Mystical tale of Self-Discovery: Popularity Genie in a Bottle, Published by Outskirts Press, Has Message To Empower Readers Of Any Age & Gender.

In their new coming of age and self-help work, mother and daughter authors Cristina and Donatella Fragiale address today’s relevant teen issues of bullying and popularity in a clever, mystical time travel tale that is part parable, part allegory, part myth and part apocalyptic vision. Together with her daughter, they have managed to make this story a true gem to delight and intrigue any age group and gender. A true self-help, motivational, historic, engaging, thrilling and heart opening book for anyone.

This mystical tale takes Isabella, who like any teen wants nothing more than to be popular, back in time – courtesy of a mysterious genie – to learn what true popularity is. The story climaxes when Isabella meets the ultimate “king of kings,” who shows Isabella how to unlock the Magic power within. He also gives her a command to be the “watchman” to her generation, as well as, to all the nations. When Isabella is whisked back to the present, she’ll get an up-close look at what it’s really like to be popular today. What follows is an exhilarating, mind blowing journey as Isabella travels back to our image-obsessed, sex-crazy world of today. Is popularity what is cracked up to be? Can popularity be conquered or are non-popular teens at the mercy of fate?

This book offers well crafted tales of “popular wanna-be” who experience life altering changes in the pursuit of popularity. The mother and daughter’s collection of ancient tales blended with contemporary ones, poignantly lays out the psychological landscape today’s teens must go through to survive the puberty plagued years: bullying, bulimia, self-cutting, abortion, drinking, drugs, porn addiction and rape. Lucky’s and Isabella story, in fact, is drawn upon real life experience of both authors – its struggle and effect on their self-esteem as well as their longing for popularity as an emotional “solution.” Although the story unfolds as a popularity journey, it also offers an apocalyptic view of the end of times and warns against nuclear wars. A true page turner for any reader!