The Gifted Waterbender

About the Book

Jasmine Parks is a fictional college student, who’s writing a story about how her life came full circle. At the age of fourteen, Jasmine, her parents, and her best friend, Sherri Roman went to a resort in Alaska. Jasmine learns something unique about herself. She’s a waterbender! She can bend water, ice, snow, anything containing a liquid. She can perform winter sports perfectly, such as ice skating and snowboarding. Jasmine discovered she can do more with her powers than just bending. She can change the weather. On a hot day, Sherri convinces her to make it snow. At first, everyone in her city of Arizona is excited until the snow shower turns into a blizzard. In the meantime, Tony Glacier, a famous ice hockey player, a master waterbender, and an old friend of Jasmine’s parents wants to train her. However, she would have to leave her parents for good. How can Jasmine, with no mentor, control her new powers and stop the blizzard?

About the Author

Sarah Jane Sampsel is a 2017 graduate of Holyoke Community College. She is a music major and her instruments are voice and piano. Besides music, Sarah’s passions are Disney, writing, drawing, cartoons, voice-acting, and professional wrestling. At the age of twelve, Sarah’s poem, “In the Spot” was published in a student poetry book (2005 edition). Sarah currently works at Holyoke Community College Alumni Association. She is seeking further opportunities to establish a career in writing, singing, and acting. Her dream job is to work at a Disney Company or a Disney Park. She is dating her college sweetheart. Her sister, brother, and stepbrother are three of her best friends. Sarah resides with her loving mother, fun and caring stepfather, and her two adorable cats in Western Massachusetts.