friend of Jasmine, Deon Carter, a basketball player, Olivia Gonzalez, a feisty dancer, and Kevin Williams, an shy and awkward nerd with an crush on Shanica. The second group from New York: Emma Stratton, an aspiring filmmaker, Carly Rivers, an popular "It Girl", Shane Bennett, an sports editor, and Victor Romero, an gifted artist. The Third group from Seattle, Washington: Alex Newman, an slacker and hockey player, Madison Hammond, Alex's girlfriend and student council president, Caitlyn McGee, upeat student council vice-president and Madison's best friend, Hector Santos, hockey player and Alex's best friend, and Adam Kingsley, a openly gay math geek. The fourth and final group from Chicago, Illinois: Mel Winslow, an Human Rights Activist, Gia Ricci, an smart-mouth bisexual girl, Noah Simms, a computer geek who lost his brother to HIV, and Kris Winslow, Mel's younger sister.

All four groups of friend in four major cities all rooted for a former Senator to win the presidential election against a racist, sexist, hotel magnet businessman, Gerald Cunningham.

When the hotel tycoon wins the election they are all devastated and some of the fear they will be deported. But after watching people protest against the new elected president, Jasmine gets an idea and tells her friends that while they protest, they should also fight back against Cunningham's prejudice ways and discrimination. They should call themselves The Teen Peacekeepers.

Throughout the story, the Teen Peacekeepers from four major cities fought and protested against Cunningham's policies and bigotry ways, at the same time deal with their personal issues like relationships, love triangles, etc.