PRE-ORDER: I Dare You

I Dare You, by Dorothy Dodson Marcy

**PRE-ORDER** Forthcoming Publication Date: February 25, 2025

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It's Judith Ann Johnson's last summer before becoming a teenager. As a young Black girl in 1950s Arkansas, her life remains primarily centered in her family and a segregated Fort Smith neighborhood. Amid fears of growing up and facing more social pressures, Judith and her sister Vivian develop a "daring" game to cling to their childhoods and satisfy their need for adventure. When Viv dares Jude to sneak into the segregated Temple Theatre after hours late one night, a harrowing experience will force Jude to reconsider the world she thought she knew.

Dorothy Dodson Marcy is a licensed professional counselor and writer of short stories. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in English and French from Northwestern State University and a Masters in Counselor Education from the University of Arkansas. Born in Fort Smith, Arkansas, she now lives in Fayetteville, where she supervises beginning mental health therapists and writes in her spare time. She has been a contributor to KUAF National Public Radio’s Ozarks at Large and the magazine Arkansas Life.

Details:

• Publication date: February 25, 2025
• ISBN: 978-1-960215-31-4
• 5 x 8 inches